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As a hospital volunteer, you can help make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families.
Thank you for your interest in becoming a volunteer at Keck Medical Center of USC, which includes Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital. Each year, over 600 compassionate individuals from our Los Angeles community volunteer over 100,000 hours of service in different areas of our hospitals and outpatient clinics.
Volunteers are placed in non-clinical settings and help to provide care and compassion, one of the most important aspects of health care, to our patients and their families. Volunteers help create an atmosphere of friendliness for our patients by helping in areas such as hospital admitting or in specific departments such as neurology, physical therapy and more. In addition, volunteers help support professional staff by allowing clinicians more time to care for patients.
If you are looking for an opportunity to expand your skills and give back to your community, we invite you to become a Keck Medical Center volunteer. Your commitment can make a difference in the lives that are entrusted to us every day.
At Keck Medical Center, we have volunteer opportunities available for both adults and teenagers at:
Note: High school students (ages 16-17) can volunteer at either Keck Hospital or USC Norris Cancer Hospital through our Summer Youth Volunteer Program.
Keck Hospital welcomes community members who are 18 years of age and older with the opportunity to help improve the hospital experience for patients, their families, caregivers and the hospital staff.
What You Can Do: You can volunteer in many areas, including concierge, admitting, clinics, and department specialties like neurology, cardiology, orthopedics, hematology, oncology, physical therapy, occupational therapy and more.
Schedule: Keck Hospital requires all volunteers to complete 40 hours of administrative and outpatient service to familiarize you with our hospital (Level I Opportunities). Once volunteers satisfy our 40-hour requirement, they can assist in our department specialty units (Level II Opportunities).
We currently offer opportunities for Level I Volunteers Monday-Friday in one of the following 4-hour blocks:
Opportunities for weekend shifts are offered to Level II Volunteers only and are based upon availability and within the same 4-hour time block as Level I Volunteers.
Apply Now: If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at Keck Hospital, please click here to apply.
USC Norris Cancer Hospital welcomes community members who are 18 years of age and older with the opportunity to help improve the hospital experience for patients, their families, caregivers and staff.
What You Can Do: You can volunteer in various departments of our medical system, including clinics, the Admitting Department, the Image Enhancement Center, the Day Hospital, the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, the art cart and more.
Schedule: Availability of these opportunities is based on the current needs of the hospital and the volunteer’s suitability and experience. Volunteers must work at least 4 hours per week. Evening and weekend hours have limited availability.
Apply Now: If you are interested in volunteering at USC Norris Cancer Hospital, please click here to apply.
The Summer Youth Volunteer Program welcomes high school students between the ages of 16 and 17 to gain hands-on experience volunteering at either Keck Hospital or USC Norris Cancer Hospital.
What You Can Do: You can volunteer in many areas, including concierge, admitting, clinics and department specialties, like neurology, cardiology, orthopedics, hematology, oncology, physical therapy, occupational therapy and more.
Apply Now: If you are interested in becoming a Summer Youth Volunteer, please click here to apply.
Email: volunteer@med.usc.edu
Phone number: (323) 442-8436
To volunteer at Keck Hospital of USC or USC Norris Cancer Hospital, you must:
In addition, you must commit to:
To volunteer with our Summer Youth Program, you must:
Thank you for your interest in becoming a volunteer at Keck Medical Center of USC. Please follow the steps below to apply for the volunteer program you are interested in.
For adults who want to volunteer, we will be accepting new applications during the application periods listed below or until capacity has been reached for the corresponding period. Orientations are held virtually on the Tuesday of the corresponding orientation sessions below from 3 to 5 p.m.
If you are interested in volunteering at USC Norris Cancer Hospital, please click here to apply.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at Keck Hospital, please click here to apply.
For the Summer Youth Volunteer Program, new applications will be accepted during the application period below, or until capacity has been reached for the summer. Date and time for orientation will be provided to accepted volunteers.
If you are interested in becoming a Summer Youth Volunteer, please click here to apply.
Applicants must be 18 years of age or older to volunteer.
If you are 16-17 and currently enrolled in high school, please explore our Summer Youth Volunteer Program.
Unfortunately, we will not be able to accept your application, as our policy states all volunteers must be 16 years or older at the time they apply. However, we encourage you to apply next year.
For adults: Adult volunteers must make at least a 6-month commitment a minimum of 100 hours of service. Volunteers must commit to at least one 4-hour shift per week.
For teens: Youth Volunteers must complete at least 8 hours per week over the 8-week summer program.
If you are looking to receive a letter of recommendation, those are available to volunteers who complete 1 year of service and 200 hours of total service.
We welcome volunteers to sign up for additional shifts. However, the 6-month commitment is still required from all volunteers in our program.
No, shadowing is permitted through this volunteer program. If you are caught shadowing a doctor or nurse, you will be immediately removed from our volunteer program.
If you foresee that you will need to take time off from volunteer work for longer than 4 weeks, you must contact us and sign a “Volunteer Leave of Absence” form.
No, attending our virtual orientation is a mandatory requirement. Please refer to our orientation schedule on the main volunteer page.
To volunteer at Keck Medical Center, we require the following:
We do our best to accommodate current volunteers with schedule changes. Availability is based on a first come, first served basis. We recommend that you email our Volunteer Office with any changes to your schedule as soon as you know them.
No, we require all volunteers to complete Level I assignments prior to moving to Level II assignments.
Yes! If you have completed your 1-year commitment and 200 hours, we welcome you to continue volunteering with us.
Yes, if you decide to stop volunteering, please send an email to our volunteer email. We also require you to turn over your badge to us.
