Disaster Health Services Service Associate is a temporary volunteer position assigned to work in person before, during and / or after a disaster event this hurricane / wildfire season. Volunteers in this role provide assistance and healthcare to shelter residents as needed.
Responsibilities :
- Provide hands on care for shelter clients to include but not limited to assistance with activities of daily living, wound care, incontinence care, assistance with functional needs.
- Provide health education, health assessments and determination if a higher level of care is needed.
- Assist clients to replace medications, durable medical equipment or consumable medical supplies.
- Advocate for client needs with Disaster Health Services supervisor.
- Support maternal and child needs as necessary.
- Complete required virtual self-paced training required for the position (~4 hours).
Requirements :
Current, unencumbered license in one of the following professions : Registered Nurse (RN), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Paramedic, Medical Doctor (MD), Doctor of Osteopathy (DO), Physician Assistant (PA), Nurse Practitioner (NP), and / or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)Minimum 18 years of ageWilling and able to volunteer in person in a COVID -19 disaster shelter before, during and / or after a disaster eventAvailability to sign up for shifts on consecutive days (shifts may be 4, 8 or 12 hours long)Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the American Red Cross!