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Volunteer Service by CurrentPHS Employees
• Those who have not been active for 6 months or more (including volunteers on medical leave, which requires clearance from a primary care provider) shall be required to: - attend a general volunteer orientation as a refresher to policies and procedures, etc. - complete the latest Compliance & Ethics training materials - complete any outstanding forms and requirements - attend the appropriate service area orientation, asnecessary - submit documentation of immunizations and/or TB testing - Exceptions may be granted pending a discussion between the Director ofVolunteer
Services and the Volunteer Manager.
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• Any applicant or returning volunteer who is unable to meet the minimum requirements has the option of directing their request to the Director of Volunteer Services. All exceptions will be handled on a case-by-case basis and are at the sole discretion of the Director of Volunteer Services. If an exception is granted, only the Director of
Volunteer Services is authorized to sign the Badge AuthorizationForm. • All volunteers shall be required to: 1. Complete an application for volunteer services including theconfidentiality statement. 2. Undergo a criminal background check. 3. Be interviewed and oriented by the site VolunteerManager. 4. Meet the established health requirements: TB clearance, seasonal flu shot, documentation of MMR, Tdap, Varicella (chicken pox), etc. 5. Complete the necessary training for the assignment. 6. Commit to a minimum 9 months of service (4 hours per week,minimum).
VOLUNTEER SERVICE BY CURRENT PHS EMPLOYEES/CONTRACTORS WITH PHS
(Revised 8/2016)
POLICY
• Acceptance of an employee for volunteer service at a Presbyterian Healthcare
Services facility will be contingent upon the employee’s ability to meet the requirements of the Volunteer Services department, as well as acknowledgementof eligibility through PHS Human Resources. • Qualified employees may volunteer after working hours provided the volunteer positions they seek are not in the departments where theywork.
• Employees who are retired from Presbyterian Healthcare Services for more than six months may volunteer for PHS provided acknowledgment of eligibility has been confirmed through PHS Human Resources. Assignments will be at the discretion of the Volunteer Services department andcannot be in the area from which he/she retired. Example: Surgery Nurse cannot volunteer with the Surgery Department.
• Relatives of PHS employees may not volunteer in the same area where thefamily member is currently employed. • Exceptions to this policy can only be made by the Director of Volunteer Serviceswhen a clear action plan or boundary is inplace.