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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 MD and DO 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:
  1. See uninsured patients, make assessment and follow up order procedures.
  2. Make a treatment plan
  3. Supervise 3rd and 4th year OHSU medical students, and 1st Year OHSU PA students
  4. Document in patients charts (Sign off on all Student and Resident Charting)
  5. Prescribe medication
  6. Order CLIA waived lab tests
  7. Work with clinic coordinator to coordinate patient referrals and follow-up care
  8. Work within scope of licensure
Qualifications Sought:
Active Oregon MD/DO license in good standing
Flexibilty
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

33 NW Broadway, Portland, Oregon, 97209, United States
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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