Volunteer opportunities

Kaiser Permanente Washington offers a variety of volunteer opportunities for people like you who are ready and willing to lend a helping hand. Opportunities are in the Seattle/greater Puget Sound area.

Please note: We are not accepting applications for new volunteers at this time. We expect to reopen the application process around mid-December to January. You can still email us with your interest, and we will keep your information on file. We will contact you when we begin taking applications again. Thank you for your interest in Kaiser Permanente!

Kaiser Permanente Medical Offices

• Staff the information desk: give directions, transport patients, run errands throughout the facility, and maintain cleanliness. Volunteers must be physically able to push patients in wheelchairs or push a small supply cart on level surfaces.
  
• Greet patients and guests and help them navigate the medical center.
  
• Assist in specialty departments (Bellevue and Capitol Hill Specialty campuses only).

We accept volunteers ages 16 and older (under 18 requires parental consent). Volunteers are considered active when volunteering at least 2 shifts per month, and must be re-onboarded after 90 days of inactivity. Influenza vaccinations are required.

Most of our volunteer roles require weekday, daytime availability. Limited evening and weekend roles are available at some locations—primarily Capitol Hill—after completing weekday training shifts.

Volunteer opportunities are available at the following clinics and is subject to change:

• Bellevue Specialty Center
• Capitol Hill Specialty Center
• Everett Medical Offices     
• Northshore Medical Offices
• Lynnwood Medical Offices

For more information or to request an application, contact:

Volunteer Services, Kaiser Permanente Washington
VolunteersKPWA@kp.org
206-326-2225

Hospice

Hospice care volunteers offer empathetic, nonjudgmental support and services to hospice patients and their caregivers. We carefully screen and train our hospice volunteers, who perform duties that supplement but do not substitute for professional services.

You must be 18 years or older and may provide support in patient's homes or in residential facilities. You may offer any of these services:

• Staying with a patient so the caregiver can rest or take a break
• Visiting with patients, reading aloud or other activities
• Offering compassionate presence at the bedside of a dying patient
• Providing friendly and supportive conversation virtually
• Writing cards or letters for social support
• Running errands and grocery shopping
• Sewing walker bags, fidget quilts, or other craft items to promote comfort
• Performing administrative tasks such as mailing or filing to support the hospice program
• Assisting with legacy projects

To learn more:

Email: kpwa.hospicevolunteers@kp.org
Phone: 1-800-393-0890 (Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

Resource line

Resource line volunteers help ensure that members have access to printed health information and other materials when they need it. Volunteers in this role fulfill requests from providers to mail materials to members.   

• This non–patient facing role is located in a quiet office at our Capitol Hill Campus in Seattle.
  
• Office hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Shifts are flexible.
  
• Good typing skills and the ability to stand, sit, and reach are required.
  

For more information, email kpwa.resource-l@kp.org or leave a message at 206-326-2800 (toll-free 1-800-992-2279).

Advisory committees 

Volunteer opportunities are available for members interested in serving on:

• Gender Health Patient Advisory Panel 
• Consumer Advisory Committee

Volunteers provide feedback to Kaiser Permanente leaders on ways to improve the patient experience and patient care. Committees meet 4 to 6 times per year and meeting times vary according to the group. All meetings are held virtually by either Microsoft Teams or Zoom. 

To learn more or to request an application:
Email: memberparticipation@kp.org