MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich.—It takes all kinds of people to make a hospital warm and welcoming, and at the heart of creating that environment are volunteers. A volunteer’s generous spirit and positive attitude makes the hospital personal to the community it serves.
Volunteer Services at McLaren Central Michigan is currently accepting applications from outgoing and compassionate individuals to graciously donate their time and talents for several volunteer positions and add to the betterment of the greater community.
“Volunteers are valuable members of our team, and their service is one that’s provided solely out of the kindness of their hearts,” said Nicole Sanders, coordinator of Volunteer Services at McLaren Central Michigan. “We appreciate their contributions and their ability to bring that welcomed community element and personality to McLaren Central Michigan, and we feel satisfied, too, seeing how fulfilling and rewarding it can be for them.”
Opportunities are open in the hospital’s retail gift shop, surgical waiting area and welcome centers, where volunteers would interact directly with patients and visitors while presenting a friendly, welcoming demeanor and a motivation to assist.
Volunteer applicants should possess excellent communication and service skills and be sensitive to the many needs of others, including respect for their privacy. Opportunities are available for Monday through Friday between the hours of 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Applicants must be at least 18 years old with a high school diploma, be able to comply with hospital infection prevention policies and commit themselves to prompt attendance when scheduled.
Learn more about the opportunities and apply for an open position at mclaren.org/centralvolunteer.
Learn more about McLaren Central Michigan and the services it provides the community at mclaren.org/centralmichigan.
About McLaren Central Michigan
McLaren Central Michigan is a 118-bed acute care hospital located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It offers a full range of health and wellness services including primary care, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, emergency medicine and cancer services. McLaren Central Michigan is recognized as an accessible and dependable source of quality medical care for residents of Mount Pleasant, Isabella County and central Michigan. In addition to its medical staff of over 50 active physicians, it is affiliated with more than 150 other quality providers. The hospital is one of the region’s largest employers, with approximately 550 employees and another 100 volunteers. McLaren Central Michigan received the Governor’s Award of Excellence in 2017 and 2019 and is named as one of the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals in the United States by the Chartis Center for Rural Health. It is the only hospital in the central Michigan area to receive a Safety “A” grade in the Hospital Safety report in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Learn more at mclaren.org/centralmichigan.
About McLaren Health Care
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $6 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 15 hospitals in Michigan and Ohio, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 490-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 588,000 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 51 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S. McLaren has 28,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 90,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Learn more at mclaren.org.