Volunteers

Emergency volunteers must be 18 years and older. Responsibilities include:

• Rounds on patients and visitors every 15 to 20 minutes
• Provide chairs for visitors
• Relays patient and family questions to the nurse in charge of the patient
• Offers water and coffee to visitors. Offers water and coffee to patients only with permission of the nurse
• Assist the staff in performing indirect and direct patient care job duties
• Sterilizes gurneys and changes linens on gurneys
• Stocks linens and supplies as directed
• Stocks blankets in the blanket warmer
• Other duties assigned by staff

The hospital greeter program is a vital, customer service-focused role that embodies professionalism, compassion, and genuine care with every interaction. Positioned at the main entrance information desk, greeters are the welcoming face of our hospital, ensuring that patients and visitors have a positive first impression upon arrival.

Volunteers in this role assist with wayfinding, escort visitors to their destinations, support security, deliver flowers to patients, and provide helpful information to guests. This position requires strong interpersonal skills, a high level of accountability, and a commitment to creating a warm and supportive environment for patients, families, and staff. Hospital greeters must be 18 years or older.

If you have a desire to support geriatric and disabled persons, volunteering at one of our senior care facilities is a fulfilling and enriching role. You’ll assist our staff with a variety of fun activities, services and outings for our patients, and residents. Senior living volunteers must be 15 years or older, and may volunteer at the following locations:

• The Fountains Skilled Nursing
• The Courtyard Assisted Living
• The Gardens Dementia & Special Care

If you’re an animal lover, here’s a great opportunity for you. Volunteers in this role accompany therapy pets and their handlers to approved areas of the hospital, bringing comfort, and joy to patients, visitors, and staff. Pet Therapy Program volunteers must be 18 years or older.

The Rideout Cancer Center, in affiliation with UC Davis Health System, provides comprehensive cancer care and support services. Volunteers play a vital role by assisting social workers and nurse educators with support groups, educational classes, clerical tasks, and special events.

We also welcome cancer survivors to volunteer as Peer Navigators—a unique opportunity for those who have been cancer-free for at least two years to support newly diagnosed patients. Peer Navigators are thoughtfully matched with patients of similar age, gender, and diagnosis, offering guidance, companionship, and encouragement through phone calls, treatment visits, or even attending doctor appointments upon request of a patient. Cancer Center volunteers must be 18 years or older.

With our unique focus on physical, emotional and spiritual healing, the spiritual care volunteer program is designed to provide volunteers with introductory skills in ministry. Under the direct supervision of Francisco Cross, our Director of Mission and Spiritual Care, volunteers will visit patients and family members to provide emotional and spiritual support to those suffering through an illness or injury.

Through the work that our volunteers do and the comfort they bring - our volunteers truly embody our mission of "living God's love," while demonstrating our values, integrity, compassion, respect and excellence.

Applicants will be required to complete spiritual care volunteer training. Please connect with Francisco at CrossFJ@ah.org if you have a suggestion about someone wonderful who may want to volunteer.

To be contacted about volunteering, please complete our Volunteer Information Form.

Or you may call 530-751-4280 for a form to be mailed to you or picked up by you. Then scan and email your completed form to ramirec04@ah.org. Alternatively, you may mail your completed form to:

Carol Ramirez
618 5th Street
Marysville, CA 95901

Once we review your form, we will contact you about any opportunities that may match your interests. If you wish to volunteer for any roles, you must then:

• Complete an interview
• Agree to a reference and background check
• Have a tuberculosis and immunization screening
• Have a flu vaccine, offered free in October each year
• Attend our orientation sessions and receive an ID badge

Throughout the process, you will be greeted by our volunteer team leaders, who are always happy to welcome new volunteers to the team, help you get started, and answer any questions you may have.