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Doctor? Nurse? Physician Assistant? EMT? - Join our Disaster Health Team!
Doctor? Nurse? Physician Assistant? EMT? - Join our Disaster Health Team!
Doctor? Nurse? Physician Assistant? EMT? - Join our Disaster Health Team!
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Apply for this role →Disaster Health Services Service Associate is a temporary 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. Responsibilites 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 for position (4 hours total)Time Commitment Local: Multiple 4-, 6- or 12-hour shifts Beyond region: Minimum of 14 days working 8- or 12-hour shifts
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
A current, unencumbered license in at least 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)Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)Minimum 18 years of age Willing and able to volunteer in person in a COVID -19 disaster shelter before, during and/or after a disaster event Availability to sign up for shifts on consecutive days (shifts may be 4, 8 or 12 hours long)Willing to complete 4 hours of virtual self-paced training required for position Training Required (part of onboarding)Disaster Health Services Fundamentals 2 - WBT 1 hour Shelter Fundamentals v 2 (includes Shelter Fundamentals Forms)- WBT 1 hour, 30 minutes or VILT 1 hour 30 min Everyone is Welcome - WBT 45 minutes or VILT 1 hour Congregate Sheltering Activities in COVID-19 Environment - VID 20 minutes Total Training Time: 3 hours 35 minutes or 3 hours 50 minutes Additional Training Requirements for SAs and SV s willing to deploy outside their region Deployment Fundamentals - WBT 30 min Mission Cards - Cardholder Overview - VID 15 min
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