EIRMC is committed to the care and improvement of human life. We believe that volunteers are a vital part of meeting this commitment. We provide roles that are interesting, purposeful and satisfying to the volunteer, while also helping patients and visitors.
Please apply today or contact our Volunteer Manager if you have additional questions at (208) 529-6201.
We ask each volunteer to commit to 100 hours per year which makes it easy to fit volunteer work into a busy schedule.
Adult Volunteers
Adult volunteers drive the shuttle, work the front desk, escort patients throughout the hospital, help in the ER, run a book cart, comfort pediatric patients, and even cuddle NICU babies! We also have non-denominational chaplains who provide spiritual support, and trained pet therapy volunteers who bring a cat or dog to brighten our patient’s days.
Junior Volunteers
Youth can begin volunteering at 14 years old. They do many of the same positions that adult volunteers have, except for the roles that are restricted to those 18 or older (driving the shuttle, and helping in the NICU and ER). We have shifts available for after school and on weekends that work with busy teen schedules.
Note: Because of the 100-hour commitment, we do not recommend that volunteering at EIRMC be done as a senior project.
Can’t commit to a 100 hours but still want to help?
There are many ways you can improve the lives of others. The EIRMC Auxiliary is a non-profit organization that assists patients in many ways. You can join this group and do a lot of good. They also take contributions, both monetary and material.
Looking for other ways to help? Please check out this list of ideas.