Special Needs Health Volunteer
Location: Baltimore Maryland
Description: International Rescue Committee is employing Special Needs Health Volunteer right now, this career will be placed in Maryland. For detail informations about this career opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Dear perspective volunteer,
Please note that we are not currently seeking volunteers in this position for the time being. Please consider other volunteer or internship opp! ortunities, and be in touch with any questions.
This is an unpaid volunteer position.
Purpose: Special Needs Health Volunteers are paired up with refugees and asylees who have specific health needs which may inhibit their ability to become self-sufficient in their new environment. Health concerns of clients in this category may include: disabilities, mental illness, pregnancy, severe hypertension, TB, and malnutrition. Health volunteers will provide one-on-one follow-up and counseling in order to help clients navigate the US healthcare system, ensure quality care for the client, and provide basic health education.
Possible Responsibilities:
- Provide consistent follow-up care for special health needs of clients
- Help clients to find health resources which best meet their needs
- As needed, help clients make medical appointments
- As needed, accompany clients to medical appointments
- Ensure cli! ents understand treatment instructions
- As appropriate! , provide basic preventative health counseling
- Ensure clients are receiving quality and dignified healthcare
- High level of cultural sensitivity
- Commitment of at least four months of volunteering, 1-5 hours per week
- Agreement to background check and background check fee (no more than $18.50)
- Participation in health volunteer orientation and training
- Diligence in keeping track of volunteer hours and communication with IRC staff through volunteer time
- Work and/or educational experience in public health, nursing, health services, international health, or other health-related field
- Ability to follow-through with long-term, detail-oriented projects
Position: Unpaid Internship
Updated: 2/28/2013
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If you were eligible to this career, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to International Rescue Committee.
If you interested on this career just click on the Apply button, you will be redirected to the official website
This career starts available on: Sat, 11 May 2013 06:48:37 GMT