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Find your path with Volunteers to Careers!

Find your career with us! Demand for healthcare workers has never been stronger and should you choose a field in healthcare, your future will almost certainly be a bright one career-wise. Volunteering can be your first steps into a rewarding career… before you commit to a course of study. Learn more about the following fields below!

Making a difference

Volunteering at Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) is an exciting and rewarding opportunity that matches caring people with services that provide help and comfort to the patients and families who come to the hospital. It is also a chance to offer valuable assistance to PMC employees on a daily basis.

 

Why volunteer?

People from all walks of life choose to volunteer for a variety of reasons. Many see volunteering as an opportunity to:

  • Help others
  • Meet new friends
  • Gain new skills or utilize existing skills

Volunteer Classifications

  • Adult volunteers are 18 years and older and serve in a variety of department throughout the hospital.
  • Teen volunteers are 14 to 17 years old and are typically placed in specific areas of the hospital.

Placement depends on skills, interests and availability. Once a volunteer is placed, flexibility is appreciated to help PMC best meet patients’ needs.

Latest News and Events

    • SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
    Brave Beginnings’ Grant Provides PMC with New NICU Bed

    Brave Beginnings’ Grant Provides PMC with New NICU Bed

    Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) was selected as a recipient of the 2019 Brave Beginnings program of the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation. In 2017, PMC’s Board of Directors Vice President and CEO, Donovan Blackburn saw the need for grant development. PMC is now seeing the results of those efforts to better serve those in

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    • SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
    Watchman Procedure Reducing Stroke Risk for Afib Patients

    Watchman Procedure Reducing Stroke Risk for Afib Patients

    According to the American Heart Association, at least 2.7 million Americans are living with atrial fibrillation (AFib). AFib is a quivering of the heart, or irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots. People with AFib are at a significantly increased risk of stroke due to clot formation within the heart.   The Pikeville Medical

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    • AUGUST 26, 2019
    PMC Physician Diligent to Save Transplant Patient’s New Liver

    PMC Physician Diligent to Save Transplant Patient’s New Liver

    In October of 2016, Barry Estep of Pikeville, KY, was told he was suffering from a rare condition caused by his liver. His medical treatment took him to Durham, NC, where physicians at Duke University Hospital informed him he needed a liver transplant. His life expectancy was only 24 months. Estep’s family and friends knew

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    • AUGUST 19, 2019
    PMC Earned Top National Honors for Partnership with KODA

    PMC Earned Top National Honors for Partnership with KODA

    Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) recently was recognized by Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (KODA). PMC earned top honors – a platinum-level award through the Workplace Partnership for Life (WPFL) Organ Donation Campaign. WPFL is a national initiative that unites the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the organ

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