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ORGANIZATION: LAKELAND VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE INC

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Are you a dedicated pharmacist looking to make a positive impact in the community? Would you like to contribute your skills and expertise to help improve access to healthcare for the working uninsured in Polk County? Volunteering with LVIM can be your chance to do just that!

LVIM offers a medical home to patients, granting them access to free doctors’ visits, diagnostics testing, lab tests, ultrasound scans, and x-rays. For more extensive diagnostics, LVIM has a network of participating ancillary providers who volunteer their facilities and professional time at no charge to LVIM or our patients. This is leading to a reduction in hospital visits for non-emergency events and unnecessary admissions due to untreated chronic conditions. Additionally, LVIM offers a full-service pharmacy that fills around 30,000 prescriptions a year and their Prescription Assistance Program secures almost $3 million worth of brand-name prescriptions for patients at no cost!

Benefits of Volunteering

  • Enhance your clinical expertise and problem-solving abilities by working with diverse patient populations.
  • Work alongside a dynamic team of compassionate healthcare professionals.
  • Create a flexible schedule to fit your availability (monthly, bi-weekly, weekly).
  • Coverage is provided by the State of Florida’s Volunteer Health Care Sovereign Immunity Program for licensed providers.

Responsibilities

  • Dispense medications and ensure accurate dosage and labeling according to established protocols.
  • Collaborate with healthcare professionals to develop patient care plans and monitor treatment. outcomes.
  • Maintain accurate records of medication inventory, transactions, and patient profiles.
  • Assist with medication donations, inventory management, and expiration date checks.

Qualifications

  • Licensed pharmacist in the United States.
  • Prior experience working as a pharmacist.
  • Proficiency in using pharmacy software systems and electronic health records (EHRs) systems.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with patients, healthcare professionals, and volunteers.

If you have the appropriate qualifications and a genuine passion for making a difference, we urge you to apply today! Don’t miss out on this rewarding experience.

2 Shifts

  • morning / 07:45 AM to 11:45 AM EST
  • afternoon / 12:00 PM to 04:00 PM EST
  • NONE OF THESE TIMES WORK FOR ME, BUT I CAN STILL HELP
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About LAKELAND VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE INC

Location:

600 W PEACHTREE ST, LAKELAND, FL 33815, US

Mission Statement

Lakeland Volunteers In Medicine (LVIM) empowers the medically underserved of Polk County to live healthier lives by providing access to FREE, high-quality, comprehensive healthcare through a community of caring volunteers.

Description

VOLUNTEERS ARE THE HEART OF WHAT WE DO!

At LVIM, patients gain a medical home and have access to doctors’ visits, diagnostic testing, lab tests, ultrasound scans and x-rays at no charge because of our volunteer staff. More extensive diagnostics, such as CT’s and MRI’s, are also available through a network of participating ancillary providers who volunteer their facilities, staff and professional time also at no charge to LVIM or the patients. Additionally, LVIM operates a full-service pharmacy, funded by United Way of Central Florida, filling approximately 30,000 prescriptions a year. The Prescription Assistance Program within LVIM secures almost $3 million of brand-name prescriptions for patients at no charge.

At LVIM, the treatment is free; the care is priceless.

CAUSE AREAS

Advocacy & Human Rights
Community
Health & Medicine
Advocacy & Human Rights, Community, Health & Medicine

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.
This opportunity has 2 shifts

WHERE

600 West Peachtree St.Lakeland, FL 33815

(28.04795,-81.96292)
 

SKILLS

  • Patient Care
  • Healthcare
  • Pharmacology

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 30
  • Orientation or Training

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