About Us

Volunteer Services

At Rush Oak Park Hospital, we view our volunteers as integral partners in providing care to our patients and distributing services within the Hospital. Our volunteers are dedicated to helping others. People who choose to volunteer at Rush Oak Park Hospital are attracted to our healing mission and our commitment to the needs of our patients and their families.

Volunteer Services are used in many areas of the Hospital, including:

Volunteers

Careful placement of volunteers is based on the applicant's personal interest, availability, general health, skills and experience, as well as specific department needs.

Benefits of being a Rush Oak Park Hospital volunteer include:

The volunteer program at Rush Oak Park Hospital accepts volunteers as young as 14 years old. We also provide the opportunity for high school and college students to fulfill their community service requirements of 40 hours or more. For the majority of our adult (18 years and older) volunteer positions, we ask for a long-term time commitment of six months to one year, with a minimum of one four-hour shift per week. Short-term seasonal and/or project-based volunteer positions are available periodically to qualified applicants.

Once you have submitted your information, we will review it and contact you to set up a date and time to come in for an interview. You can download an application form below.

For an adult application form click here.
For a teen application form click here.

You can also contact Volunteer Services, 708-660-5684, to have a form mailed to you.

Return your completed form by any of the following methods:

Note: Volunteers do not take the place of salaried staff at Rush Oak Park Hospital. Volunteer service is not intended in any way to lead to paid employment.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Rush Oak Park Hospital!


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