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CareLink of Northwest Georgia
Volunteer

Give a few hours. Change a neighbor’s health.

More than 40 volunteers keep CareLink’s doors open on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Clinical and non-clinical help are both needed.

Ways to help

Find the role that fits you

You don’t need a medical background. Most of our volunteers welcome patients, run the office, or help at events.

Clinical

Physicians, NPs, PAs, RNs, LPNs, and CMAs

See patients at the clinic or by telehealth. We help arrange liability coverage.

Front of house

Patient Experience Ambassadors

Welcome patients, help them with self check-in on their phones, and keep the waiting room warm. Morning shifts, about once every one to two months.

Behind the scenes

Office, events, and outreach

Front office help, fundraising, marketing, and staffing our table at community events.

How to join

Four steps to your first shift

Tell us you’re interested

Email [email protected] or call 678-903-5103 and tell us how you’d like to help.

Fill out the application

The volunteer application includes a confidentiality agreement, because patient privacy comes first.

Background check and flu vaccination

Every volunteer completes a background check and a flu vaccination.

Pick your shifts

We match you with a role and the days that work for you.

Volunteers must be 18 or older.
Thank you

Our volunteers make CareLink possible

A We love our volunteers yard sign in front of the CareLink clinic
Volunteer appreciation at the clinic
Three CareLink volunteers holding their volunteer appreciation certificates
CareLink volunteers smiling around a long table at the volunteer appreciation dinner
Two CareLink volunteers holding their volunteer appreciation certificates
A CareLink volunteer receiving a volunteer appreciation certificate
A cake that reads Happy Volunteer Appreciation! CareLink loves you!
Four CareLink volunteers at the Moonlight Masquerade outreach table
CareLink volunteers in the community
Volunteer coordinator

We’ll help you get started

Michelle Wigley, CareLink’s Volunteer Coordinator on the Board of Directors, welcomes new volunteers and helps match you with a role.

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Questions

Volunteer questions

Do I need medical experience?

No. Patient Experience Ambassadors, office helpers, and event volunteers don’t need a medical background. We show you what to do.

How much time does it take?

Patient Experience Ambassadors work a morning shift about once every one to two months. Other roles are flexible. Tell us what fits your schedule.

I’m a physician, NP, PA, RN, LPN, or CMA. What do you need from me?

A copy of your medical or nursing license, or your certified medical assistant certification. We help arrange liability coverage. You can see patients at the clinic or by telehealth.

When is the clinic open?

Tuesdays from 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM and Saturdays from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM, at 625 West Memorial Drive in Dallas. Walk-ins are welcome when there is room.

Ready to help?

Tell us how you’d like to volunteer, and we’ll be in touch.