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to reserve your spot in our orientation class.

Call 303-425-2142

Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation’s compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain loving one another. - Erma Bombeck

Volunteers make our hospitals and communities a little brighter for everyone. If you can spare some time to help others, we have a place for you! Our hospitals welcome new volunteers and work to match each person’s talents and interests to the activities best suited to them.

Volunteers at Lutheran Medical Center

Our volunteers have one thing in common: a dedication to service.

As a volunteer, you will be an extension of our healthcare team, sharing your time and talents throughout our facility. You will make a difference in the lives of our patients and family members. You will become the hands, feet and heart of Lutheran Medical Center.

When you join the Lutheran Volunteer Program, you become a part of one of Colorado's largest and most progressive volunteer networks. Lutheran volunteers are 700 strong and range in age from 15 to 92. And every year, volunteers give over 95,000 hours of service to Lutheran Hospital and other SCL Health sites. Plus through fundraising, they donate more than $200,000 annually to support the hospital.

Contact Us

The Volunteer Office is located at Entrance 3 of the Main Hospital Building.
8300 W. 38th Ave.
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Phone Number: 303-425-2142

Benefits of volunteering

Why volunteer? Let us count the ways:

Make a difference to others, and be blessed yourself.
Meet generous, friendly like-minded people while serving a collective purpose.
Give back to your community through service to others.
Contribute to the SCL Health mission to reveal and foster God’s healing love.
Develop professional skills and gain valuable healthcare experience that can help you when applying for jobs, scholarships and college programs.
Gain a better view of the relationship between the patient, healthcare providers and the community.

Before you volunteer

Before you can put on that volunteer vest and proudly wear that volunteer badge, there are a few steps you’ll need to take, including:

Fill out application online
Conduct a placement interview by calling 303-425-2142
Attend a basic orientation training class.This is held monthly and is 2 ½ hours long.

Due to the in-depth nature of the application, training process, and costs involved, we require a minimum of a six-month commitment. Volunteers are encouraged to commit to a regular and consistent volunteer schedule working a three-hour shift per week.

Our volunteer program does not have short term volunteer opportunities available.

Additionally, you must be at least 15 years old.

Ready to learn more or apply?

Please follow these steps as you begin your journey to becoming a volunteer.

Click on appropriate link at the top of this page to fill in and submit online application form
Call us at 303-425-2142 to sign up for for an interview.
Training will be arranged upon acceptance in the program.

Areas where you can volunteer

You can volunteer in many positions and departments at Lutheran Medical Center.

Experience the many volunteer opportunities at Lutheran Medical Center. Our goal is to match up our volunteers with opportunities that suit them best.

The vast majority of the volunteers at Lutheran Medical Center are providing services within the main hospital complex. The service areas available vary widely. There are positions that involve patient contact for those who wish to help in such a manner. We also have positions where volunteers work directly with staff members. For those who have an interest in retail positions, volunteers staff and operate the Hospital Gift Shop.

Do I need to have certain qualifications if I want to be a volunteer?

We ask that volunteers are able to speak fluent English and comply with our policies and other necessary requirements—such as a background screen, TB test, and orientation.

Volunteers should also possess the following skills:

A desire to help others
Ability to deliver exceptional customer service
Enthusiasm and joy to serve others
Dependability
Able to communicate effectively

How are placement decisions made?

The interview portion of the application process gives us the chance to get to know you, your availability, your interests, and your skills, and then we match these things with our open assignments. Again, we do our best to place you in an exciting and worthwhile position.

Can I change my position placement?

We want you to enjoy volunteering! We hope to find a position you like right from the start. However, if other opportunities arise, your schedule changes, or you want to try something new, changes can be made.

If I am a student, can I volunteer?

As a community hospital without a medical school affiliation, the LMC Volunteer Services Department has long worked to provide a meaningful experience for student volunteers. We accept students as young as 15 years old into the program. These students learn how to work in a rules-oriented environment. They also learn at a very early age to give something of themselves back to the community, hopefully instilling a life-long commitment to helping others.

For those students who are in post-secondary education, Volunteer Services has a program known as Med-Vantage. In addition to a weekly volunteer assignment, students have the opportunity to job-shadow in several areas throughout the hospital. This program is unique to Lutheran Medical Center. The goal is to allow these potential future healthcare workers to get an inside view of the workings in a hospital environment early in their scholastic training.

The MedVantage Program is one of the few opportunities pre-health students have to actually experience a hospital environment. It exposes them to a variety of health care practitioners, gives them an opportunity to serve their community, and helps them clarify their career goals. I have seen students make life-changing career decisions because of this experience. The program also enhances their chances for admission to nursing, Physician Assistant (PA), and medical schools. I had a student recently who is absolutely convinced that he got into a PA program as a direct result of MedVantage. Metro State College is so thankful to Lutheran for offering this opportunity to our students. This is an example of an outstanding partnership between higher education and the medical community.

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