Adult Volunteer Opportunities in the Kansas City Area

Volunteers at our many locations in the Kansas City area make a difference in the lives of our patients. As a valued member of our team, you’ll work alongside highly trained healthcare professionals. We’ll match your skills and interests with the needs of the health system location where you’d like to volunteer.

Volunteer roles may include clerical duties, pastoral care, escorting visitors, making deliveries to patients, supporting oncology patients and more.

Volunteer roles include:

• Clerical volunteers answer phones, use computers, file records and more.
• Pastoral care volunteers visit patients and support their spiritual needs.
• PathFinder volunteers escort visitors and deliver mail and packages to patients.
• Patient liaisons assist patients and staff within care areas.

The University of Kansas Health System

4000 Cambridge St., Kansas City, KS 66160

Most volunteers provide assistance on our campus at 39th Avenue and Rainbow Boulevard. Specific locations include:

• Bell Hospital Tower
• Cambridge Tower A
• Center for Advanced Heart Care
• Emergency Department
• Marc A. Asher, MD, Comprehensive Spine Center
• Medical Pavilion
• Radiation Oncology and Proton Therapy Center

Additional volunteer locations in the Kansas City area include:

• Marillac Campus
  8000 W. 127th St., Overland Park, KS, 66213
• The University of Kansas Cancer Center
  These community locations provide our patients with access to advanced and comprehensive cancer care close to home. Oncology volunteers perform a variety of support functions for our cancer center locations. Blood and marrow transplant and CAR T-cell therapy survivors serve in mentorship roles for patients beginning these journeys.
• Lee's Summit
  4881 NE Goodview Circle, Lee’s Summit, MO 64064
  Located at the end of NE Goodview Circle south of NE Lakewood Way.
• Kansas City, Missouri
  8700 N. Green Hills Road, Kansas City, MO 64154
  Located southeast of I-29 and MO-152 on N. Green Hills Road with the building entrance on the first right.
• Overland Park
  12200 W. 110th St., Overland Park, KS 66210
  Located southwest of I-435 and Quivira Road at the end of 110th Street on the right.
• Westwood
  2650 Shawnee Mission Pkwy., Westwood, KS 66205
  Located at Shawnee Mission Parkway and Belinder Road, this location includes our award-winning cancer care facility and our appearance center for cancer survivors.
• Strawberry Hill Campus
  901 N. 5th St., Kansas City, KS 66101
• Indian Creek Campus
  10710 Nall Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66211

To show our appreciation for volunteering your time and talents, you'll receive:

• Free parking
• A complimentary meal or refreshment voucher upon completion of volunteer shifts at locations that feature a café or Roasterie
• Branded health system shirt to wear during your volunteer shift
• Volunteer appreciation luncheon

Volunteers often find the greatest rewards are the people they meet and the friendships they forge.

To become a volunteer, we require:

• A completed volunteer application
• Blood test to check for TB and immunity against childhood diseases
• Flu shot
• Orientation and training
• Personal interview

Please know we value the opportunity to count you as our teammate. We appreciate volunteers who seek to join our community and give of their time on an ongoing basis.

For more information about volunteering in the Kansas City area, call Volunteer Services at 913-588-6560.