Volunteer at Mercy

Patient Support (Students)

Gain meaningful experience while supporting patients and helping our clinics run with care and excellence.

Applications currently closed

Applications for Summer 2027 reopen March 8–21, 2027. We’d love to have you serve!

Apply as an Interpreter

A Mercy volunteer in navy scrubs placing a pulse oximeter on a seated patient's finger

A Mercy volunteer in a black Mercy T-shirt typing on a laptop beside a seated patient whose blood pressure is being taken

What this role involves

Roles include:

Patient Liaison / Medical Assistant
Patient Advocate (Prayer and Social Services)
Scribe / Administrative Support
Dental Assistant
Bilingual Spanish speakers can also apply to serve as Medical Interpreters.

Training

All new Patient Support volunteers participate in a New Volunteer Orientation at the beginning of the semester and receive role-specific training from their Mercy Staff Leader.

Time commitment

We ask Patient Support volunteers to serve 4 hours at minimum per week. Shifts are offered weekday mornings and afternoons, with a once-monthly Tuesday evening shift.

What to wear

Patient Advocates wear a Mercy T-shirt with jeans, khakis, or black pants. All other Patient Support roles wear scrubs.

Mercy dental team members in purple gowns and blue masks treating a patient reclined in a dental chair while a colleague holds a laptop open beside them

Have questions about serving at Mercy?

Our volunteer team would love to help you find the right fit — in this opportunity or another.

volunteer@mercyhealthcenter.net

Email Our Volunteer Team