Volunteer Program
Please see the following opportunities to volunteer:
- Greet and escort patients and families to locations within the hospital
- Assist staff with visitor inquiries, paperwork, and deliveries
- Discharge ambulatory patients
- Greet and direct patients, family members and visitors
- Assist with patient inquiries and be the communication liaison between the staff and visitors in the waiting areas
- Provide support to unit staff as needed
- Discharge ambulatory patients
- Transport specimens to lab, supplies from central, blood bank etc. (duties vary dependent on age of volunteer)
- Assist unit secretary with answering phones and patient call lights
- Make rounds to patient rooms to determine any pending patient needs
- Support unit staff with clerical based duties as instructed
- Cardiology
- Cath Lab
- Emergency Department
- Intensive Care Unit/Critical Care Unit (ICU/CCU)
- Labor and Delivery
- Laboratory
- Medical/Renal
- Medical/Surgical/Neurology
- Mother and Baby Unit
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
- Oncology/Telemetry
- Orthopedic
- Palliative Care
- Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
- Rehabilitation
- Sepsis Unit
- Surgical Pre-Op
Provides calming music to promote a healing environment in our Lobby area.
- Provide clerical support to unit staff and patients
- Restock supplies
Duties may vary dependent on location
- Center for Rehabilitation and Wellness - Clerical
- Knott Family Endoscopy Center
- Yorba Linda Heritage Healthcare
- Cardiac Rehab
Providing clerical support to staff projects vary by department:
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Clinical Education
- Clinical Excellence
- Clinical Trials
- Cultural Transformation
- Employee Health and Well Being
- Magnet Office
- Memorial Foundation
- Patient and Family Experience
- Radiation Oncology Office
- Risk Management
- Security and Parking Office
- Volunteer Office
- Wound Care
Pet Therapy Dogs must be certified through organizations such as Pet Partners or Therapy Dog International. Handler (owner) and dog visit with patients, visitors and staff throughout the hospital
- Required to have excellent customer service skills
- Assist visitors, patients and employees with their purchases
- Restock items
- Use cash register and credit card processing machines
- Pre-requisite: Must already be a Eucharistic Minister and position must be approved by Spiritual Care Department.
- Distribute communion to patients, family and staff on assigned units to those who desire to receive it.
Cancer Center Data Management
- Must be comfortable working with basic computer programs
- Assisting staff with gathering and inputting data
- Cancer Center Infusion
- Providing support to unit staff and rounding to determine patient needs
- Cancer Library
- Greeting incoming guests and providing accessibility to information regarding cancer resources
- Plaza Ambassador
- Greet and direct patients and families to locations within and around the medical plaza
- Assist staff with visitor inquiries, paperwork, deliveries, and other duties as assigned
- Surgical Prep/Recovery/Discharge ambulatory patients
- Restock supplies
- Support unit staff with clerical based duties as instructed
- Surgical Prep/Recovery -Reception
- Assist with patient inquiries and be the communication liaison between the staff and visitors in the waiting areas
- Provide support to unit staff as needed
Pre-Requisite: Resource Therapy volunteers must be approved by the Volunteer Services Manager and Rehabilitation Staff Manager
- Provide support to patients and rehabilitation department staff
- Center for Rehabilitation and Wellness (Offsite)
- Communication Recovery Group (Offsite)
- Occupational Therapy - In Hospital
- Physical Therapy - In Hospital
- Speech Therapy - In Hospital
All of St. Jude Medical Center’s volunteer opportunities, regardless of age group, are clerical-based (non-clinical, no job shadowing or internship opportunities).
If accepted into the program, all volunteers are required to complete the following (about one month from orientation date to complete):
- Attend mandatory Volunteer Orientation
- Background Check (for those 18 years of age or older)
- Health Screening
Please review the criteria for your prospective program below before submitting the inquiry form.
High school applications are now closed. Applications will open Spring 2026.
Our High School Volunteer Program is for students age 15 and over. This program is geared for students who are considering a career in the medical field as well as those who enjoy helping others. If accepted as a volunteer, you will be assigned one, three-hour shift per week. Shifts are available Monday - Friday: 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. and weekends 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. Volunteers must commit to a minimum of one year and 140 hours annually.
Selection will be based on:
- Your application
- Willingness and ability to make the requested weekly commitment
- Educational background and career interests
We apologize in advance if you are not selected. We have limited positions and unfortunately cannot accept everyone who applies.
We are currently at capacity for college volunteers. We will be accepting applications starting Monday September 8, 2025.
We will be accepting applications starting Monday September 8, 2025.
Please direct any further questions about requirements or our application process to Stjudevolunteers@providence.org or call 714-992-3000 ext. 2878
All questions should come directly from the prospective volunteer.