The WALLE Volunteer Program is seeking students to volunteer as interns. WALLE interns seek to improve quality of care by informing patients about community resources that address health-related social needs. 

Responsibilities include: 

• Referring patients to available community resources that may meet patients' needs
• Interviewing patients to identify barriers to health-related social needs
• Employing tenets of health literacy to engage caregivers in culturally relevant discourse 
• Imparting knowledge about general health information and related social needs
• Encouraging caregivers to articulate their concerns, beliefs, and questions about health-related social needs
• Documenting patient encounters on NowPow

Position Requirements

• Must be technology savvy
• Must have strong interpersonal skills
• Bilingual candidates a plus (top three languages: Spanish, Arabic, and French)

Time Commitment
Part-time, with a minimum of eight hours per week, split between any day Mon. - Fri., 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Shifts may be available in the adult and pediatric emergency departments on evenings and weekends. Must be able to commit to a minimum of one semester.

Apply
To apply, please refer to "Contact us" on the NYP website (see link) with your name, preferred email address, and a list of all sites at which you would be interested in interning. Upon receipt of your email, and if they are accepting applications, you will be sent a volunteer services department application to complete. Site options include:

• Adult Emergency Department (Allen or Milstein Hospital)
• Pediatric Emergency Department (CHONY)
• Outpatient NYPH Ambulatory Care Network (pediatrics, internal medicine, family medicine, OBGYN, family planning)