Sharp Grossmont Hospital
Volunteer Opportunities at Sharp Grossmont Hospital
Your gift of time can change a life.
Our wide range of volunteer opportunities allows you to choose how you can make the greatest impact. Here are a few possibilities:
- Assisting staff on patient floors and intensive care units
- Greeting and escorting patients and visitors
- Grossmont Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary's gift shop and the Thrift Korral — a thrift shop and boutique in La Mesa
- Helping raise funds to support hospital programs
- On-campus shuttle for patients, visitors and employees
- Providing music in the physical rehabilitation unit
- Running errands for hospital departments
- Visiting patients as "TLC volunteers" or with our Mended Hearts, pet therapy and clown therapy programs
Expand your own horizons.
In addition to helping others, meeting new people and making a significant impact in your community, the benefits of volunteering with us include:
- Career exploration and scholarship opportunities for high school students
- Discounts at Sharp hospital pharmacies
- Leadership-building opportunities
- Use of campus medical libraries
Review volunteer requirements
To maintain the quality of our program, there are a few requirements you must meet to become a volunteer.
- Commit to at least one shift per week or two per month for a year (physical therapy and occupational therapy students excluded)
- Complete an annual TB test
- Dedicate a minimum of one year of volunteer service
- Participate in ongoing training
- Purchase a uniform shirt for a nominal cost
Additional requirements for college students:
- Must be at least 18 years old and attending college
- Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and submit an application essay (instructions provided in application)
Additional requirements for high school students:
- Must be at least 14 years old and in high school*
- Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and complete written recommendation form (included in application) from school counselor
*Because of the 1-year commitment, we only accept applications from students in grades 9 through 11. If you are a high school senior, you are welcome to apply to our college or adult program once you have graduated high school.
Become a volunteer today
We're thankful for your interest in the Sharp Grossmont Hospital volunteer team. To get started, download the appropriate form below:
- Adult volunteer application (PDF)
- College student volunteer application (PDF)
- Junior volunteer application (PDF)
Fill out the application on screen, print it, sign it and send it to this address:
Volunteer Services
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
PO Box 158
La Mesa, CA 91944
Become an adult or college student volunteer:
- Submit your application
- Attend an orientation
- During orientation, schedule a 30-minute personal interview with the volunteer services staff to discuss placement options
- Complete a TB test and health screening at Sharp Grossmont's Employee and Occupational Health Department
- Attend a new volunteer general training
- Receive training in your volunteer position
Become a junior volunteer:
- Submit your application
- Attend a 30-minute interview to discuss placement options
- Attend a two-hour orientation with a parent or guardian
- Complete a TB test and health screening at Sharp Grossmont's Employee Occupational Health Department
- Attend a two-and-a-half hour new volunteer general training
- Receive training in your volunteer position
About the Grossmont Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary
Grossmont Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary's mission is to promote and advance the welfare of Sharp Grossmont Hospital through fundraising, community outreach and support of the in-service volunteer program. All volunteers are members of the auxiliary.
Since its founding in 1952, the auxiliary has donated more than $3 million in support of various projects — including the Emergency and Critical Care Tower, all three Sharp HospiceCare homes, the East Tower family lounges and the Burr Heart & Vascular Center.
The Grossmont Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary also supports the Thrift Korral Resale Boutique and the Sharp Grossmont Hospital Gift Shop.
Learn more.
If you have questions, please send us an email or call our volunteer office at 619-740-4059. For specific information about junior volunteers (age 14 and up), call 619-740-4175.
Sharp Grossmont Hospital Volunteer Services
Junior Volunteers: 619-740-4175
La Mesa, CA 91942
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