The Auxiliary is seeking new members who can commit to serving at least four hours per week. As a member of this elite group of volunteers, you will also have an opportunity to participate in fundraising and social events throughout the year, and much more.

If you wish to apply:

Visit the hospital lobby to obtain a printed application form and complete it in person OR fill out an online version of the form by clicking here.

Once your application is reviewed, the Auxiliary's membership chair will schedule an appointment to meet with you at the hospital to discuss our program as well as to get to know you. This will help us to determine where best to use your skill for the benefit of all.    Requirements after this appointment will include a background check, blood test, PPD (TB) test, and orientation to our hospital to include the rules that guide us to ensure patient privacy and overall good care.  All of this will be organized and paid for by the hospital. The Health Nurse will require proof that you have received certain immunizations (mumps, rubella, etc.).

Adult volunteers are currently needed for the following positions. Your interview will help us and you to choose a shift and position that best suits you and your schedule:

Surgicare

Volunteers will aid staff in providing guest/patient comfort, routine clerical tasks and environmental needs on the unit at our freestanding outpatient surgery center.

Outpatient Registration

Volunteers will greet, direct and escort our guests to the necessary location while providing a positive first impression. 

Pharmacy

Volunteers will aid staff in providing assistance with deliveries, clerical tasks, and helping with other non-dispensing tasks as requested by pharmacy personnel.

Nursery

Volunteers will aid our nursery staff in providing patient comfort, routine clerical tasks and environmental needs on the unit.  This includes rocking infants when requested by the nursery staff. 

Infusion/Transfusion

Volunteers will aid staff in providing guest/patient comfort, routine clerical tasks and environmental needs on the infusion/transfusion unit.  Volunteers will escort and assist patients with basic needs as requested by the nursing staff.

Gift Shop

Volunteers will enhance the shopping experience for our customers to include maintaining a clean and safe environment, restocking merchandise, and assisting customers with purchases, merchandise questions, and/or orders.

Information Desk

Volunteers will greet, direct and escort our guests while providing a positive first impression of Onslow Memorial Hospital.  This volunteer will politely and professionally answer the telephone and will need basic computer skills.

Magazine Cart

Volunteers will support a positive patient and family experience by offering complimentary reading material to patients during daily rounds across nursing units.

Education Department

This volunteer will provide clerical and reception support for the Education Department to include making education packets, making copies, and assisting guests.

The Auxiliary is always looking for additional ways to serve. In addition to the above areas, we often need occasional volunteers who are available to assist with a short term project.  Virtual volunteers may use their skills in crocheting or knitting hats for our babies and cancer patients; lap quilts or prayer shawls.  Some virtual volunteers serve as an advisory committee for The Gift Shop while others work on favors for patient’s meal trays.  Some volunteers serve on committees to review and select candidates for scholarship awards.

For more information contact Volunteer Services at 910-577-2823 or email erin.tallman@onslow.org

For information about Onslow's Volunteen Program, please click here.

About the VolunTEEN Program

The VolunTEEN Program is popular and highly competitive.  Students are selected based on a review of their application, an interview with student and parent, availability of student to work a minimum of 4 hours per week on a set schedule, satisfactory teacher reference and current immunization record.  It is important that students dedicate a major portion of their time to gain the most from their experience at Onslow Memorial Hospital.

In addition to the application, the student must present 1) a copy of their Immunization Record, 2) two teacher references, 3) signed Parental Consent Form and 4) signed Authorization and Release to use Likeness / Information Form.  The latter two forms can be picked up at the main lobby in the front desk or sent electronically to applicants.

The goal of our VolunTEEN Program is to provide positive, energetic students who are possibly interested in careers in healthcare with an opportunity to learn, help others, build friendships, and give back to the community. The program provides assistance to departments that could use extra sets of hands. Most departments are on the main campus at Onslow Memorial Hospital but there are opportunities at our remote sites including Onslow Primary Care on Henderson Drive, Business Office at New River Shopping Center and Onslow Rehabilitation Center on Western Blvd.

Originally started as “Candy Stripers” in the 1940s, the program has morphed into the current VolunTEEN Program (or junior volunteers) who work under the supervision of the program coordinator and also Hospital and Auxiliary staffs. The “Candy Striper” name came from the traditional uniform that volunteers wore, that looked like peppermint candy.  Our uniform is still the candy stripe smock top.

Teens, boys and girls, are selected to participate in the program serve as “Ambassadors of Good Will” for the Hospital. They do this through a variety of services from working at the front desk, the gift shop or in other departments.     

Why should I be a VolunTEEN?

Volunteers are integral to the success of the Hospital, thanks to their interactions with staff, visitors and patients. VolunTEENs help to make the hospital a little happier and friendlier with their caring attitudes. Volunteering can be a rewarding way to spend free time, earn valuable community service credit for school and decide whether or not to pursue a career in the medical field!

To make the VolunTEEN experience the best it can be, teens must maintain first-rate behavior at all times as their conduct reflects on the Hospital and the community. Observing all hospital policies assures a great reference for college or job applications. Failure to follow these rules will result in immediate dismissal.  

How do I apply?

Submit the application here online and submit the Photo Consent and the Parental Consent supplementary forms to charlotte.rodriguez@onslow.org or they can be left at the Front Desk in the Main Lobby of Onslow Memorial Hospital and clearly marked VolunTEEN Program. 1) a copy of their Immunization Record, 2) teacher reference, 3) signed Parental Consent Form and 4) signed Authorization and Release to use Likeness / Information Form.

***Applications received as of April 10 will be placed on a waiting list for our 2018 VolunTEEN Program.  We are excited at the wonderful response and look forward to working with our students.

For more information contact Volunteer Services at 910-577-2823 or email charlotte.rodriguez@onslow.org