How to Answer: What importance do volunteers play in the clinic and hospital setting? Have you had the opportunity to work with volunteers in your career?
Advice and answer examples written specifically for a Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre job interview.
2. What importance do volunteers play in the clinic and hospital setting? Have you had the opportunity to work with volunteers in your career?
How to Answer
Like many other large healthcare organization, Sunnybrook brings on many volunteers to help around the hospital and clinic settings. Volunteers at hospitals help greet patients, walk them to appointments, transport patients and assisting with patients on inpatient units. These volunteers can range from being young, aspiring future healthcare workers to elderly, retired people looking to stay busy. Talk about any great experiences you have working with volunteers and explain why you feel they are important in the healthcare setting.
Written by Ryan Brunner on November 21st, 2018
1st Answer Example
"The volunteer at my current employer are all very inspiring to me because they are donating their time, free of charge to the organization, to come in and help brighten a patients day. On our unit, we utilize volunteers to help with patient discharges. They come to meet the patient and family in the room, help load up personal belongings on a cart and help them bring it to their vehicle. The volunteers all come with a smile on their face and a positive attitude to greet each patient and their family. I'd love to hear about how this position would interact with volunteers around the hospital."
Written by Ryan Brunner on November 21st, 2018
2nd Answer Example
"I really appreciate you asking this question because I have a great example of a volunteer that helps bring joy to patients at our facility every day. Over the years with my current employer, I've gotten to know Reggie very well. He comes to the main lobby of our hospital two days per week and plays the grand piano in the lobby between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm and I know the patients love him. He has the ability to play just about any song upon request and he'll often invite onlookers to sing along with what he plays. He really has become sort of an icon in our hospital and he truly believes in the healing power of music."
Written by Ryan Brunner