The Shands at
UF Volunteer Services department offers a wide range of
volunteering opportunities in over 145 service areas in
the hospital and outlying facilities:
Volunteers provide comfort
and support in a friendly, helpful manner. They assist with
patient and visitor escort, patient transportation, childcare,
adult visitation, tours, and patient mail service. They
provide pet therapy visits and raise funds that support
patient services and provide scholarships to special needs
students at UF College of Nursing and Health Related Professions.
They input and retrieve data, run errands, complete packets,
distribute books and magazines to patients and visitors,
and provide support to a variety of departments within the
facility.
As a volunteer, you can work
in the following areas on the days and times indicated:
| Clerical
areas |
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Clerical and office opportunities* |
Mon - Fri |
Shift schedules vary |
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| Nursing
units |
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Adult Visitation |
Mon - Sun |
1 pm - 4 pm or
4 - 7 pm |
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Central Distribution Center-- CDC |
Mon - Sun |
8 am - 5 pm |
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Nursing Units 54 - 95 |
Mon - Sun |
Shifts vary, please inquire about times |
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Intensive Care Units |
Mon - Sun |
Shifts vary, please inquire about times |
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| Customer
service areas |
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Hospitality Cart |
Mon - Fri |
9 am - Noon or
1 pm - 4 pm |
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Information Desks |
Mon - Fri |
9 am - Noon or
1 pm - 4 pm |
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Family Rooms |
Mon - Fri |
8 am - 7 pm |
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Transportation Services |
Mon - Fri |
8 am - 5 pm |
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| Operating room
service areas |
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Anesthesiology (Operating Room)** |
Mon - Fri |
8 am - 5 pm |
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Operating Room (Nursing)** |
Mon - Fri |
8 am - 5 pm |
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| Pediatric
service areas |
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Children's Medical Services* |
Mon - Thu |
9 am - Noon or
1 pm - 4 pm |
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|
Fri |
9 am - Noon |
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Child Life Program |
Interview with Naomi Martinez 352.265.0111 ext. 46470 |
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Cuddler Infant Program |
Mon - Sun |
8 am - 10 pm |
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Pediatrics - Specialty Clinic - Outpatient* |
Mon - Fri |
9 am - 4 pm |
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Pediatrics & PICU - Inpatient (Inpatient) |
Mon - Sun |
9 am - 9 pm |
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BMTU - Outpatient |
Mon - Fri |
9 am - 3 pm |
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UF Orthopaedic Pediatric Clinic |
Mon, Wed, Thu, and Fri |
9 am - 3 pm |
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Lactation/Child Birth |
Thu only |
|
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| Emergency room
service areas |
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Emergency Room |
Mon - Sun |
8 am - 11 pm |
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ER Admissions |
Mon - Sun |
Noon - 10 pm |
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ER Fast Track |
Mon – Fri |
Noon – 10 pm |
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| Labs |
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Cardiac Cath Lab |
Tue |
2 pm - 5 pm |
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|
Thu |
8 am - 11 am,
11 am - 2 pm,
or 2 pm - 5 pm |
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Core Lab |
Mon-Fri |
9 am - Noon
or 1 pm - 4 pm |
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GI Lab |
Mon-Fri |
9 am - Noon
Noon - 2 pm
2pm - 5 pm |
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Microbiology Lab/Parisitology |
Mon |
8 am - 11 am |
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|
Tue-Fri |
11 am - 2pm |
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Pathology Lab |
Tue, Wed, and Fri |
8 am - 5 pm (Must be Jr or Sr pre-med student, or PSO) |
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Hospital Lab Administration |
Mon & Fri |
9 am - noon
or 1 pm - 4 pm |
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| Miscellaneous
service areas |
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Arts in Medicine
|
Mon - Fri |
Interview with AIM. Call 352.265.0111 ext. 45469. |
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Clinical or Management Engineering
(Interns Only) |
Mon - Fri |
7:30 am - 4:30 pm |
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Nutrition Services |
Mon - Fri |
8 am -5 pm Interview with Lee Marlowe. Call 352.265.0400. |
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| Pet visitation
program |
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AHH - Animals Heal Hearts |
Mon - Sun |
10 am - 9 pm |
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| Radiology
service areas |
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Radiology General or CAT SCAN |
Mon - Fri |
8 am - 8 pm |
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Radiology Interventional
(Pre-Med) |
Mon - Fri |
8 am - 5 pm |
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| Clinics |
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Adult Cancer Center, Infusion Center, Med Plaza* |
Mon - Fri |
11 am - 2 pm |
