VOLUNTEERS

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Volunteer Applications   Thanks To Our Volunteers

“Inside each of us is a sense of decency and goodness and if we listen to it

and act on it, we will give the world much of that which the

world most needs. It is not difficult but it takes courage to listen to your goodness

and act on it.”— Pablo Casalas

We are in need of physicians, dentists, ARNP’s, RN’s, as well as non-medical volunteers to render care, work in the front and back office, to screen patients for eligibility, to help with special events, and to help with data entry.

There will also be internship opportunities for college students and graduate students.

Non-medical volunteers needed include, but are not limited to, reception and clerical volunteers who are always needed at the front desk. Those who can conduct eligibility screening are essential, case management volunteers are needed to assist patients in connecting to needed resources, mentor/role models are vital for many of our clients, drug assistant volunteers are valuable for helping to complete applications for necessary drugs for our patients—RN’s preferred. We also need special events volunteers to help us with fundraising outside of the Clinic, executive secretarial support, building maintenance/cleaning support, marketing/public relations support, accounting support/CPA, translators, and those fluent in Spanish are critical to our success.

We also need volunteers to sit with and read to children of patients who might be attending the Clinic. We encourage children to take a book home with them, and one great way to volunteer would be to help tend to the children in the Clinic.

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Medical professionals who volunteer their time and skills often feel that they get more out of the experience than they give. Here is why:

* The patient-focused environment at the Clinic is rarely found in today’s fast-paced, cost-conscious primary care practices.

* Our patients have had little or no access to healthcare. They need care and show their appreciation to those who volunteer to provide it.

* At the Clinic, volunteer professionals provide service on their own terms, in a relaxed, respectful atmosphere.

* Each volunteer’s time commitment is up to the volunteer. We hope that retired physicians would volunteer a minimum of a ½ day per week. At some Volunteers In Medicine (VIM) Clinics retired physicians actually choose to provide care everyday. We hope that practicing physicians will volunteer as much as their schedules permit.

* Physicians schedule their time to maximize continuity of care with patients.

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We would like to thank our volunteers who have committed to provide medical expertise as we have been in the planning process. We have made every effort to create an accurate list (which will be undated regularly) and apologize for any omitted or misspelled names. If there is an error in your listing, please contact the Clinic.

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