Three Rivers Community Hospital
Youth Volunteer Program
Program Information
•Coordinator: Linda Lamoreau
•Program Creation: 1996, approx. 12 years ago
•Currently has 40 students enrolled in over a
dozen different areas.
•Volunteers help out at special events, and are
invited to attend many hospital and community
functions.
Program Information
•Provides valuable hands-on
experience into the medical
field of the student’s choice.
•Great opportunity to earn
volunteer hours.
•Exposes students to a real life
hospital environment with an
emphasis on learning.
The Starting Line
Along with your application, we require:
Students must be 14 to 18 years old
–2 letters of recommendation (one from a teacher)
–A “B” and above grade average (3.0).
–Commitment to 8 hours per month for at least 6
months of volunteer service.
After the Wait
I call you for an interview
Be sure to dress well! Your permanent name
badge picture will be taken.
The Interview
Formal Interview (no jeans)
Covers important information
in a 40 page handbook.
Interview takes 2 hours.
•Confidentiality
•Rules and Regulations
•Values
•Emergency Procedure
•Department Placing
Uniform
All YVP Members
dress in a uniform
during volunteer duty
and activities.
•Name Badge
•Shirt (provided)
•Blue Dress Pants
•Belt
The Handbook
The Handbook Contains:
•Rules
•Meeting Dates
•Information
•Policies
•Requirements
Departments
Cardiopulmonary
Royale Gardens
Transport Team
Youth Volunteer Program
Emergency Room
Rehabilitation
Imaging
Facilities
Surgery
Retired Sr. Volunteer Program
Nursing
Nutritional Services
Obstetrics / Family Birth Center
Average Salaries
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-OccupationRegistered Nurse
Radiology Tech (3)
CT Tech
Physical Therapist
Respiratory Therapist
Radiation Therapist
Ultrasound Tech
Pharmacist
Medical Technologist
-Wages$32.91/hr
$34.04/hr
$29.14/hr
$34.49/hr
$25.00/hr
$29.77/hr
$29.30/hr
$51.63/hr
$29.44/hr
-DepartmentNursing
Imaging
Imaging
Rehab
RT
Imaging
Imaging
Pharmacy
Nursing
Advantages of the Program
• Find out if this is what you are interested in
• Youth Volunteer Program gives three
scholarships each year
• Letters of recommendations for colleges
and scholarships
• We have hired between 60-65 students
because of their experience
• At Asante we have Career Development to
place students
TRCH is a relatively new hospital
Our
hospital
features
state of
the art
equipment
Cardiopulmonary
Office Manager Skills
Or
Make Rounds with a
Respiratory Therapist
With permission, you can
watch EKG’s and other
tests being performed
Imaging
Imaging is one of
the most popular
departments, and
is full of
interesting
challenges and
information
This is a Computerized
Tomography (CT scan)
machine.   
Post Anesthesia Care Unit
Observe Complex Surgical Procedures!
Emergency Department
The emergency department
is more about observing
procedures but still has
plenty of hands-on activity.
** MUST BE 16
YEARS OLD **
Family Birth Center
Nursing Departments
Pre-OP/ Post-OP
Medical-Surgical
Orthopedics
Royale Gardens
Royale Gardens Health &
Rehabilitation Center.
Doing activities with residents
R.S.V.P.
R.etired and S.enior
V.olunteer P.rogram.
Students learn a
variety of office
skills, and work on
special functions.
Rehabilitation Department
Youth Volunteer Program
The final department is
our own Youth Volunteer
Program.
•Collect data.
•Organize events.
This program teaches
office skills.
Time Card
Mickey Mouse
SCHOOL: Mouseketeer University
Age: 15
2008
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Department: Nursing
Day: Monday
Mentor: Minnie Mouse
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ER – Followed the doctors around, accommodated the patients, showed the
trainee how to strip, clean and make a bed. We had an infant come in who was
having chest and breathing problems; several adults with minor problems, a
gentlemen who was lucky to be alive as the back of his skull had been
smashed into his brain, plus several old people who just fell down.
Imaging- There have been a lot of infants that we have had to x-ray recently.
We did a couple today of their chests. Today I also ran films for a lot of
shoulders. Ken showed me a CT scan of a young adult who got in a quad
accident and fractured his skull in numerous places.
PACU- There weren’t as many morning surgeries for me to assist in
preparing. This morning I only received five patients instead of the usual
seven to eight. I was put on phone duty which was fun. When the phone rang
I would say, “Recovery, this is Ashley.” I felt so important. While I waited for
the last patient to arrive before I would have to leave for school I cleaned and
set up the blood pressure cuffs that were used last night. Getting up a 3:30 am
however, is not so much fun in order to volunteer at 6am, but I enjoy my
department.
Nursing- Today was a very interesting day to say the least. On our floor we
had a middle aged Hispanic woman who got into a car accident and was drug
on the ground about 50 feet. She came in with her right hand completely torn
up and in shreds. The doctor ending up amputating ¾ of her hand. I got to see
pictures of the hand before she had her surgery. It was crazy! 
Special Events
•Disaster drills
•Hospital events
•Fundraisers-Relay for Life
•Community events-AART
YVP Meetings
•Mandatory
•Once a month
•Hour totals
•Awards
–Scholarships
•Announcements
•Guest Speaker
•Refreshments
In Closing
The YVP is a great opportunity for those
interested in the medical field. This concludes
this presentation. If you’re interested, please
contact Linda Lamoreau for more information.
955-5417