Volunteer Opportunities

Key Responsibilities

• Be knowledgeable about department playbook, overview, rules and regulations including and importantly, medical needs
• Provide guidance and tools for supervisors to effectively manage the tasks necessary for the position.
• Determine procedure eligibility
• Facilitate and evaluate health history and medical records check
• Comply with applicable Federal, State and local regulations as well as all American Red Cross policies, procedures and guidelines
• Attend relevant meetings, skill competency assessments, and updates
• Maintain database of medical checks needed and ensure all volunteers and staff have completed all required eligibility items
• Follow up with staff and volunteers when certain medical items are missing
• Maintain calendar of requirements for each staff/volunteer to ensure completion in a timely manner prior to departure

 

Specific tasks could include:

• Conduct call screenings with new hires to review medical history and identify contraindications to employment
• Assist gathering medical requirement information from Mobile Staff & Reserves
• Notification of requirement renewal dates for deployers
• Assist in managing deployers medical documents in a secure location
• Update medical information in SAF database, an excel spreadsheet, and review for accuracy
• Collaborate with volunteer RNs on various projects

Qualifications

Required:

• Enthusiastic about Red Cross mission and programs
• Cultural sensitivity to diverse audiences
• Work well both individually and with others
• Relevant, complementary management and/or technical skills/operational experience
• Data management skills
• Experience understanding health systems and necessary health compliance checks
• Knowledge of the deployment process for mobile staff and volunteers
• Knowledge of the overseas locations that the Service to the Armed Forces department supports

 

Education:

• Education: 4-year college degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Discipline/Major Nursing
• Professional Certifications/Licenses Registered RN License

 

Preferred:

• Knowledge of the medical requirements for the Reserve Deployment Corps
• Previous military experience or experience with family deploying

Training

• Department overview
• Appropriate training for medical compliance and confidentiality