Palomar Health Volunteer Service
Palomar Health has more than 40 volunteer opportunities at five facilities, including Palomar Medical Center Escondido, Palomar Medical Center Downtown Escondido, Palomar Medical Center Poway, San Marcos Ambulatory Care Center and Poway Outpatient Pavilion.
There are currently 400 volunteers who provided more than 1,500,000 service hours.
The most requested volunteer positions include:
• Surgical waiting room
• Birth center
• Shuttle driver
• Lobby ambassador
• Emergency department
• Family waiting room
• Chaplains
• Activities volunteer in the skilled nursing facility
• Lobby desk
• Musical therapy program
• Gift shop
• Art therapy
• Pianists, musicians
• Palomar Paws/therapy dogs
• Outpatient rehab
• Knitting, sewing, crocheting
• Surgery preparation