Great Bend Volunteer Information

At The University of Kansas Health System in Great Bend, we offer a variety of ways for you to volunteer and make a difference in the lives of our patients. To help ensure your work is fulfilling and rewarding, we’ll match your skills and interests to the needs of patients and staff in the health system.

• Spiritual care volunteers will spend their time primarily in the emergency department, labor and delivery units and inpatient areas. They will visit patients and support their spiritual needs.
• Hospice volunteers will spend quality end-of-life time with people. They will help people feel valued and cared for and may participate in activities such as playing games, writing letters, reading aloud, performing household activities such as cutting grass or shoveling sidewalks, or simply sitting as a companion.

To become a volunteer, we require:

• Complete volunteer application
• Flu shot
• Personal interview
• Blood test to check for TB and immunity against childhood diseases (provided at no cost)
• Hospital orientation and training or hospice orientation and training
• Hospice volunteers must also have a valid driver’s license

We provide flexible volunteer opportunities to meet your personal scheduling needs, but please know we value the opportunity to count you as our teammate. We appreciate volunteers who seek to join our community and give of their time on an ongoing basis.

Volunteers often find the greatest rewards are the people they meet and the friendships they forge.

For more information about volunteering, call 620-792-8833 and ask for administration.