Tasks that volunteers perform vary tremendously from one unit to another and from one shift to another.
Some units afford limited patient contact.
Volunteers usually perform staff support services such as transporting patients and equipment or taking samples to the labs. Other units permit direct contact with individual patients. Volunteers who are dedicated to the units they serve find their work extremely rewarding. Volunteers in this program need not meet any particular qualifications. However, sensitivity to people and a sincere motivation are characteristics that every medical volunteer should possess.