Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Volunteer must be in good physical health in order to assist nursing staff on busy in-patient units. Must be mobile and able to stand for prolonged periods of time. Duties may include: assisting unit clerks with greeting visitors, answering patient call lights, transporting patients via wheelchair, feeding and ambulating patients, providing diversional activities and general administrative/clerical assistance. The following is a brief listing of in-patient units that utilize volunteers: burn center, cardiology, dialysis, maternity, medical/surgical, oncology, pediatrics and psychiatry.
Available daily 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Volunteers must be at least 14 years of age and have strong interpersonal skills and a willingness to help others. Volunteers must commit to at least four hours per week.

This opportunity is sponsored by: New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical Center We need volunteers who are free at these times Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Morning X X X X X Afternoon X X X X X Evening X X X X X Monthly Contact Person: Trisha Choi, Volunteer Manager, (212) 746-4396, (email) View all organization contacts Address: 525 East 68th Street Room J-144 New York, NY 10021 (See a map) Directions: By Car: Approaching from south of East 68th Street - Take the FDR Drive northbound to the 61st Street exit. Make right onto York Avenue and go north to 68th Street. Approaching from north of East 68th Street - Take the FDR Drive southbound to the 71st Street exit. Make left onto York Avenue and go south to 68th Street. By Subway: Take the #6 train to East 68th Street. Walk four blocks east to York Avenue, or take the M66 bus eastbound to York Avenue. By Bus: Take the M31 to the East 69th Street stop, directly in front of New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell. (The M31 operates north and south on York Avenue, and across town on 57th Street.) Crosstown buses M30, M66, and M72 allow you to transfer to the M31 at York Avenue.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: #6 Train to 68th street and Lexington,   Walk distance (in minutes): 15 minutes   Nearest Bus Stop: M66 at 68th street and York Avenue, 2 minute walk Details where opportunity can also be performed This opportunity can also be performed in these locations: Web Site: http://www.nyp.org/volunteer Miscellaneous Information Borough Manhattan Volunteer Shifts Monday - Friday between the hours of 9am and 8pm