As a representative of the Volunteer Resources Department and Swedish Covenant Hospital, it is important that you maintain a professional attitude and appearance while you are on the Swedish Covenant Hospital campus.
Conduct
Volunteers are not permitted to:
- Smoke, chew gum, eat or drink while on duty
- Display inappropriate acts of affection, talk loudly or laugh boisterously
- Seek or give medical advice
- Act as a witness or sign legal documents of any kind
- Assist patients without permission and explicit direction from appropriate staff
- Adjust or tamper with medical equipment
Timekeeping
- Keeping track of volunteer hours is extremely important to us as it is to you.
- Timecards are provided, and should be filled out in the Volunteer Workroom located in the East Wing Basement before and after ever shift.
Absences
- While absences are inevitable, we ask that you contact the volunteer supervisor personally if you cannot make it to your assignment for any reason.
- If you are going to be late, or cannot make it to your assignment please call our voice mail at 773 878-8200, Ext. 5273 and tell your supervisor at least two hours prior to your assignment time.
Dress Code
- It is vital that while you are volunteering you dress appropriately.
- Please maintain good personal hygiene (i.e. clean hands, nails, and hair neatly pulled back).
- A volunteer jacket and I.D. badge are provided by the Hospital and must be worn when volunteering. Jackets and badges may not be altered.
- Volunteers are to avoid extremes in fashion, hairstyling, make-up and fragrance.
The following are not part of the volunteer dress code:
- Blue jeans
- Shorts
- Jogging suits
- T-shirts with questionable verbiage
- Open-toe shoes, sandals
- Hospital scrubs
- Tank tops and low-cut tops
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For more information about volunteering, please contact Volunteer Resources Department at (773) 878-8200, Ext. 5273.
