Volunteer at Winchester Medical Center

To protect our patients, our workforce and our community, Valley Health requires all volunteers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof of vaccination before volunteering.

Opportunities for Volunteers

We invite you to join our team of WMC volunteers where you will use your special skills, talent and compassion to touch the lives of our staff, patients and community.

There is a multitude of ways in which Volunteers; young and old, employed and retired, men and women—generously donate their time, through administrative support, hospitality support and direct patient support. Support roles for volunteers include, but are not limited to:

• Partners Assisting Activities and Lending Support volunteer program (PAALS)
• Surgical/Critical Care waiting room liaison
• Driving the Courtesy Van
• Escorting patients and/or visitors
• Clerical tasks
• Assist the Childcare Center, Emergency Department or Information Desk
• Delivering mail and flowers to patients

The amount of time volunteers donate vary by role and average 4 hours/week.

VolunTeens (formerly known as Jr Volunteers)

A Winchester Medical Center program that provides the youth of our community the opportunity to explore medical careers while providing additional support to staff, patients and visitors. VolunTeens will participate in similar roles as adult volunteers. This program is currently on hold due to COVID-19.

Medical Explorer Post 109

Youth who have an interest in exploring a career in the health care and medical field may be interested in joining the Medical Explorer Post 109 Club. Post 109 is for all youth, ages14-20, and exposes members to various health care career options such as, the Surgical Tech Program, Nursing Careers, Pharmacy, Emergency Medicine, Rehab, Respiratory Services, Radiology Tech School, and the Cardiac Cath Lab. This program is currently on hold due to COVID-19.

Steps to Become a Volunteer

Thank you again for your interest in joining the Winchester Medical Center Volunteer Team. We take great pride in our program and look forward to helping you become trained and ready to be a part of a team that provides the highest quality of safe customer care and services for WMC staff, patients and visitors. Here are the steps to become a volunteer:

1. Complete the online application using the button below
2. Meet with Volunteer Services
3. Attend general volunteer training
4. Attend individual training based on assignment
5. Complete health assessments/TB test (Adult)
6. Complete universal criminal background check (Adult)
7. Submit immunization record (VolunTeens)
8. Submit DMV record for driving assignments

Complete Adult Volunteer Application

Please contact Volunteers Services at 540-536-8158 with any questions you may have regarding our amazing Volunteer program.