"Just channel surfing, and came across PBS… they were asking for volunteers and just decided that this was my calling."
Register to Volunteer
Please continue to check the website for information about volunteering for future tissue collection events.
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Volunteer Jobs for Tissue Collection Events
Please click on any entry for a full job description. Click Tissue Collection Volunteer Opportunities to download a full listing of the jobs.
• Donor Check In and Check Out
• Height/Weight (escorts, data recording)
• Computer Assistant (assistance with questionnaire)
• Consenter (required to complete online CITI Course in the Protection of Human Research Subjects)
• Laboratory Assistant (see job description for preferred qualifications)
• Donor Escort (guides donors from station to station)
• Please note that on the volunteer signup, there is also an option for people to come in from 4pm to about 6pm on the Friday afternoon before an event to help us set up.
Volunteer Jobs Outside of Collection Events
We do occasionally have a need for help from our volunteers at times other than during our tissue collection events. This may include stuffing envelopes, assisting with a project being run by one of our staff, or working on projects that may require some comfort with computers and Excel. For these tasks volunteers are notified of the need by email and sometimes are able to complete tasks at home in their own time.
Qualifications
With the exceptions of Consenter, Phlebotomist, Laboratory Assistant, Surgeon/Radiologist Assistant, and Computer Assistant, there are no particular qualifications necessary to have as a volunteer, other than a great attitude and an ability and desire to follow specific directions. Anyone interested in inquiring about the four positions mentioned above should email us at komentb@iupui.edu. Please include your name, phone number, and credentials so that we may initiate a conversation with you.
