Opportunities From: United Way of the Plains Volunteer Center

Do you have a heart to help Veterans and those who have served? Volunteering at the Robert J. Dole VA might be right for you. 

Seeking a motivated person to assist with basic office duties. Great way to gain familiarity with use of the basic office workings and gaining office skills or putting your experience to great use. 

Including but not limited to the following:

- Managing, filling, organizing, maintaining, retrieving, storing and staging official records.

- Assisting Veterans, patients, employees and family members, and others helping those who are completing documents and scheduling appointments.

- Excellent Customer service is a must and absolutely crucial. Curtesy and assisting others in a friendly manner.

- Communicate with full time employees assisting as needed to complete tasks.

- Inter-office communications; pick up and drop off mail room packages, letters, correspondence and other items.

- Information dissemination; assemble, prepare, and mail-out; flyers, mailers, pamphlets, trifolds, and other information packets as needed.

- Preparing, stapling, collating, and sorting letters, documents and correspondence.

- Answering phones, taking messages, and other basic telephone and reception responsibilities.

Projects and tasks Volunteer would be doing. 

- Must be familiar with use of the basic internet and basic workings of computers and commonly accessed website use.

- Calling Veterans who are scheduled for MOVE! Fitness group classes to remind them of the appointment and location and how to get there. 

- Assisting with appointments, must be able to guide someone through the process for getting the emails and getting on the weblink.

- Must be familiar with use of the internet and basic workings of computers and website use.

- Call Veterans who have no-showed for MOVE! Fitness group classes appts.

- Call Veteran’s whose Consults have been Discontinued.  Should have basic enough office skills to maintain a list when the nutrition and dietary consults are cancelled.

- Communicate with full time clerical employees  regarding any appointments that need scheduled or for other scheduling changes on behalf of patients.

- Inter-office communications- to pick up and drop off mail room packages; items produced in Medical Media and other areas of the hospital.

- Mail packets to VVC participants – would need to have basic computer skills to Ship Ticket, thus would need access and use a computers system to find:  Veteran’s address, phone and emails.

- Assemble and mail packets for the MOVE! Intro classes and for VVC (VA Video Connect) MOVE! Forward classes

Interested in serving those who have served? Volunteers needed to help Veterans and hospital staff.

The ideal volunteer will have a pleasant attitude and a willingness to help others.       

The Robert J. Dole Medical Center is committed to the highest level of care, help us deliver that to Veterans today.

The ideal Volunteer will be kind, empathetic and have a strong desire to help Veterans. Seeking a qualified person to Volunteer a few hours a day a couple days a week. Someone with good phone skills, attention to detail, pleasant people skills, good communication skills, and a pleasant and courteous manner. You will be asked to do a variety of tasks like greeting visitors, filling, sorting, confirming appointments, assist with mailings, and faxing. The receptionist will be asked to interact with patients, families and the community.

 Life isn’t always easy after a deployment and that is where the Vet Center can help.

Vet Centers are community-based counseling centers that provide a wide range of social and psychological services, including professional readjustment counseling to eligible Veterans.

Our services include counseling for needs such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the psychological effects of military sexual trauma (MST). We can also connect you with more support in VA and your community. All services are strictly confidential.

Helpful volunteers staff the hospital to provide assistance to Veterans, families, visitors and arriving patients. Volunteers also provide escort services as needed, and offer directions to hospital visitors. Transport wheelchair patients and guest to and from wards, clinics, the lab and other parts of the medical facility. Deliver specimens, RX and supplies ect. Acting as a concierge (Escort Services).

Help ensure Veterans make it to vital medical appointments. Volunteers assist VA medical team to make reminder calls and send out reminder notifications. We will provide all the training needed, you just need a friendly voice and a willingness to help others.  

Volunteer today! The Veterans served at the Dole VA need Volunteer Drivers to assist Veterans to make it to much needed medical appointments. Veterans often have no other way to make it medical appointments without the help of caring Volunteers. Vans have been donated by the Disabled American Veterans to help  Veterans meet transportation and medical needs. The only thing you will need is a desire to help others, current car insurance, and a valid  driver’s license.  

Dole VA Whole Health program is looking for a certified yoga instructor to teach classes once a week on outpatient Veterans.