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Bike MS: Dat's How We Roll 2016 - Medical Support Team
ORGANIZATION: National MS Society
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We are excited to have you join us for this extraordinary ride! The Bike MS: Dat's How We Roll is a two-day fundraising event that begins at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana and rides 75 miles north to Percy Quin State Park in McComb, Mississippi. Participants overnight in McComb before heading back to Hammond on Day 2.
There are six rest stops along the way located in quaint, sleepy towns and a Louisiana-style party at the end of each day. We are looking for trained and certified medical professionals to volunteer at our various Rest Stops and our Lunch Stop along the route. The Medical Support Team ensures safety in hazardous situations by providing immediate medical assistance to cyclists and volunteers
Qualifications & Time Commitment:
- Must be a certified medical professional (minimum ECA) with pre-hospital experience. Acceptable certifications and licenses are EMT, EMT-1, EMT-P, LVN, RN, and MD
- May be required to complete a background check or provide copy of current license or certification
- Must be available to volunteer at least one day of the 2-day event with a minimum commitment of 6 hours
- Strong crisis management skills in the event of emergency
Rest and Lunch Stop locations are located:
- Independence High School, 270 Tiger Ave., Independence, LA 70443
- Amite, LA 70422
- Kentwood/Amite Area
- Chesborough Elementary, 68495 Hwy 1054, Kentwood, LA 70444
- East Fork Country Store, 77352 Sanders Rd, Kentwood, LA 70444
- Magnolia, MS 39652
Please register to volunteer if you meet the qualifications and can fulfill the time commitments. We look forward to having you on our team!
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About National MS Society
Location:
1050 N. Post Oak Rd., Suite 240, Houston, TX 77055, US
Mission Statement
Vision The National MS Society's vision is: A World Free of MS. Mission The Society's mission is: We mobilize people and resources to drive research for a cure and to address the challenges of everyone affected by MS.
Description
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society funds more MS research, offers more services to people with MS, provides more professional education programs and advances more MS advocacy efforts than any other MS organization in the world. Through its home office and fifty-state network, the National MS Society provides assistance to over a million people annually in its continuing mission to mobilize people and resources to drive research for a cure and to address the challenges of everyone affected by MS..
The South Central Region, headquartered in Houston, TX is made up of five states: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas, and New Mexico.
Seeking out and engaging volunteers to join the movement is at the very core of our organization.
We engage volunteers at every level. Join an event committee, volunteer at a walk or bike event, advocate at the capitol, volunteer at our office, no matter how you choose to contribute, you are doing something about MS now!
The Society is looking for passionate volunteers with expertise in areas such as: marketing communications, public relations, corporate and donor development, medical, legal, administrative and organizational expertise.
We are always looking for volunteers who want to share their time and talent to help stop MS!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
800 W University AveHammond, LA 70402
DATE POSTED
September 15, 2016
SKILLS
- EMT
- Patient Care
- First Aid / CPR
- Healthcare
- Nursing
- Physician
GOOD FOR
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- 6 hours
- EMT, EMT-1, EMT-P, LVN, RN, or MD