Student Volunteer Program

You are the soul of the medical center

Providing talented and compassionate service to CPMC patients, families and staff

High school student volunteers provide a wonderful service to CPMC patients and staff. We are grateful to each of you for your generosity and desire to help. Please note that attendance at the orientation does not guarantee volunteer placement.

Priority is given to students meeting the following criteria:

• Returning CPMC volunteers.
• Ability to commit and fulfill a minimum of 100 hours of service, usually 2-3 hours a week. The 100 hours does not include the orientation and transport training.
• Students willing to volunteer at any campus location where there is a need.
• Priority is given to students who complete their health screening through their own physicians or school clinics, or have immunizations records that are up to date (see below).

Student volunteer requirements:

• You are age 14 or over. You have obtained parental consent if you are under age 18.
• You must pass a Health Screening that consists of:
1. A negative Tuberculosis test called a PPD. We require 2 TB tests administered within the last year, the most recent test taken within 3 months of starting. If you test positive for TB, the results of a negative chest x-ray taken within the last 3 months is needed.
2. Immunity to Measles, Mumps, Rubella (German measles), called an MMR.
3. Immunity to Chicken Pox
4. If working in a patient care area, you must have an annual flu vaccine between October and March, or wear a mask.
5. We strongly encourage volunteers to have a Pertussis vaccine (whooping cough).
6. Most students have immunization records from school that will need to be reviewed by our Occupational Health Department. If you do not have immunization records, you can go to a public health clinic, your student health clinic or your personal doctor to have a blood test taken to check for immunity to MMR and a TB skin test called the PPD.
7. Under certain circumstances some volunteers might be eligible to be tested at the hospital’s occupational health clinic. Please discuss this at the time of your interview. Priority in placement is given to volunteers who have completed their immunizations through their own doctors or clinics.