Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre

Volunteer Assignment Description

Position:  Pub Night Volunteer

General Description:

This volunteer position includes transporting of residents to and from the event, assisting with serving of food and beverage under strict direction of the Recreation Therapy staff.

Immediate Supervisor     :    Recreation Therapy Assistants

Department Phone No.    :    Recreation Therapy:  780-342-8442

                                                 Volunteer Services:   780-342-8270

Volunteer Responsibilities:

• At 6:30 p.m., meet the Recreation Therapy staff at the back entrance of the Rendezvous.
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• Begin to bring residents down to the event. Please refer to the sheet provided by the Recreation staff that lists all the units with the residents’ name who come down for Pub Nite.  Kindly indicate which unit you will be going to by printing your name beside that unit to avoid staff and volunteers going to the same unit.
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• Please ensure that each resident has an I.D. band on their arm before bringing the resident down.  If the band is missing, notify nursing staff and a band may be able to be supplied immediately. A resident must remain on the unit until an arm band is supplied.
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• Residents, who utilize wheelchairs, must have their footrests on, before leaving the unit.  Please ask a staff member for assistance, if necessary.
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• Please ensure each resident is signed out on the sign-in/sign-out sheet located at each nursing station.  Please include your name as the person responsible.
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• At the entrance to the Pub Night, there is an attendance sheet; please write down the resident’s name and their unit on this sheet.
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• Once the program has begun and all the residents have been brought down, please sit with the residents and make yourself available to the residents.  Encourage active participation by clapping along to the music. 

• Volunteers are asked to stay at the Pub night for the duration of the program as staff may require assistance during the event.
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• Once the entertainment has finished, volunteers will assist residents back to their units.  Please notify nursing staff that the resident is back, and ensure that you sign the resident in, on the sign out sheet at the nursing desk.
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• Report back to the Recreation Therapy staff to ensure all residents have been taken to their unit, and to assist with any clean up.

   

  Residents' Safety
  
  

• Remain in the Rendezvous for the duration of the program to always ensure the safety of residents.
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• Due to diet restrictions, volunteers are not to serve residents anything to eat or drink.
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• Always utilize the units’ sign-in/sign-out sheet, ensuring that you sign the resident off the unit and back onto the unit.
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• Follow hospital policies and procedures.

   

   

                                        

  TIME REQUIREMENT      :       Wednesday or Thursday:  6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

   

  TRAINING                           :         Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre         Volunteer Orientation

   

   

  EXPECTED END RESULT:

   

• An enjoyable, fulfilling volunteer experience.
• To enhance the quality of services provided to residents, family, staff, and volunteers. 

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