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Eastside Clinic |
Mon - Fri |
9 am - 4 pm |
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ENT Clinic |
Mon - Fri |
9 am - Noon
or 1 pm - 4 pm |
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Eye Center |
Mon - Fri |
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm |
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Florida Surgical Center* |
Mon - Fri |
9 am - Noon
or 1 pm - 4 pm |
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Haile Plantation Family Practice* |
Mon - Fri |
9 am - Noon
or 1 pm - 4 pm |
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Hampton Oaks Medical Plaza Family Medicine* |
Mon - Fri |
9 am - Noon
or 1 pm - 4 pm |
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Hyperbaric Chamber |
Mon - Fri |
8 am - 11 am
11 am - 2 pm |
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Internal Medicine & Medical Specialties Clinic |
Mon - Fri |
9 am - Noon
or 1 pm - 4 pm |
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Ortho Clinic - UF Orthopaedic Center* |
Mon |
11 am - 5 pm |
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Tue & Thu |
8 am - 5 pm |
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|
Fri |
8 am - 11 am |
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Respiratory Therapy |
Mon - Fri |
9 am - 4 pm |
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Vascular Surgery, Medical Science Building |
Mon - Fri |
9 am - Noon
1 pm - 4 pm |
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Women's Health Group Center, Med Plaza* |
Mon - Fri |
9 am - Noon
or 1 pm - 4 pm |
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Women's Health Initiative, Magnolia Parke* |
Mon, Wed, and Fri |
9 am - Noon
or 1 pm - 4 pm |
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| Dental service
areas |
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Emergency, Endodontics, Facial Pain, Operative, Oral Surgery, Orthodontics,
Pediatrics, Periodontics & Radiology
|
Mon - Fri |
8 – 11 am,
8:30 am - 11:30 am,
or 2 - 5 pm (most clinics) |
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Internationally Educated Dental Program |
Wed & Thu |
8:30 am - 11:30 am |
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|
Tue & Thu |
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm |
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Dentistry Graduate Prosthodontics Clinics |
Mon - Wed |
9 am - Noon
or 2 pm - 5 pm |
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|
Thu |
9 am - Noon |
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|
Fri |
2 pm- 5 pm |
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| Occupational
and physical therapy service areas |
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Hand Surgery - UF Orthopaedic Center* |
Mon, Wed, Thu, & Fri |
9 am - Noon
or 1 pm - 4 pm |
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|
Fri |
1 pm - 4pm |
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Hand Therapy - UF Orthopaedic Center* |
Mon - Fri |
9 am - Noon
or 1 pm - 4 pm |
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|
Fri |
8 am - Noon |
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Occupational/Physical Therapy Inpatient |
Mon - Fri |
Times vary - Special OT/PT orientation required. |
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Occupational/Physical Therapy Peds, Magnolia Parke* |
Mon - Fri |
Times vary |
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Occupational Therapy Outpatient, Magnolia Parke* |
Mon - Fri |
8:30 am - 11:30 am
or 11:30 am to 3:30 pm |
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|
Tue & Thu |
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm |
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Occupational Therapy Outpatient Medical Plaza |
Mon, Wed, & Fri |
9 am - noon,
1 pm - 4 pm,
or 3 pm - 6 pm |
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|
Thu |
9 am - noon
1 pm - 4 pm |
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Physical Therapy Outpatient, Magnolia Parke* |
Mon - Fri |
9 am - noon,
1 pm - 4 pm,
or 3 pm - 6 pm |
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Physical Therapy Outpatient, Med Plaza* |
Mon - Fri |
9 am - noon,
1 pm - 4 pm,
or 3 pm - 6 pm |
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Spine Care, UF Orthopaedic Center* |
Tue & Thu |
9 am - Noon
or 1 pm - 4 pm |
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|
Fri |
1 pm - 4 pm |
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Sports Medicine, UF Orthopaedic Center* |
Mon, Tue, & Thu |
9 am - Noon
or 1 pm - 4 pm |
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|
Fri |
1 pm - 4 pm |
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| Pharmacy |
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Investigational Drug Research |
Tue & Thu |
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm |
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Pharmacy Pre-pack |
Mon - Sun |
1 pm - 4 pm |
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Pharmacy - Satellite areas (Special Training Required) |
Mon - Sun |
9:30 am - 12:30 pm,
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm,
or 5 pm - 8 pm |
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Pharmacy Administration |
Tue & Thu |
9 am - noon
or 1 pm - 4 pm |
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| Psychiatric/Psychology
service areas |
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Psychiatric Inpatient Units
(walkthrough required after interview) |
Sun - Sat |
9 am - Noon
11 am - 2 pm
2 pm - 5 pm
5 pm - 8 pm |
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Psychiatry Clinic |
Mon - Fri |
8:30 am - 11 am
1 pm -
4 pm |
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Psychology Clinic |
Mon - Fri |
9 am - Noon
1 pm - 4 pm |
**60 or more hours of volunteer experience at Shands
required to apply for this area
