Volunteer
Volunteer opportunities
Serving Northern Kentucky since 1954, The St. Luke Hospitals are committed to meeting the expanding health care needs of the Northern Kentucky community. St. Luke Hospital East is located in Fort Thomas and St. Luke Hospital West is located in Florence. Both hospitals offer a positive work atmosphere and social environment for volunteers.
VolunTeen program
The St. Luke Hospitals also offer a VolunTeen program, which gives teenagers 14 to 18 years of age the opportunity to gain valuable job experience and the opportunity to apply for St. Luke Auxiliary college scholarships.
Contact us
You can learn more about becoming a volunteer or VolunTeen by calling St. Luke East at 859-572-3166 or St. Luke West at 859-212-5375. You can also email the director of Volunteer Services, Kitty Pilger, at Kitty.Pilger@healthall.com. You can join the caring community of volunteers at The St. Luke Hospitals, by filling out and submitting The St. Luke's Volunteer Application Form.
More about volunteering
Volunteers are needed in nearly every hospital department. Whether it is answering the phones, delivering flowers or escorting a patient, your effort helps us meet our mission of providing compassionate and professional health care to Northern Kentucky communities.
Because of major changes in health care delivery, the need for volunteers is greater than ever. Being a volunteer at one of our hospitals makes you a crucial player on the hospital team.
How to join
For more information on becoming a St. Luke volunteer, contact:
St. Luke Hospitals
Department of Volunteer Services
85 N. Grand Ave.
Fort Thomas, KY 41075
859-572-3166 (East)
859-212-5375 (West)
Benefits
When volunteering at a St. Luke Hospital, you will make new friends and learn new skills. You will receive the personal satisfaction that can only come from helping others. In addition, volunteers receive some tangible benefits, which include:
- Free parking
- Training and educational development
- Identification badge
- Free meals (if the volunteer works at least a four-hour shift)
- Free tuberculosis screening and flu shots
- Yearly awards banquet
- Credit union
The team
As a volunteer, you will be placed in the hospital of your choice or the one nearest you that matches your skills and interests. Because each volunteer brings individuality and new experiences, the opportunities to help are endless. Below are just some of the areas where volunteers make a difference:
- Admitting
- Clerical
- Crafts
- Flowers, mail and newspaper delivery
- Fundraising
- Gift shop
- Information desk
- Outpatient department
- Pastoral care
- Physical therapy
- Psychiatry
- Public relations
- Surgical waiting
- Visiting patients
Volunteers are recruited throughout the year. Any adult or teenager (ages 14 to 18) wishing to apply or to obtain information should call the volunteer office at The St. Luke Hospitals.
After receiving your application, you will be interviewed to determine your preferences, abilities and any physical limitations. Then you will be matched with the hospital's vacant volunteer positions. Applicants who are accepted are required to participate in an orientation program. The program includes films and presentations by members of the hospital staff and a general orientation to the hospital.