Importance Of Volunteering In Healthcare

I completed my internship at Saint Agnes Home, Inc (SAH) located in West Hartford Connecticut. I was assigned to single Teenage Mothers. The Saint Agnes is a non-profit program licensed group home run by the State of Connecticut Department of Children and Families for pregnant and/or parenting adolescents and their babies. The mission of the Saint Agnes program is to provide residential care and support services to single pregnant and parenting teen mothers and their babies. The Saint Agnes Home program emphasis values, respects life, and recognizes the unique dignity and optimum potential of each person served. The program is staffed by licensed clinical social workers, registered nurse, and other college prepares professionals.

I am currently placed at Cobble Hill Nursing Home and I desire most from this internship experience is as fellows.

volunteering is a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task. In this report i will talk about the different types of volunteering in the:

Between my freshman and sophomore year of college I completed a 450 hour internship at All Children’s Hospital. This internship although it was mainly administrative showed me a side of hospitals that most people don’t see. I was able to see the behind-the-scenes of fundraising and public relations. I had first hand exposure to the world of fundraising for an organization that relies on fundraising. Two years later completed my bachelors of science in general business management.

I am a California Department of Insurance (CDI) Licensed Agent, who poses advanced skills in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Large-scale Document processing. All of my hard skills will serve me well in my career path due to the fact that there is no learning curve, I am already familiar with numerous technology software and adapt quickly to change or new products. Being in the insurance business has exposed me to senior products and tools that will serve well in the Geriatric field. However, I have had no exposure to the Healthcare industry. Therefore, I would like to focus on gaining an internship in order to obtain experience in the field.

For my internship, I served under the Allegheny County Health Department in Pittsburgh, PA. I served as the National Health Corps Member for the Women, Infants, and Children Program as their Care Coordinator for all nine offices. Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a supplemental nutrition agency that targets pregnant and postpartum women and young children ages 5 and under who are at risk of malnutrition. My supervisor Annie Nagy along with my mentors in the office made sure I was able to receive all of the materials and resources I would need to have a complete and successful internship.

to experience the environment and functions of different departments in a hospital. The hospital internship has allowed me to aid patients in need and gain knowledge pertaining to the different aspects of a hospital. Upon first learning about the Health Professions Academy, engaging in a hospital

Over the course of a month, I dedicated time to volunteer with agencies that focus on providing safe and productive programs for children. Stop Child Abuse Now also known as SCAN, focuses on stopping/preventing child abuse in homes. This agency teams with many different agencies around Richmond to help parents and children coop and learn way to avoid situations of abuse. My duty for volunteering was teaming with Virginia Commonwealth University Health Services and making SCAN a known organization throughout Richmond community. VCU threw a wellness block party that included many different health services but also gave members of the community to learn and seek help with many different organizations that were there promoting their business or organization. I sat with one other girl and passed out flyers and contact information to those who were interested in the organizations. I explained to individuals what the program was about and the benefits of the program. I had one particular interaction with this young mother who explained she was in a situation where children were being abused and the authorities were notified and now she’s seeking counseling for her and the children involved. I and the other young lady volunteering with me were able to give her information on the program and also contact numbers to individuals that could help her situation. This young woman was very grateful and happy she found an organization that could assist her with her situation. From this

I also planed to gain experienced and knowledge form volunteering at the ASANTE Ashland Community Hospital and use that understanding for future reference. By the end of my internship I’m hoping to find the right department of Nursing for me.

My Internship was at Franciscan St. Margaret Health, 5454 Hohman Avenue, Hammond, Indiana 46320-1999. The program and agency I was involved in was Indiana Volunteer Advocates for Seniors and Incapacitated Adults Program, also called VASIA which was founded by Franciscan St. Margaret Health Hospital of Hammond. They are in partnership with the Lake Superior Court as a best practices volunteer limited guardian model for collaborative problem-solving between the hospital healthcare providers and the courts and this is the purpose of the agency. The Agency Mission Statement is The Volunteer Advocates for Seniors and Incapacitated Adults Program provides quality volunteer limited guardian services to protect the health, well-being and safety of unbefriended, decisionally-incapable adults, who are ill and at-risk in hospitals, long-term are at-risk in hospitals, long-term care and hospice healthcare facilities in Northwest Indiana. And the Agency Mission is to develop a model volunteer advocacy program to serve the needs of incapacitated elderly persons who are alone and in hospital, nursing home or hospice health care facilities in the Northwest Indiana Region.

I have some quality volunteer experience, such as rebuilding houses in New Orleans after Katrina and rebuilding houses in Joplin after the tornado. These experience helped me gain further insight on how to comfort and restore confidence in individuals who are in great need. In addition to these volunteering experiences, I have shadowed various doctors and nurses throughout the Saint Louis area. During each experience, grow more confident as well as more anxious in becoming a nurse. These shadowing occasions have granted me better understanding of how to maintain a balance between professional composer and care giving. Currently I am working at a summer camp for kids. This experience has taught me about responsibility and leadership. All experiences have contributed to an overall understanding of the medical field as well as human

The title of the first health care professional organization website I researched was called American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management. This website is the “premier professional organization in healthcare administrative management”. Their mission is to provide education, certification, networking, and advocacy for healthcare revenue cycle professionals. There are different events such as Legislative Day and Annual National Institute. The Legislative Day is a day to represent their facility, their state, and industry at the one political event that directly impacts you as a person or your facility. It brings the employers face to face with the decision makers in Washington who determines the outcome of our industry top legislative priorities. The Annual National Institution has different members of the AAHAM coming together to exchange new ideas, renew old friends, make new ones, and further their knowledge and education in the field of patient account management. There are a variety of speakers to present a variety of topics. You can also sign up to become a part of the membership.

Through internships I have had the opportunity work with largest medical group in western Montana, Providence Medical Group, and with The University of Montana health care center, which serves 15,000 students. I completed market research that aided wide rebranding efforts. My ability to collect and analyze market data to develop strategies and make informed decisions will be useful as I establish and maintain and update a filing system for the accounting department and assist in maintain a contact database.

However for younger people, who may be interested in a career in healthcare, it can be an opportunity to gain experience to help them to make much more informed career choices. Consequently a key aspect of volunteer involvement in the NHS is

As a student in the Health Care Management program at Metropolitan State University of Denver, an internship is required before completion. Usually, the internship is fulfilled during the student’s last semester upon graduation, when they are a senior. Recently, the Health Care Management Foundations course (HCM 2500), has become a prerequisite before beginning the internship hours. A total of 150 hours are required during the internship course (HCM 4610). In order to register for HCM 4610, an internship site must be approved and locked down. This paper will discuss a potential internship program with the National Institute of Change. It will provide a brief overview of the organization’s history, the purpose of an internship, potential