CLINICAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS Children’s Hospital of Orange County/ commitment = 100 hours 455 S. Main Street, Orange, CA 92868 714 532-8889 http://choc.com/ email: [email protected] *CHOC at the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Ana is under this system Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center 17100 Euclid Street, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 Telephone 714 966-7200If you would like to join our team of volunteers, please email Kim Esson, Volunteer Coordinator at [email protected]. Please note that due to the popularity of our volunteer program, the best way to reach Kim is through email. If you would like to join our team of volunteers, please email Kim Esson, Volunteer Coordinator at [email protected]. Please note that due to the popularity of our Must be at least 15 years of age (see below for Jr. Volunteers) Volunteer Requirements:      Submit a completed application. You may pick up an application in the Main Lobby of the hospital. Applications are not online. Complete a Personal Interview Undergo Background Screening Clearance Pass a Medical Health Screening* Attend a Hospital Orientation*  *After you have cleared the Background Screening and Interview process. HOAG Hospital Clinical Care Extender Program/ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS NOW INTERVIEWING THROUGH MARCH 26TH 1 Hoag Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92663 280 hours required/ 1 four hour shift per week Rotate through 3-4 departments Telephone 949 764-5740 Applications every three months http://www.hoag.org/volunteering/clinical-care-extenders A hands-on clinical internship that allows participants to experience direct patient contact. Interns rotate among different clinical and administrative departments in a health care setting while working alongside health care professionals as members of the patient care team. Kaiser Permanente, Irvine 6640 Alton Pkway, Irvine, CA 92618 Volunteer Services/ currently full. Check in 2 months Kathleen Bungy, Director 949 932-2704 Saint Joseph’s Hospital/ commitment = 100 hours 1100 West Stewart Drive, Orange, CA 92868 714 771- 8125 http://www.sjo.org/Ways_to_Give/Volunteer-Services.aspx email: [email protected]  Has La Amistad de Jose Family Center/clinic in Orange  Puente a la Salud Mobile Community Clinic. Medical, dental & vision care Share Ourselves Community Clinic 1550 Superior Ave., Costa Mesa, Ca 92627 Julie Larson, Volunteer Services Director 949 650-0186, extension 227 [email protected] http://www.shareurselves.org/ Holding interviews in the next couple of months. Limited number of openings, great need of Spanish speakers due to patient population. Opportunities for medical, dental and pharmacy and do have a waiting list going. Western Medical Center 1001 N. Tustin Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92705 www.westernmedicalcenter.com/HospitalServices/Volunteer Program 714 943-3451 Becoming a Volunteer: Orientation classes for prospective volunteers are held four times a year. Each session is four hours long and is followed by at least two on-the-job shifts of training by another volunteer. After a volunteer has completed orientation and training satisfactorily, he or she works at least one 4-hour shift every week. University of California, HealthCare (UCI Medical Center) 101 The City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868 Volunteer Program http://www.healthcare.uci.edu/volunteer-services/college.asp Can submit application on line Coordinators: Michelle Sinclair, Barbara Arbor, 714 456-6742 Other Clinics: UCI Family Health Center/downtown Santa Ana & Family Health Center Anaheim Lestonnac Free Clinic 1215 East Chapman Avenue Orange, CA 92866 714 633-4600 Lestonnac Free Clinic 1206 E. 17th Street, Suite 101 Santa Ana, CA 92701 714 616 - 6498 Emergency Medicine SCRIBE Program $10.00 per hour. Different locations. Work alongside MD’s Information and application web site: http://emscribesystems.com/become-EMSS-scribe.html MORE OPPORTUNITIES/ RESOURCES Latino Health Access is a non profit community based organization focused at health promotion, preventative services and educational programs. Located in Santa Ana. *this organization has received outstanding cognition for its exemplary services and educational programs. Web site for information is: www.latinohealth.access.org/ Access OC 25283 Cabot Road, Suite 101 Laguna Hills, CA 92653 www.accessoc.org email at [email protected] 949 457-7710 Access OC addresses the lack of access to specialty care for the uninsured and low-income patients in Orange County. The outpatient surgery program utilizes medical volunteers to provide free out-patient surgeries to local residents in need. Seven Hospitals participate in the network including Hoag Memorial, Kaiser Permanente, Saddleback Memorial Hospital San Clemente, Saddleback Memorial Hospital Laguna Hills, Mission Hospital, St. Joseph Hospital of Orange County, and Saint Jude Medical Center. More than 400 physicians, nurses and other hospital staff volunteer to provide surgeries for low income patients. Undergraduate students have the opportunity to volunteer at Access OC. Volunteer positions are limited due to the high number of applicants. For more information contact the program. Los Angeles County + USC Healthcare Network Impatient Tower Volunteer Office, 1st floor, Room 1K – 311 1200 North State Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033 Tel. 323 409-6945 If you are interested in pursuing a career as a physician, community involvement and gaining valuable experience in a major metropolitan hospital. The LAC-USC Department of Patient & Volunteer Services Program provides patient focused volunteer opportunities. For more information contact the program office at the telephone listed above, or google LAC-USC volunteer for more information. Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times providing year-round, cost-free, sleep-away camp for children with cancer and their families. www.campronaldmcdonald.org 310 268-8488 toll free: 800 625-7292 Camp del Corazon A free of charge summer camp for kids with heart disease www.campdelcorazon.org 818 754-0312 Camp Pavia for Children and Adults with disabilities www.abilityfirst.org 909 338-1102 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH & COMMUNITY OUTREACH/EDUCATION National Institutes of Health. Some of the programs may include community outreach and education in the summer programs for college students. Look at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Cancer Institute and the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities. Web site: www.nih.gov FOR PHARMACY: Recommendations, Seek positions at CV’s, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Join UCI Pre Pharmacy Society, Flying Sams/has pharmacy component—networking to learn about clinical opportunities FOR OPTOMETRY/DENTIST: Recommendations, Look at local practices/contact for possible internships. Also join UCI Pre dental and Pre Optometry student organizations & network to learn about opportunities FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY Sports Medicine Program UCI Coach Pluemer/ 1 year program/recruits in the spring 949 824-2876 [email protected] Companion Hospice Companion Hospice is looking for volunteers. If you are at least 18 years old and are willing to donate 1-4 hours per week to assist one of our very special folks, please contact us. In return for a gift of your time, you will receive training, ongoing support and a wonderful feeling in your heart. http://www.companionhospice.com/ Orange county telephone number 714 560-8177 Email: [email protected] Bio. 199 research at the UCI Medical Center that has a clinical focus/provides patient interaction Review faculty Bio. 199 opportunities in Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry, and others that offer human subject based research The Coalition of Orange County Community Health Centers http://www.coccc.org The Coalition of Orange County Community Health Centers provides services for underserved communities and is composed of 22 licensed community health care organizations with over 65 locations. At web site click on Clinic Directory. Volunteer opportunities will vary greatly, and may not be available at some sites. Updated: 1/15/2013