Fortis Healthcare (India) welcomes everyone who wants to participate and contribute us in our endeavor to make a difference to our patients’ lives.
Who can volunteer?
Anyone can join us as a volunteer who fulfill following requirements:
a. The person must be a graduate in any discipline.
b. The person must have certain essential qualities that include:
- Compassion
- Empathy
- Sensitivity
- Willingness to learn
- Non-judgmental outlook
- Excellent listening skills
Duration
The duration of the volunteer period should be at least twice a week for 2-4 working hours especially during official working hours except in special circumstances. The volunteer will be on a 3 months trial period which will be reviewed on an on-going basis.
Location
The areas where the volunteers can work are wards and patient care service areas like guest relations, IPD waiting areas etc.
Nature of Work
Volunteers’ work profile, rights, and responsibilities will be defined by the management but the basic task of a volunteer involves the following:
Conversing with the patients
- Relieving the boredom of patients due to their long stay—playing games with them etc
- Motivating and cheering patients
- Being a friend to the patients
- Discussing the patients’ problems and trying to solve them
- Acting as a link between the hospital authorities and the patients