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Disaster Health Services

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ORGANIZATION: American Red Cross of West Michigan

  • A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
  • 1 person is interested

Purpose: Disaster Health Services Responders provide disaster health care by meeting the disaster related health needs of clients and providing support to other volunteers. Primary responsibilities:
* Participation in chapter preparedness activities
* Support to the DAT response, shelter operations, emergency aid stations, outreach activities, and casework and recovery planning during a disaster relief operation.
* Disaster Health Services workers with a Registered Nurse (RN) or physician license are responsible for acting as chapter health reviewers and acting as Staff Wellness workers during a disaster relief operation.


Application instructions:
Apply to volunteer with the Red Cross at the following link: http://rdcrss.org/1jwIkp1
Click apply now and create an account in Volunteer Connection. Complete the volunteer orientation modules. Concurrently, you will need to consent to a background check.
When all that's completed, we'll call you for an intake interview, and place you in the need of ours that fits your interests and skills best!

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About American Red Cross of West Michigan

Location:

1050 Fuller Ave Ne, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, US

Mission Statement

The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.​

Description

The Red Cross is the largest non-profit humanitarian organization in the world, seeking to prevent and alleviate human suffering by utilizing the generosity of donors and the passion of our volunteers. This is tangibly achieved through our many lines of service: crisis care and casework for those affected by national disasters and local home fires, reconnecting families across the globe separated by war, famine, disease, or disaster, as well as providing education and coping skills to military service members and their families, training the community in CPR and first aid, providing nearly half of the nation’s blood supply, and partnering with organizations to prepare for disaster through community education and disaster action planning.

CAUSE AREAS

Disaster Relief
Emergency & Safety
Health & Medicine
Disaster Relief, Emergency & Safety, Health & Medicine

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

1050 Fuller Ave NeGrand RapidsGrand Rapids, MI 49503

(42.982292,-85.63946)
 

SKILLS

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+
  • Group

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Orientation or Training

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