Urgent Volunteer Opportunity - Pet Handlers
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Our pet program is back and we need certified Pet Handlers and pets.If you would like to be a Pet Handler please contact Volunteer Services.18 years of agePet Handlers and pets must meet all hospital and KCPetsforlife requirementsAttend volunteer orientationFirst pet visit scheduled as a teamBe friendly, relaxed, confident and interact positively with staff and patientsUnderstanding typical animal behaviors particularly your pet and how to identify signs of petstress, aggression or any discomfort on the pet visitsFollow and adhere to hospital policy and procedureSet or flexible schedule for visitsOpportunity available downtown and Lakewood locations
About University Health
With two acute care hospitals (one in the UMKC Health Sciences District just south of Downtown and a second location in Southeast Kansas City near Lee's Summit), Kansas City's largest behavioral health program, University Health, downtown's only freestanding specialist and surgery center, and a Women's and Primary Health location under construction, UH provides care from birth through senior years.University Health delivers nearly half of all babies born in Kansas City, Missouri, each year. Both of our Birthplace locations-at University Health Truman Medical Center (UH TMC) and University Health Lakewood Medical Center (UH LMC)-have a Children's Mercy connection. In University Health Women's Care The Birthplace at UH TMC, that connection is literal-with high-risk pregnancy experts, moms and babies crossing the Bridge of Hope each day.University Health also is one of only two American College of Surgeons Verified Level 1 Trauma Centers in Kansas City, Missouri.From chronic care to cancer care to cardiac care, from overcoming sports injuries to tackling stress and anxiety, we've got this.University Health has primary care clinics throughout Jackson County. University Health takes healthcare to the community whenever possible, with teams taking health screenings, health information and fresh fruits and vegetables to schools and sites around the city.
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