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As a
non-profit organization, volunteers help our clinic provide much needed
help to the community. There is no requirement to be interested in medicine
as a career, although we hope that you gain a greater awareness of the
barriers to health care that our patients face. We thank you for your
interest in volunteering, and want to make sure that you have a fulfilling
and valuable experience. Please let us know how we can make your volunteer
experience relate more to your goals regarding volunteer work.
Guidelines for Volunteering:
- Volunteers must meet minimum time
commitments for specific positions.
- Volunteers must be at least 18 years old.
Unless where noted otherwise. (16 is permittable for the Reach Out and
Read position.)
Steps to Becoming a Volunteer:
- Contact Volunteer Coordinator at (510)
981-4140 to talk about specific volunteer opportunities
- Fill out a Volunteer Application
- If working in high-risk areas, provide proof
of Hepatitis B immunization.
- If position requires specific skills, proof
of this skills might also be required
- Interview with the Volunteer Coordinator and
with Site Supervisor
Expectations of Volunteers:
- Let supervisor know your schedule, and call
when you cannot make it
- Be punctual
- Wear nametag at all times
- Conduct yourself in a professional manner,
including dress and speech
Volunteer Opportunities:
Please note that some
positions might be filled, due to limits on how many people are needed at
the time. Some positions require time commitments, specific skills such as
nursing, or language abilities. Please contact Volunteer Coordinator to
discuss positions that would best fit your desires. (510) 981-4140 or volunteer@lifelongmedical.org.
Position: Pre-natal Intern
Description:
Assist pre-natal workers with Centering Pregnancy groups for expectant
mothers. This includes contacting patients of LifeLong to determine
interest in participating, scheduling group meetings, preparing materials,
set-up and clean-up for the meetings, and helping to facilitate the
meetings. Other duties can include collecting donations for the expectant
mothers and assisting with other childcare classes.
Location: West Berkeley Family Practice
Hours needed:
Facilitating the classes usually happens on Tuesdays, with three different
groups. Other duties can be done other days of the week. Between 10-20
hours a week are needed. Commitment of a year.
Specific skills or
training needed: Working knowledge of Spanish preferred but not
required. Communication and organization skills needed. Confidentiality and
Dependability a must.
Position: Administrative Aide
Description:
Clerical work for projects in Human Resources, Finance, or Development. Can
include computer work, assisting with special events and fundraisers,
filing, copying and mailing.
Location:
Administration Offices, located at 2344 Sixth St., in Berkeley
Hours needed:
Flexible
Specific skills or
training needed: Ability to work independently. Organizational
skills and confidentiality needed.
Position: Reach Out and Read
Description:
Read to children in the waiting room. Books are provided, but if you wish
to bring your own, that is possible. Duties can also include looking for
donations of books that would increase the variety of the selection in the
waiting room.
Location: West Berkeley Family Practice
Hours needed:
1-2 hours a week
Specific skills or
training needed: Ability to work independently and with children.
Position: Medical Records Assistant
Description:
Assist with duties such as setting up patient charts, filing lab reports,
and photocopying charts.
Location:
All clinics
Hours needed:
Minimum of two hours a week
Specific skills or
training needed: Ability to work independently. Confidentiality
and dependability required.
Position: Certified Medical
Assistant-day clinics
Description:
Process patients for visits, take and record vitals, take preliminary
health information, and provide support to medical staff as needed.
Location: Berkeley Primary Care, West Berkeley Family Practice,
Over60 Health
Center
Hours needed:
At least four hours a week, either 8:30-12:30, or 1:00-5:00, Commitment of
6 months needed
Specific skills or
training needed: Further training will be given by Head Medical
Assistant. Will need proof of Hepatitis B immunization and TB test.
Confidentiality and dependability needed. Working knowledge if Spanish
preferred but not required.
Position: Medical Assistant-Wednesday
Night Clinic BPC
Description:
The Wednesday Night Clinic-BPC is a free drop-in clinic that operates out
of Berkeley Primary Care. Duties include taking patient vitals, patient
history, assisting medical providers in patient rooms, and running lab
tests. Duties also include, or can be primarily, running the front desk,
making patient charts, insurance eligibility, and appointment scheduling.
For more information about Wednesday Night Clinics at BPC, go to the web
page.
Location: Berkeley Primary Care
Hours needed:
Shifts are 4 hours long. Wednesdays are from 5:30-9:30pm. Sign-up for
shifts as you are available.
Specific skills or
training needed: No experience needed. Training occurs either in
large groups or individually. Working knowledge of Spanish preferred but
not required.
Position: Medical Provider
Description:
Looking for doctors, PAs, and nurses to provide medical care for volunteer
clinic.
Location: Berkeley Primary Care
Hours needed:
Shifts are 4 hours long. Thursdays are from 5:30-9:30pm, and Saturdays are
8:30-12:30am.
Specific skills or
training needed: License as a medical provider.
Position: Hypertension Screenings
Volunteer
Description:
Conduct hypertension screenings for seniors. Take and record blood pressure
and provide health education to patients as needed.
Location:
Sites are in Oakland and Berkeley
Hours needed:
Hypertension Clinics happen 2x a month, for 2-3 hours each time. 6 month
commitment needed.
Specific skills or
training needed: RN or similar qualification required.
Confidentiality and dependability needed.
Position: Dental Clinic Volunteer
(CURRENTLY FULL)
Description:
Assist Dentists and Dental Assistants with their duties such as sterilizing
equipment, assembling instrument trays, processing patients, preparing
rooms for exams, and some chair side assistance.
Location:
LifeLong Dental
Hours needed:
Vary.
Specific skills or
training needed: No skills needed. Will train. Confidentiality and
dependability a must.
AmeriCorps Program
The Community Health Corps
AmeriCorps members work to increase insurance enrollment and awareness and
to educate people about health programs in the area. We are based out of
LifeLong Medical Care, a community-based clinic consortium, with six
clinics in Berkeley and Oakland. LifeLong provides continuous and
comprehensive health care in the areas of family practice, primary care and
pre-natal, to name a few.
Community Health Corp
workers play many roles in our organization. Some members work to help
enroll eligible clients into insurance programs, as well as advocating and
troubleshooting for problems with health insurance and access to care. AmeriCorps
members also refer patients to other needed social services and conduct
individual and group health education seminars. In the Berkeley schools the AmeriCorps make sure
every child has health insurance and design and teach health education
curricula. Other agencies that the AmeriCorps work with are the City of
Berkeley Office of Public Health, University of California
at Berkeley, and local, community and faith-based organizations.
WE ARE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS TO THIS PROGRAM. We have begun accepting applications for the
2007-2008 session. Deadline for applications is June 30, 2007.
For more information on
applying to the AmeriCorps Community Health Corps program, please go to www.americorps.gov and
search for position number 00ADNDC0100013 or contact Linda Collins, the
AmeriCorps Program Manager at lcollins@lifelongmedica.org.
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