Become an American Red Cross Volunteer Medical Screener!

Discover how you can make a difference in someone’s life when you turn your compassion into action. Volunteer as a Volunteer Medical Screener and become a member of a lifesaving team supporting blood collections in your community.

Volunteer Medical Screener - La Crosse County

Medical Screener volunteers join the blood collections staff to ensure timely processing of donors at blood drives. Medical Screeners collect and confirm donor demographics and health histories, determine procedure eligibility, and conduct physical exams (oral temperature, pulse, blood pressure). This position provides you with the opportunity to validate your training and skills at a nationally recognized organization while providing service to your community.

Responsibilities:

• Screen and examine blood donor candidates to approve or defer for health concerns.
• Collection and confirm donor demographics, determine procedure eligibility.
• Conduct physical exam to include oral temperature, pulse, BP and hematocrit according to procedure.
• Facilitate and evaluate self-administered health history.
• Comply with applicable Federal, state, and local regulations as well as all American Red Cross policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Time Commitment: minimum of two shifts per month after training commitment.

Training: Orientation to the Red Cross, virtual, classroom and on the job instruction. All training provided free of charge.

Training will be 40 hours per week for 4 consecutive weeks through a combination of both virtual and in-person training. Please ensure your schedule can accommodate 4 consecutive weeks of training.

Qualifications: No medical background necessary.

• Willingness to support Red Cross mission.
• Customer service experience, effective verbal communication and public relations skills are required.
• Must be able to follow Standard Operating Procedure instructions and training.
• Computer skills required.
• High School diploma or equivalent.

To apply, please visit: www.redcross.org/volunteer Questions? Contact Alaina at alaina.riedel@redcross.org.

Watch our video to learn more: Volunteer as a Volunteer Medical Screener