Morristown Medical Center Volunteer Opportunities

We are no longer taking applications for our 2024 Summer Volunteer Program for Adult Volunteers.

Applications for the 2025 Summer Program will be available on our website on February 1, 2025.

Specific roles include:

Call Bell Support
– provide non-clinical assistance to staff and patients under the direction of the clinical team; answer patient call lights, pick up meals, distribute blankets; High school graduates, college and graduate students who wish to pursue a nursing career are invited to apply
Child Life
– provide supervised play activities for hospitalized pediatric patients
Entrance Concierge
– greet and welcome visitors, assist with wayfinding, escort visitors; deliver items throughout Morristown Medical Center, including flowers and gifts
Emergency Department Ambassador
– provide non-clinical assistance to emergency department patients under the direction of the nursing team; High school graduates, college and graduate students who wish to pursue a healthcare career are welcome to apply
Emergency Department Navigator
– greet visitors at the emergency department entrance, escort visitors to the patient’s bedside
Gift Shop
– greet customers, deliver flowers, assist with sale transactions, and restock and display merchandise in one of our welcoming and attractive gift shops
Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP)
– visit adult patients at their bedside and provide therapeutic activities and companionship
Information Desk
– greet and welcome our patients and visitors, assist the desk team with checking in visitors, provide directions to our patients and visitors, facilitate phone calls to the units
Soothing Paws® Program
– The Soothing Paws® Program supports Atlantic Health Systems’ Healing Culture by providing emotional comfort, improving physical well-being, and enhancing the spiritual well-being of our patients and employees through visits with therapy dogs. Soothing Paws Program for Animal-assisted activities (AAA) (sometimes called "pet therapy") provides an opportunity to volunteer in partnership with your registered therapy animal to motivate and comfort patients and staff at our AHS facilities. Volunteers for Soothing Paws must be registered and in good standing with one of two local therapy dog organizations. Teams are invited to take part in Soothing Paws Program after a secondary evaluation of the handler and their therapy dog to ensure the right fit for them in meeting specific criteria for our clinical environments. For more information about volunteering for the Soothing Paws Program, please contact Carol Plantamura at carol.plantamura@atlantichealth.org or call 973-971-5941.
Waiting Room Volunteer
– provide and enhance an excellent visitor and patient experience for our cardiac and surgical patients and their family members, caregivers, and friends

Learn more about specific positions for volunteers interested in working at our cancer center >

Program Full

Our junior volunteer program is at full capacity and currently closed. As such, we are not accepting any new high school applicants at this time. Please check back seasonally for updates.