Do you like meeting new people and helping others?

PAMF's Palo Alto Center Volunteer Program is currently seeking dedicated volunteers who can help us put a smile on every patient’s face and add a personal touch to the care patients receive.

About Volunteering

Our volunteers assist with a number of tasks throughout the Palo Alto Center, including:

• greeting patients
  
• staffing general information desks
  
• guiding patients to various locations and departments on the campus
  
• calling cabs
  
• providing wheelchair assistance and transportation
  
• helping patients navigate the parking garages
  
• setting out magazines in waiting areas
  
• generally making patients comfortable through simple kindnesses such as offering a listening ear or a cup of water

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Program Benefits

There are many benefits of volunteering at PAMF's Palo Alto Center, including:

• The satisfaction of helping others by making patients feel comfortable and letting them get through their visits as efficiently as possible
  
• A free lunch at PAMF’s employee cafeteria for every four hours of service
  
• “Get acquainted” luncheons and special events with guest speakers
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  Program Requirements

  Palo Alt Center volunteers work four-hour shifts, Monday through Friday. Shifts are from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 12 to 4 p.m. Most volunteers work once or twice a week, and we ask that interested volunteers make a one-year commitment. Volunteers must be willing to be stationed at various areas throughout the clinic.
  
  In addition, interested volunteers should be:
  

  • 18 years old or older
    
  • willing to undergo a TB screening and brief background check
    
  • able to come in for an interview prior to starting
  
  To schedule an interview or for more information, contact Margo Ritter in Volunteer Services at 650 853-4703 or at ritterm@pamf.org.
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