Volunteer Requirements

View our Orientation Dates and submit an orientation registration form via email.
Sign up for a group interview on the day of your scheduled orientation date.
Complete the hospital's health clearance process (information provided at the group interview).
Complete online training modules (HealthStream).
Complete a background check.
Submit two letters of reference.

Volunteer positions are not paid.
Volunteers do not carry employee status (your participation will not result in any status as an employee of Stanford Hospital & Clinics, nor will you be entitled to any form of remuneration for your services).

Please contact the Volunteer Services Department at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital by calling (650) 497-8696.

The minimum commitment is 3 - 4 hours per week for 6 months, on a regularly scheduled basis. Some volunteer programs require a 1-year time commitment (i.e. the Emergency Department).
Unfortunately, we do not have any short-term volunteer opportunities.
All assignments to volunteer positions can be terminated at any time, by either party, with or without notice and with or without cause. No volunteer assignment is guaranteed for any specific period of time.

Stanford Hospital & Clinics requires that volunteers be age 18 or older.
The Hospital Auxiliary program has a junior program for teenagers between the ages of 14 - 18 years old. Please visit their webpage "Become a Junior Volunteer" or call the Auxiliary office at (650) 723-6636 for more information.