Turn your compassion into action. Healthcare Volunteers Needed.

Red Cross volunteers use their professional skills to help meet immediate needs and refer clients for ongoing, specialized care. Each volunteer shift you take is another opportunity to help people in their hour of greatest need. Join the Red Cross Disaster Health Services team in your community today!

Disaster Client Health Services Volunteer

Support those affected by disasters through providing professional health services to disaster clients and disaster responders at disaster shelters, service delivery sites, relief operations headquarters, and over the phone. Services range from on-site assessments to assistance with medication replacements and follow up for disaster client recovery.

Responsibilities :

• Provision of disaster health services to individual clients, including client assessment, provision of hands-on care per scope of license for RN and LPN / LVN or provide care as delegated by RN and LPN / LVN, assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), coordination of personal assistance services, education, assistance to replace medications, durable medical equipment (DME) or consumable medical supplies (CMS).
• Collaborate with other functions in providing services at service delivery sites, including outreach activities, emergency aid station activities, integrated care condolence activities.
• Facilitate long-term recovery for clients by providing disaster health services support, support during the casework and recovery planning process, and referrals to higher level of care.
• Provide staff health support as necessary.
• Assist the local region or territory in developing partnerships with local healthcare organizations.

Qualifications :

To apply : Please visit www.redcross.org / volunteer

Questions? Contact Alaina at alaina.riedel@redcross.org.

Watch our video to learn more : Health Professional Volunteers Needed