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1 person is interested
RN, Migrant Outreach Camp (Spanish-English Bilingual)
ORGANIZATION: Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center
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1 person is interested
Are you an English-Spanish Bilingual RN interested in a fulfilling volunteer opportunity in Washington and Yamhill Counties? Join Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center in our healthcare outreach program to help serve farmworker camps and plants nurseries. Our mobile clinic visits these camps and nurseries in order to provide healthcare services and health education to farmworkers and their families.
Shifts have not yet been confirmed for the 2024 season but outreach usually occurs every Tuesday and Thursday from mid-June through August. Camp and Nursery locations vary and shift times usually run from either 7am-2:00 pm or 1:00-8:00 pm, (including travel time.) Volunteers do need to be able to drive to each site.
The following is a list of some of the tasks that RN's might provide at Camp events:
- Discussing elevated A1c results and determining a plan of care (consulting with Provider as needed)
- Discussing elevated BP results and determining a plan of care (consulting with Provider as needed)
- Triaging symptomatic patients (commonly seen issues include: skin rash, joint pain, UTI symptoms, etc.)
- Supporting vaccine administration by triaging any side effects or symptomatic patients after administration
- Being ready to respond to any emergencies and utilizing emergency medication kit as needed in collaboration with Provider
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About Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center
Location:
PO Box 6149, Aloha, OR 97007, US
Mission Statement
The Mission of the Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center is to provide high-quality, comprehensive and culturally appropriate primary healthcare to the communities of Washington and Yamhill Counties with a special emphasis on migrant and seasonal farmworkers and others with barriers to receiving health care.
Description
In 1975 the Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center was established in memory of six year old Virginia Garcia, who accompanied her farmworker parents from Texas to Oregon to pick strawberries. Virginia Garcia developed an infection from a simple foot wound, and because of a lack of culturally appropriate medical services, she died. Stunned by this tragedy, community leaders joined forces in an unprecedented effort to ensure that such a tragedy would never be repeated.
Since our humble beginning in a three-car garage, Virginia Garcia has continued to provide health care to the medically needy of Washington and Yamhill Counties for over 40 years. It continues to focus on the needs of migrant farmworkers, both through the health center and outreach programs in the migrant camps. The center continues to develop and expand our programs to meet existing and emergent needs. We now serve more than 48,000 patients (1 in every 15 residents) each year from 5 primary care clinics, 6 dental clinics, 6 school-based health centers, a reproductive health clinic, and our mobile clinic.
This is an amazing organization which does great things for the community! Contact us for more information on how YOU can get involved!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Multiple locations Hillsboro, OR 97124
DATE POSTED
February 29, 2024
SKILLS
- Nursing
- Healthcare
- Spanish
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 6-8 hours per shift, commitment to at least 3 shifts over the summer.
- Current Registered Nurse Nursing License (RN's only) in the State of Oregon, Spanish fluency, and a passion for helping others in our community are all required!