Volunteer Opportunities

Become a Volunteer

Pagosa Springs Medical Center (PSMC) is dedicated to providing quality, compassionate healthcare and wellness to the Pagosa Springs community and surrounding region. Volunteers add a personal dimension to patient and family hospital visits, while assisting PSMC staff with essential tasks.

Volunteer roles include:

    • Greet and direct visitors and patients upon arrival. 
    • Provide visitors and patients with general information.
    • Escort patients and visitors to the appropriate location within the medical center.
    • Perform clerical duties.

PSMC's Dog Therapy Program

Patients and employees alike delight in PSMC’s Dog Therapy team visits.  Therapy dog teams consisting of a dog and its human are certified by either Therapy Dog International or the Alliance of Therapy Dogs and have completed the PSMC volunteer onboarding process. Benefits from a dog visit may include lower blood pressure, less stress, distraction from pain and an increased sense of well-being. Although most patients enjoy a visit, those who wish to pass may opt out.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much time do I have to commit?

Volunteers are asked to work for 25 or more hours of service per year.

What do volunteers wear?

Volunteers are required to wear business casual clothing and comfortable shoes.

Does it cost anything to volunteer?

Your valuable time. PSMC and the community appreciates your dedication.

Contact Information:

Are you ready to make a difference in the lives of our patients and staff? Please complete our volunteer application today, and return to our Human Resources department. PSMC volunteer training includes a background check, an employee health screening, and training in HIPAA and other medical center processes.

For more information, call the PSMC Volunteer Coordinator at 970-507-3811.

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PSMC Remains Open and Serving Our Community During Historic Flooding

Like so many throughout the greater Pagosa Springs community, Pagosa Springs Medical Center (PSMC) and our staff have been impacted by the severe flooding.

Some of our hospital and ambulance/EMS staff have been unable to report to work because flooding and road closures have prevented travel from Bayfield, Ignacio, Arboles, Durango, and communities on the other side of Wolf Creek Pass. In addition, limited air transportation and challenging road conditions have prevented some patients from being transferred to larger hospitals, requiring PSMC to continue providing their care locally.

Despite these extraordinary challenges, PSMC remains open and continues to provide hospital and ambulance services to our community. Our dedicated and skilled staff are working tirelessly to ensure continuity of patient care. PSMC ambulances also remain staffed and ready to respond to emergencies throughout our 1,800-square-mile service area, subject to road access and safety conditions.

We are deeply grateful to the Archuleta County Emergency Management team and all the first responders, public employees, and community members working to address this unprecedented flooding. We appreciate the emergency declarations and the efforts of the Town, County, and State to secure additional resources, including assistance from the National Guard. We also appreciate the support of regional hospitals in Durango and Cortez for their offers of help.

A special thank you to Sheriff Mike LeRoux for his leadership and support in helping PSMC maintain continuity of our hospital and ambulance services during this challenging time.

To our PSMC staff who continue to serve our patients under difficult circumstances, thank you. Your dedication to our community is extraordinary.

We are proud to serve this community, especially when our neighbors need us most.

We will get through this together.

Rhonda P. Webb, M.D., PSMC CEO and CMO