Volunteer Opportunities
South Shore Hospital actively seeks adults who would like to join the more than 600 people who volunteer their time and talents to help patients and their families.
Volunteer opportunities are available each day of the week, generally between 8 a.m.
and 8 p.m. for individuals in good health, aged 16 and older.
Volunteers typically work a minimum of one four-hour shift per week, depending upon the volunteer's position and location. (Some volunteer assignments require a longer commitment.) We try to be as flexible as possible in scheduling times that work for you.
Current volunteer opportunities include:
At the Hospital...
- Greeting patients and visitors upon arrival
- Providing patient directory information
- Escorting patients to their destinations within the hospital
- Answering caller questions
- Helping customers in our charitable gift shops
- Offering computer data entry and clerical assistance
- Conducting hospital tours
- Priority areas in need of assistance are the charitable shops, critical care, emergency department, maternity services, surgery, and patient transport.
For Patients Under Hospice Care...
- Providing companionship to homebound patients
- Offering respite to caregivers
- Running errands
In the Community...
- Participating in fundraising events
- Staffing hospital information booths at community functions
Please call 781-340-8241 or 781-794-7803 to learn more or e-mail us at volunteers@sshosp.org. Please include your name, address and telephone number so we may contact you.