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4 people are interested
Use Your Healthcare License to Help Older Adults Prevent Falls!
ORGANIZATION: Partners in Care Foundation
Please visit the new page to apply.
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4 people are interested
As a licensed healthcare professional you are in a unique position to connect older adults with vital information about preventing falls!
Partners in Care Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of older adults in Los Angeles County through direct services. Our Health Self-Management Services Department is dedicated to improving health outcomes for older adults by providing free evidence-based programs to low-income seniors in their own communities.
By volunteering as a "Guest Healthcare Professional" you will provide a link to the medical community for older adults enrolled in our falls prevention program, A Matter of Balance. Guest Healthcare Professionals interact directly with workshop participants to respond to questions and provide a demonstration about falls (we’ll even provide you with a guide!).
Abilities and Requirements:
- Comfort presenting for groups
- Access to reliable transportation
- Availability or flexibility 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM on weekdays
- Commitment to visiting at least three workshops (at 1 hour per visit)
- Education Degree or advanced study in Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Nursing, Medicine, or Exercise Physiology
Benefits
Orientation and per diem provided.
Locations
Workshops take place throughout LA County, and we’ll match you with those opportunities within or close to your community. Locations in Antelope Valley include Palmdale and Lancaster.
How to Apply
Visit our website for more information: www.picf.org/volunteer or contact Allison Goforth at EBPrograms@picf.org / 818-837-3775 ext. 136
More opportunities with Partners in Care Foundation
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Partners in Care Foundation
Location:
732 Mott Street, Suite 150, San Fernando, CA 91340, US
Mission Statement
Our mission is to shape the evolving health system by developing and spreading high value models of community-based care and self management. The Health Self-Management Services Department works to design and implement new models of evidence-based care that address the key social determinants of health.
Description
We are seeking committed volunteers to serve as Health Self-Management Leaders in LA County. Volunteers facilitate one or more evidence-based programs designed to improve the lives of older adults such as Healthier Living, A Matter of Balance, and the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program. Volunteers are asked to commit a few hours per week during weekdays and to facilitate at least three programs per year, and are provided with leader training and skill development.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Various LocationsLancaster, CA 93534
DATE POSTED
August 13, 2018
SKILLS
- Physical Therapy
- Healthcare
- Nursing
- Occupational Therapy
- Physician
- Physician Assistant
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- A few hours, occasionally