Health Services Associates, Grand Island

Description Purpose: The role of the Disaster Health Services Service Associate is to serve as a member of a temporary work unit on a disaster relief operation to provide disaster health services support to individuals and families who have been impacted by a disaster, and staff health services to the workforce.

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. This takes about 9.5 hours.

Time Commitment:

• Shift work determined by the scale of the relief operation; a minimum requirement of 8-12 hours per day during the disaster relief operation for multiple, consecutive days.

Beyond region:

• Minimum of 10 days (preferred 14 days) working 8- or 12-hour shifts.

Qualifications Required:

• Willingness to comply with Red Cross COVID-19 policies for in-person volunteer activities.

A current, unencumbered license in at least one of the following professions:

• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
• Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
• Paramedic
• Medical Doctor (MD)
• Doctor of Osteopathy (DO)
• Physician Assistant (PA)
• Nurse Practitioner (NP)
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)
• Minimum 18 years of age.
• Valid Driver’s License (required for Divisional and National Deployments).
• Willing and able to volunteer in person in a disaster shelter before, during and/or after a disaster event.
• Available to sign up for shifts on consecutive days (shifts may be 8 or 12 hours long).
• Ability to read, write, and follow verbal and written instructions in English Volunteers who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 may participate in Red Cross events as long as they wear a mask. All volunteers, regardless of vaccination status, must wear a mask if requested by a client. Masks will be provided at each event.

For more information or to apply go to: https://www.redcross.org/volunteertoday