We need your life saving skills! ISO Licensed Medical Professional: FREE CEUs/Nurse Contact hours for nurses who join the Disaster Health Services Team!

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.

Key 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.
• Complete required virtual self-paced and instructor-led training required for the position (9 hours total).

Time Commitment:

Hours vary depending on meetings, training sessions, and/or responses at the local chapter.

Qualifications:

Active and unencumbered licensure in at least one of the following:

• Registered Nurse
• Licensed Practical Nurse
• Licensed Vocational Nurse
• Nurse Practitioner
• Advanced Practice Nurse
• Medical Doctor
• Doctor of Osteopathy
• Physician Assistant
• Emergency Medical Technician
• Paramedic