Silver Cross Hospital Information request

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Just wondering if anyone out there works at/volunteers at Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet. I'm going to start volunteering there and was curious about what people thought about the hospital.

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Ooops! Meant to post this in the Illinois forum! Sorry!

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Moved to Il nurses forum.

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I applied to volunteer there too... but I never heard back from them.

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It took three months before they called me. In orientation they explained they didn't have openings, but now they do. I would give them a follow up call.

I really enjoy volunteering there...the people are wonderful and I have gotten to see a lot of interesting things!

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ok, i might call them as soon as i go part time, in the time being i found a job at a clinic, but i'm being trained for a month in full time hours and then go part time. I still would like to get experience in a hospital setting, and learn more, just to have more on my resume. Thanks for the update.

in what Dept to you volunteer?

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congrats mochomito on finding a job. I am still looking. Best wishes to all......

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I will be volunteering in a unit with the nursing staff. They have you complete training at the front desks first, and then if you will be assisting on a floor you get additional training (I will be completing that next). At the front desks you greet visitors, assist with patient transport/discharge, etc.. On the unit, you visit with patients and help the nursing staff with non-medical tasks (stocking supplies, preparing charts). I work full time and go to class on the weekends, so I only volunteer one night a week. But it's good experience and I really enjoy it!

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