Support Your Local Veterans: Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service Member

Support your local veterans at the Reno VA Hospital as a Red Cross volunteer! Lend a hand to patients. Serve as a greeter, work in a clinic, or assist with the numerous needs of the ill and injured and their families.

Through offices worldwide, the American Red Cross provides a continuum of care throughout a service member’s career and after their military service ends. The American Red Cross serves the military community and military medical facilities around the world including military and VA hospitals, VA outpatient clinics, military community health care clinics, Veteran Centers, Veteran Community Living Centers, and Veteran State Homes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Willingness to support the mission of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service (VAVS) and the American Red Cross
• Support all veterans by performing assigned job requirements such as: Greeter, patient escort, refreshment cart support, lab runner, clinical administrative volunteer, recreation therapy assistant, information desk worker, patient visitor, MyHealtheVetKiosk guide, pharmacy assistant, hospice/respite care/No Veteran Dies Alone volunteer, special event support, transportation program driver, professional medical volunteer, and many more.

Qualifications:

Desire to help people

• Ability to show initiative, communicate, and work well with others
• Work with diverse populations
• Flexible; easily adapt to surroundings and tasks
• Must be able to achieve a successful VA background/security badging check

Watch our video to learn more: Service to Armed Forces