Disaster Health Services Volunteer Deployment Opportunity - DC

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Purpose

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.

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 (9 hours total).

Time Commitment

· Once trained, and upon request, this would be for a consecutive 9-day deployment.

· This role is for those able and interested in deploying outside of our region to other parts of the country that may need support. The path of a given disaster will determine where Red Cross' precise volunteer needs lie. Accepting this position means that:

o You have the interest and ability to travel outside of our region to help with a major disaster.

o You have 9 consecutive days to do so

o You are comfortable in-person (COVID vaccination required)

o You understand, depending on the disaster, that hardships may apply, such as sleeping in a staff shelter.

Qualifications

Required:

A current, unencumbered license in at least one of the following professions:

o Registered Nurse (RN)

o Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

o Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

o Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)*

o Paramedic*

o Medical Doctor (MD)

o Doctor of Osteopathy (DO)

o Physician Assistant (PA)

o Nurse Practitioner (NP)

o Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)

· Minimum 18 years of age

· Valid Driver’s License (required for Divisional and National Deployments)

· Willing and able to volunteer in person in a disaster shelter before, during and/or after a disaster event

· Available to sign up for shifts on consecutive days (shifts may be 8 or 12 hours long)

· Willing to complete 9 hours of virtual self-paced and instructor-led training required for position

· Ability to read, write, and follow verbal and written instructions in English