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Volunteer opportunity

Volunteer opportunity posted by: The Wallace Medical Concern

Posted on: June 14, 2013

Volunteer Opportunity description

WMC provides basic medical care, and a sophisticated gateway to specialty services through referrals and partnership with the communities' largest medical institutions.
We are looking for N.P.s to provide patient vistits for WMC Urgent Care Clinic. At each clinic, you will work with a team of volunteers who happily contribute a variety of skills: interpretation, reception, nursing, medical assisting, referrals, data entry, and those who even prepare meals to energize volunteers before evening clinics.
Scope of Responsibilities:
Interview and examine patients
Make treatment plan
Prescribe medication as needed
Work with physicians to dispense medication
Coordinate with clinic coordinator to arrange patient referrals and follow-up as needed.
Document in patients charts
Work within scope of licensure
Qualifications Sought:
Active OR Nurse Practitioner license that is in good standing
Flexibility
Reliability
Good sense of humor
Sensitivity towards people of other cultural and socio-economic groups
Desire to help the uninsured


Volunteer Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, 7-10 pm

How to apply

You will be covered for medical malpractice by special arrangement with Multnomah County. When you become a WMC volunteer, you will be considered a volunteer of Multnomah County assigned to the Wallace Medical Concern. As a Multnomah County volunteer, you will be considered an agent of the County while performing your volunteer duties with the clinic and, as such, you will be covered by the County for professional liability.

To get an application please contact volunteer@wallacemedical.org.

Location

124 NE 181st Ave., Portland, Oregon, 97230, United States

Time Commitment

Duration
3 months or longer
Time commitment
Occasional (weekly or monthly)
Times of day
Evenings
Days of week
Weekdays
Schedule
Fixed schedule

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