Volunteer with Us

Q: HealthLink Fitness and Wellness Center

288 Bitters Rd. San Antonio, TX 89216 Patti Stephens Office (210) 297-9906 Fax (210) 297-0982

Q: Mission Trail Baptist Hospital

3333 Research Plaza San Antonio, TX 78235 Katie Ivey Office (210) 297-3751 Fax (210) 297-0300 Aleesa Walker Office (210) 297-7677 Fax (210) 297-0726 Online Application

Q: School of Health Professions

8400 Datapoint Drive San Antonio, TX 78229 Marion Jewell Office (210) 297-9630 Fax (210) 297-0572

Q: Resolute Health Hospital

555 Creekside Crossing New Braunfels, TX 78130 Pamela Dietz Office (830) 500-6750

Q: Baptist Medical Center

111 Dallas St. San Antonio, TX 78205 Aleesa Walker Office (210) 297-7677 Fax (210) 297-0726

Q: Northeast Baptist Hospital

8811 Village Drive San Antonio, TX 78217 Heather Shealy-Mawhirter, MS Office (210) 297-5677 Fax (210) 297-0504

Q: St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital

7930 Floyd Curl Dr. San Antonio, TX 78229 Heather Shealy-Mawhirter, MS Office (210) 297-5677 Fax (210) 297-0504

Here in the Baptist Health System, we consider our volunteers a vital part of treatment. When you serve with us, you restore our patients’ health and spirits.

Whether offering kind words or considerate gestures, your volunteer service has the power to renew hope in the hearts of our patients and their families. That’s Baptist care.

Picture Yourself as a Volunteer at Baptist Health System

To become a volunteer at the hospital of your choice, you will be asked to:

Participate in an interview. During the interview, a variety of volunteer positions will be discussed.
Complete the medical requirements: tuberculosis screening, flu shot (seasonal), and immunization records review by the Employee Health Nurse. TB screenings and flu shots will be provided at no charge to you.
Complete a background check through our Human Resources Department.
Attend an orientation.
Wear a Volunteer uniform.
The 100-hour commitment must be completed during your term of volunteering. A four hour per week requirement must also be met.

Please use the links below to complete a volunteer application for the facility of your choice. The Volunteer Department will contact you to set up an interview appointment.

Volunteer Locations

HealthLink Fitness and Wellness Center

Mission Trail Baptist Hospital

North Central Baptist Hospital

520 Madison Oak Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78258-3912
Lisa Kyrisch
Office (210) 297-4677
Fax (210) 297-0424
Volunteer Application
Background Check
Immunization Information

Dear Volunteer:

Welcome to North Central Baptist Hospital. We are excited to have you. Please complete the enclosed forms, front and back and return to Employee Health. Attach any shot, titer, or blood work records you may have.

The Employee Health Clinic provides all required initial and subsequent shots at no charge to all volunteers as needed. If shot records are not available, Employee Health will send you for blood work to check your titers. Titers will show if you are protected against childhood diseases that you may have had or for which you have been vaccinated. These titers must be positive or you may require further vaccinations.

All vaccination/titers are not optional but required. All questions will be answered at the time of the initial visit.

The information below outlines the schedule for shot administration. These mandatory tests are administered on predetermined schedule. Completion of these tests must be documented in order to volunteer anywhere in the hospital.

The Flu shot and PPD Skin Test are required during the orientation period and then on a yearly basis.
- The PPD Skin Test is:
  - An indicator if you are a “carrier” of the Mycobacterium Tuberculosis germ.
  - Is read 48 – 72 hours after administration.You MUST have this read during this time period.
  - During the initial orientation period only a second TB test is administered within 1 – 3 weeks of the first TB test.
Tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (whooping cough) (TDAP) is required during the orientation process and then every 10 years.

If you have documentation of any of these shots/tests being performed within the prescribed time interval, please provide a copy to the Employee Health Clinic.

The Employee Health Clinic is open Monday through Friday. Please see Clinic calendar for hours.

Thank you,

Deborah A. Parra, R.N.
NCBH – Employee Health Nurse
297-4860

Northeast Baptist Hospital

St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital

Una Russell, Baptist Medical Center

My name is Una Russell and I have been a volunteer at BMC in the SICU for almost 37 years. I believe that being of service to others is a privilege and an honor and I will continue to serve as long as I feel my efforts are accomplishing something and that I make a difference. Volunteering is not a one-way flow of assistance but mutual activities where you also learn from those you are trying to help. My volunteer activities in SICU have provided me a wonderful opportunity for personal development and self-fulfillment and when you like the people you work with, it is so much more rewarding.

Harvey Terrill, Baptist Medical Center

I have been a Volunteer on 6A [the Surgery Waiting Room] for over 20 years. I volunteer because I love the people that I get to help when I am here. It is also a great service to our staff and the community. The people [that I help] keep me coming back every week.

Edward Contreras, St. Luke's Baptist Hospital

After spending 29 years in the military and 19 years working for the Veterans Administration and the Department of Commerce, I was lost at home. I decided to transition from a career of service to a life of service. Volunteering is good for the heart and mind and it keeps you active. I have been a volunteer at St. Luke's Hospital for 4 years, working first at the gift shop and now at the information desk. People come to the hospital stressed or worried about their love ones or friends. I provide information and direction. It feel good helping others and it is the best thing I could have ever done. The Volunteer Department and the staff members of St. Luke's are committed not only to the patient(s) but also to their families.

Anita Roberts, St. Luke's Baptist Hospital

I started volunteering at 16 years of age at Grace Lutheran Hospital. (Now known at St. Luke's Baptist). Life happens including marriage, children, and career....then you retire. After retiring and returning to San Antonio in 2002, I wanted to "re-enlist" to volunteer at St. Luke's Baptist Hospital and join the Hospital Auxiliary. As a new volunteer in training, I discovered current volunteers had been in their positions for 25+ years. Now, I can understand why....the staff and fellow volunteers are professional, fun, friendly, and helpful. The employees make us feel very appreciated. Over the years, I have served in the Surgical Reception Area, the Gift Shop, and currently, the ICU Reception Area. Being able to help patients, families, and the staff is a good feeling of accomplishment. I feel blessed to be a volunteer at St. Luke's Baptist Hospital.