COVID-19 Volunteers
Volunteers are welcome at Hackensack Meridian Health. In order to continue to protect the health and safety of our team members, volunteers and patients, we are following guidelines from the state of New Jersey:
- 18 years or older
- Limited to non-clinical areas in the hospital
- Maintain social distance and wear a mask
- Work four hours or less
- Not be in a high risk group, such as have an underlying health issue
Complete this form if you are interested in becoming a volunteer.
Volunteering Criteria
- Informed of the mandatory daily screening process that team members and volunteers must
follow before reporting to duty - Given the required volunteer orientation training including COVID-19 information and
PPE use - Trained in a non-clinical area/role where there is the greatest need for volunteers
Do Not Volunteer If You Have:
- Experienced symptoms that could be related to COVID-19 in the last 14 days
- Been around anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 14 days
- Traveled to any foreign country in the last 14 days
- Been to an event where more than 10 people were in attendance in the last 14 days
- Are considered to be in a high-risk category, i.e. have underlying health/medical issues
- Live with, or are in frequent contact with, people in higher-risk categories for the virus