Step 1: Application
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at the NIH Clinical Center, please complete the following:

1. Volunteer Application Form  (This version can be filled out and faxed to (301) 480-4718.)  Text-Only Application (This version must be printed and filled out.) 2. Volunteer Agreement Form (Clinical Support Services & Language Interpreter)  Patient Ambassador Volunteer Agreement  3. Reference Forms  (from two individuals you are not related to)

Fax the completed application to (301) 480-4718, email to clinicalcentervolunteerprogram@cc.nih.gov
OR
Mail to:
Social Work Dept – Volunteer Program
NIH Clinical Center
10 Center Drive, MSC 1160
Bethesda, MD 20892-1160

Step 2: Interview
If your application is approved you will be required to attend an interview to discuss your volunteer goals and objectives. The Volunteer Services staff will assist placement within a department that best suites your skill set. Language interpreters will be required to take a verbal and written test to determine their competency level.

Step 3: Orientation
Mandatory on-site orientation includes a one-day overview of the history and mission of the Clinical Center and Volunteer Services Program, requirements for volunteering, and mandatory information consistent with the Joint Commission requirements for hospital volunteers regarding fire safety, patient confidentiality and infection control.  Language interpreters will receive additional job specific training regarding interpretation.

Step 4: Background Check and Tuberculosis Screening
A background check must be completed. This will be done as part of the volunteer ID badge process. No one can volunteer without obtaining an NIH ID badge. Provide proof of a negative TB test completed within the past year. This must be obtained through an outside facility unless your position qualifies you to receive at the Clinical Center. 

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