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Student Volunteer Program
The Volunteer Services Student Program Coordinator works to make your volunteering experience a valuable asset towards your career goals. Our various volunteer positions offer opportunities for students to explore various healthcare-related options. We have a few changes to our program based on the overwhelming number of students who wish to volunteer, as well as the current needs of our hospital.
Volunteer Services currently has openings in the following departments ONLY:
Patient Transport
Child Life (must be 16 years or older)
Floater
Surgical Waiting Area (must be 18 years or older )
Clerical
Front Door Greeter
Once you are accepted into the program, you will be asked to select a department from the choices above to begin your volunteer experience. If you wish to volunteer in another area, you must first complete the 100-hour pre-requisite in one of the above areas before transferring.
Any students who have pre-arranged an assignment in another area with a UCLA supervisor must enter through our pre-assigned program. This will entail providing a job description from your supervisor and attending a pre-assigned orientation - not a general student orientation.
Applying to Volunteer
All students must first send a completed application, including the 500-word essay, stating the applicant's reasons for volunteering to:
Volunteer Services
757 Westwood Plaza #B791
Los Angeles, CA 90095
NOTE: All applications must be submitted in person or received by mail into the Volunteer Services Office by the deadline date posted on our website. We do not keep applications for more than one month.
Our office hours are: Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (closed on weekends and public holidays).
Once the essays and applications are received and reviewed, those accepted will be invited to the next available orientation via an acceptance e-mail. Click the button below to download the student application.
Qualification and Health Requirements
- Minimum age 15 years old
- Agreement to volunteer for 100 hours; commitment of three to four hours per week
- 2-Step TB tests (Two TB tests done within 365 days. The second TB test must be completed no sooner than one week after the first TB test)
- proof of TWO MMR (Mumps, Measles, Rubella) vaccinations, or titer test showing positive immunity.
- proof of TWO Varicella (chickenpox) vaccinations, or titer test showing positive immunity
ATTENTION: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PASSPORT, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A GOVERMENT ISSUED ID, I.E., CALIFORNIA ID CARD TO OBTAIN YOUR BACKGROUND CHECK (DONE AFTER ORIENTATION). NO SCHOOL IDS ARE ACCEPTED. PLEASE APPLY FOR YOUR ID CARD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE'S OR PASSPORT.
Application Deadlines for Orientations in 2013
| Orientation Dates and Times | Application Deadlines | |
| Monday, March 11 2013 at 2:00 P.M. | Monday, January 28, 2013 by 4:00 P.M. | |
| Tuesday, Apri 9 2013 at 2:00 P.M | Tuesday, February 26 2013 by 4:00 P.M. | |
| Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. | Thursday, April 4 2013 by 4:00 P.M. |
On Orientation Day, your arrival time should be at 2:00pm.
No latecomers. Doors will close promptly at the start of each orientation.
The orientation will last until 3:00 PM. Our location will be: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, 757 Westwood Plaza, Room B-130 (Tamkin Auditorium), Los Angeles CA 90095.
Forms to Bring to your Check-in Day
CLICK HERE to be directed to all the paperwork and immunizations that you are required to study, print and complete, or fulfill. You must bring these forms with you on your check-in Day.
You must be invited to an orientation in order to attend
***Important***
Our policy for maintaining volunteer status stands as such: Inactivity for three months (or 90 days) will automatically deactivate your status. You must re-apply to join the program again. This policy applies to both year-round and summer-only volunteers.
Parking: Please note that we are unable to provide free parking for student volunteers.
HOLIDAY CLOSURES FOR 2013:The Volunteer Services Office will be closed during the following upcoming holidays:
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Monday, January 21 |
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Martin Luther King |
| Monday, February 18 | Presidents' Day | |
| Friday, March 29 | Cesar Chavez | |
| Monday, May 27 | Memorial Day | |
| Thursday, July 4 | Independence Day | |
| Monday, September 2 | Labor Day | |
| Monday, November 11 | Veteran's Day | |
| November 28-29 | Thanksgiving | |
| December 24-25 | Christmas | |
| December 31-January 1 | New Year's |
