Voluntering in a Hospital W/O SSN?

Question

Hi,

I was thinking about volunterring at a local hospital for the summer but I do not have an SSN but I do have a federal identidication number. I am legal. I currently hold a valid H-4 status. I have no criminal or illegal history.

My Questions are:
1. Should I encounter any problems when sending in my application?
2. Should i tell them that I don't have an SSN?
3. Should I tell them my Fedreal ID #?
4. ETC.

Can some one please help me? I would appreciate any help/advice that you can give me. I really want to Volunteer at this hospital.

Thank You

Answer 1

For volunteer work, the information collected by hospitals is specific to hospital policy for that individual hospital. With the changes to privacy laws for healthcare information since 1996, it is likely that the hospitals are now asking for a little more information that they used to.

I volunteered in a hospital, and later became paid staff. As I was a volunteer back then, I did not need to provide a SSN. However, once I became paid staff, then a SSN or Federal ID # was required in the application process. Even with other affiliated volunteer projects that I lead, we do not ask for SSN, but we do ask for a background check if leading projects with children.

It also depends upon the volunteer assignment you are seeking. If you are looking to volunteer in some of the more sensitive areas that require access to protected healthcare information, the hospital may require additional background checks.

Consult with the local Volunteer Office, Auxiliary Office, Community Relations, or Human Resources Department of the hospital for additional information on application requirements.
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Good luck!

Answer 2

Hospitals do a strict background check and I am pretty sure they require SSN,However if it is volunteer work your ID may be enough,call the hospital administration and ask.

Answer 3

I may be wrong but I do believe that you cannot undertake any work, paid or voluntary, unless you have a social security number. I know that was the case with me - I came in on K-1 visa. This might be a question that the attorney who helped you to immigrate would answer over the phone.

Answer 4

It certainly does. becoming up I wasn't the main socially outgoing guy yet I volunteered at a wellness center during my junior 12 months of highschool and desperate what to do with my existence. i'm presently enrolled in actual Therapist application and that i've got purely gotten over this worry of interacting with human beings. My existence is circled i pass out extra and have super acquaintances that I cling and return and forth with. Interacting with different persons is a diverse self belief booster and it will make asking that woman out on a date lots extra handy. My suggestion to you is do exactly it dude! good success!