Nonprofit
Published 4 days ago
Disaster Health Services Volunteer
On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Minneapolis, MN
Details
Time Commitment:
Flexible
Commitment Details:
Flexible long-term or short-term positions.
Recurrence:
One time only
Cause Areas:
Children & Youth, Crime & Safety, Disaster Relief, Education, Health & Medicine
Benefits:
Training Provided
Participation Requirements:
Background Check, Attend Orientation
Age Requirement:
18+
Other Requirements:
Hold one of the fololowing: LVN, EMT, Paramedic, MD, DO, PA, NP, APRN
Wheelchair Accessible
Description
This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services department. Disaster Health Services (DHS) Service Associate (SA) 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.
Key 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 and instructor-led training required for the position.
- Complete required virtual self-paced and instructor-led training required for the position (9 hours total).
Location
On-site
Minneapolis, MN, USA
