Royal Alexandra Hospital | Lois Hole Hospital for Women

Alberta Health Services (AHS) volunteers are individuals looking for a rewarding opportunity to provide meaningful support to patients, their families, and staff, through a variety of positions. 

Volunteers are a vital link in the important work of Alberta Health Services.

What is the Role of the Volunteer?

Accessing health care can often be an overwhelming and stressful experience. Volunteers provide assistance to patients and their families in an array of roles throughout a patient’s health care journey.

Volunteers are not placed in professional roles i.e., nurse, therapist, physician.

What are the Qualities of a Volunteer?

If you are interested in volunteering with AHS, consider if you have an interest and ability in:

• Being able to work collaboratively with health care providers to improve care and experiences for patients and their families
• Having a powerful desire to help others
• Having an ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Being a compassionate listener and respectful of the perspectives of others
• Being consistently available for weekly scheduled shifts, for eight consecutive months

Next Steps

If you think that volunteering with the Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) is right for you and you would like to submit an application, just follow these simple steps:

Step 1: Review the volunteer vacancies below, located under Current Opportunities. Please click on the “i” icon, next to the position title, to review the position description, requirements, and available shift times. *All volunteer positions require a commitment of eight (8) consecutive months. We do not run a ‘summer only’ program. *

Step 2: Click the [Fill in an Application] button on the right-hand side of this page and complete an application form.

Step 3: Volunteer Resources reviews all applications. We are fortunate to receive many inquiries from people interested in volunteering with us and we value the support of our community. We appreciate the opportunity to meet with suitable candidates and conduct an interview. Please understand that we cannot place all applicants.

Step 4: Volunteer Resources will email or phone suitable candidates to discuss interests and availability and answer any questions you may have.

Step 5: Volunteer Resources will schedule an interview with selected candidates according to skills, experience, availability, and program requirements.

Step 6: Successful candidates will be asked to complete volunteer registration and on-boarding, including:

- Reference Checks

- Police Information Check, with Vulnerable Sector Screening (if required)

- Communicable Disease Assessment

- On-line, site and program specific orientation and training.

It takes approximately 6-8 weeks for a successful candidate to complete all requirements and begin volunteer shifts.

We try to meet the changing needs of the numerous programs on site. Please check this page regularly to view the various opportunities as they arise.