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Welcome and thank you for your interest in volunteering at Overlake. Volunteers are a vital part of the patient and family-centered healthcare experience supporting our mission to provide compassionate care to every life we touch. Each day, our volunteers can be seen throughout the hospital, helping patients, their families and guests.
Volunteering at Overlake offers a unique opportunity rarely found in other healthcare facilities. Volunteers provide support in a variety of settings. They are often the first and last contact for our patients, their families and visitors. Volunteer support includes greeting visitors at our information desks, working with patients in medical units, emergency services, surgery recovery, healing arts and administrative departments.
Interested in Becoming a Volunteer?
Overlake is an equal opportunity employer that strives to match qualified applicants with hospital needs. Volunteers provide service gratuitously without compensation or promise of employment.
Volunteer orientations are held monthly in person at the hospital. Please note that we have a very limited number of volunteer positions available at this time.
Volunteers must meet the following requirements:
- Be 18 years of age or older and have a high school diploma or GED.
- Be able to make a minimum 100-hour commitment, which equals one, four-hour shift per week. Some assignments require a longer commitment.
- Complete an online application.
- Complete a virtual interview, background and reference checks, and a required medical screening before volunteering.
- Meet the qualification(s) of an assignment.
Additional Information:
- There are no weekend and evening volunteer assignments.
- Hours of operation are between the hours of 0800am – 0500pm.
- Applications are open during a certain time period. Please be available to begin volunteering upon hire.
- Volunteer assignment will be based on the applicant’s interest and needs of the hospital.
- Volunteer Service’s does not provide any shadowing opportunities.
Special Volunteer Programs
2025 Teen Summer Volunteer Program
The application opens April 1, 2025. At that time, the application can be found by clicking the Volunteer Opportunities link below.
Applicants must be 16-18 years old and currently enrolled in high school or a high school program. Applicants should be interested in pursuing careers in healthcare.
Teens must be able to commit to a 6-week varied schedule from June 26-August 8.
We ask that applicants can commit to the full program length without interruption.
Teens are assigned two weekday shifts at that start of the program, either 8 a.m.– noon or noon – 4 p.m. Teens can earn a total of 40–45 volunteer hours through full program participation.
Volunteer Benefits
- Annual volunteer recognition celebration.
- Free meal and beverage on day of shift.
- Free parking 24/7.
- Free medical screening and annual flu shot.
- Annual holiday celebration.
- Reference for employment or service hours (at discretion of department).
- Reference for college application and service hours.