Family Room Volunteer
The Ronald McDonald Family Room, located on the fifth floor of Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, was designed to be an oasis, a place where families whose children are being treated at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt can get away for a moment to gather their thoughts, rest and relax, have something to eat or drink, or just take a few minutes to walk away from the bedside of their sick children. The Family Room is a place of refuge for more than 2,500 people every month. Family Room Volunteers help to extend the mission of our House by providing warmth and support to the families who need us.
The commitment made in accepting a volunteer position in the Ronald McDonald Family Room is an important one. Family Room Volunteers provide reception for families, offer hospitality, and provide a supportive shoulder for families who have a child being treated in Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Shifts for the Ronald McDonald Family Room are listed below.
•We encourage Family Room Volunteers to be prompt for their shift.
•Volunteers answer the Family Room telephone
•Volunteers register all guests visiting the Family Room.
•Volunteers enforce rules when needed
•Volunteers monitor television use if necessary (volume and content)
•Volunteers keep the children’s area and kitchen straightened
•Volunteers help provide a warm, friendly and supportive atmosphere for families
•Volunteers must NOT bring children, friends, relatives or other visitors with them while they are doing a volunteer shift in the Family Room at the hospital.
•Family Room Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age.
•Family Room Volunteers are trained only to be volunteers within the Ronald McDonald Family Room.
•We discourage medical consultation between patient’s families and doctors within the Family Room. There are many other places for meetings in the hospital between doctors and family members.
•Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville will pay for required immunizations for all volunteers. (See list below) If a volunteer commitment of six months is not met, the volunteer will be billed for the cost of immunizations.
•Family Room Volunteers must attend a Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt volunteer training to learn general operating procedures of the hospital prior to volunteering in the Family Room.
•Volunteers will be asked to sign a Confidentiality Agreement with the hospital and a background check is also required.
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Volunteer Requirements
Required Immunizations are:
All volunteers must wear a Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt/Ronald McDonald Family Room Volunteer Photo ID at all times while in the hospital. When a volunteer becomes inactive, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Photo ID must be returned to the Ronald McDonald House. Replacement Photo ID’s will be at the volunteers’ expense. The cost for a replacement ID is $15.00 (cash or check)
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Ronald McDonald Family Room Volunteer. You can fill out a Family Room Volunteer application on-line. Please note the next volunteer orientation will be held in February 2013. You will be contacted at that time.
Please contact Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville at (615) 343-4000 with any questions.
The commitment made in accepting a volunteer position in the Ronald McDonald Family Room is an important one. Family Room Volunteers provide reception for families, offer hospitality, and provide a supportive shoulder for families who have a child being treated in Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Shifts for the Ronald McDonald Family Room are listed below.
Shifts available:
9:00AM to 12:00 NOON
12:00 NOON to 3:00PM
3:00PM to 6:00PM
6:00PM to 9:00PM
SEVEN DAYS A WEEK
9:00AM to 12:00 NOON
12:00 NOON to 3:00PM
3:00PM to 6:00PM
6:00PM to 9:00PM
SEVEN DAYS A WEEK
•We encourage Family Room Volunteers to be prompt for their shift.
•Volunteers answer the Family Room telephone
•Volunteers register all guests visiting the Family Room.
•Volunteers enforce rules when needed
•Volunteers monitor television use if necessary (volume and content)
•Volunteers keep the children’s area and kitchen straightened
•Volunteers help provide a warm, friendly and supportive atmosphere for families
•Volunteers must NOT bring children, friends, relatives or other visitors with them while they are doing a volunteer shift in the Family Room at the hospital.
•Family Room Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age.
•Family Room Volunteers are trained only to be volunteers within the Ronald McDonald Family Room.
•We discourage medical consultation between patient’s families and doctors within the Family Room. There are many other places for meetings in the hospital between doctors and family members.
•Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville will pay for required immunizations for all volunteers. (See list below) If a volunteer commitment of six months is not met, the volunteer will be billed for the cost of immunizations.
•Family Room Volunteers must attend a Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt volunteer training to learn general operating procedures of the hospital prior to volunteering in the Family Room.
•Volunteers will be asked to sign a Confidentiality Agreement with the hospital and a background check is also required.
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Volunteer Requirements
Required Immunizations are:
Two Step – TB Skin Test (one within last year and one within last 3 months.)
(MMR)Measles Mumps Rubella or Rubella Titer (if born prior to 1957)
(MMR)Measles Mumps Rubella or Rubella Titer (if born prior to 1957)
Varicella Titer (to assess immunity to Chicken Pox)
All volunteers must wear a Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt/Ronald McDonald Family Room Volunteer Photo ID at all times while in the hospital. When a volunteer becomes inactive, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Photo ID must be returned to the Ronald McDonald House. Replacement Photo ID’s will be at the volunteers’ expense. The cost for a replacement ID is $15.00 (cash or check)
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Ronald McDonald Family Room Volunteer. You can fill out a Family Room Volunteer application on-line. Please note the next volunteer orientation will be held in February 2013. You will be contacted at that time.
Please contact Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville at (615) 343-4000 with any questions.