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5 people are interested
Position Available: Medical Forms Screener
ORGANIZATION: Grundy County Health Department
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5 people are interested
The Grundy County Health Department has an available Medical Forms Screener position. We are looking for someone who is willing to help during a Public Health Emergency. This is a non-medical volunteer opportunity
You will be joining a volunteer corp. that is banning together and preparing to help in a Public Health Emergency.
As part of this volunteer team you will be asked to attend trainings every other month for about an hour. You will be asked to participate in quarterly phone drills and participating in yearly drills or exercises planned by the Health Department or its region.
Note: We are not a volunteer corp. preparing to respond to floods, tornados, or nuclear accidents/emergencies unless the situation calls for a mass vaccination or medication of public.
Our volunteer corp. is preparing to respond to a Public Health Emergency, an emergency during which we would open a large medication/vaccination clinic and dispense preventative emergency meds/vaccinations out to the public.
As volunteers you will train and work right alongside our staff here at the Health Department.
Below is the Volunteer Position Overall Responsibilities:
The Medical Forms Screener will assist in the registration of incoming patients for vaccination/medication during an emergency following set screener/registration process. **Medical Forms Screeners are currently not permitted to discuss any medical information or give medical advice to patients. **
More opportunities with Grundy County Health Department
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Grundy County Health Department
Location:
1320 Union Street, Morris, IL 60450, US
Mission Statement
The Grundy County Health Department has a group of medical and non medical volunteers. The volunteer program is called the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC). The MRC's mission is to help promote and educate overall health & well being and emergency preparedness in the community. We accomplish this by training and utilizing our volunteers to assist us with educating the public on a variety of topics.
Description
The Grundy County Medical Reserve Corps is housed within the Grundy County Health Department.
The MRC provides the framework for health professionals and others that are not medical personnel to volunteer and strengthen overall public health within their community!
MRC units are locally based teams of medical and non-medical volunteers who can assist their community not only in promoting public health but also during large-scale emergencies such as influenza pandemic, a chemical spill, or an act of terrorism.
Our volunteers help within a variety of departments in our Health Department in an effort to fill gaps and resource needs. Our volunteers are a vital component of the health department and have helped with numerous outreach and health education projects.
Join today to make a difference locally!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1320 Union StreetMorris, IL 60450
DATE POSTED
October 10, 2019
SKILLS
- Data Entry
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Monthly Time Commitment