Opportunities From: United Way Volunteer Center

Proficiency in Spanish is required. Because of the sensitive nature of medical appointments, strong fluency and a robust knowledge of medical terminology is a must. Previous experience interpreting in a medical setting a plus.

Clinic Need:

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Specialties include: Physical Therapy, Orthopedics, Dermatology, OB/GYN, Rheumatology, and others. Providers must have an Iowa license and liability coverage (either private or through the state program VHCPP) in order to volunteer. Our Volunteer Coordinator can help you obtain such coverage once you apply.

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Responsible for supervising and staffing medical student examiners during our evening Acute Clinics. MDs must have an Iowa license and liability coverage (either private or through the state program VHCPP) in order to volunteer. Our Volunteer Coordinator can help you obtain such coverage once you apply.

Acute Clinic Need:

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Pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy students can volunteer in our pharmacy. Responsible for filling and dispensing medications under the supervision of a physician from our on-site dispensary.

Clinic Need:

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Students with an interest in health sciences. Duties include rooming patients, getting height and weight, taking vitals (temp, pulse, blood pressure), and wiping down/cleaning rooms after patient has left.

Clinic Need:

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Medical students (M3/M4/MSTP) at the Carver College of Medicine who have completed an Internal Medicine or Family Medicine rotation, PA-Cs, and ARNPs can volunteer as an examiner. Provide patient care during our Acute care clinics.

Acute Clinic Need:

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Provide dental care during our evening Dental clinic. Dentists must have an Iowa license and liability coverage (either private or through the state program VHCPP) in order to volunteer. Our Volunteer Coordinator can help you obtain such coverage once you apply.

Dental Clinic Need:

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Assist the Office Coordinator with various clerical duties such as pulling charts, filing, printing labels, etc.

Clinic Need:

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Skilled, experienced individuals responsible for performing phlebotomy blood draws, dipstick urinalysis, and other CLIA waved lab tests. Must already know how to draw blood. Transportation is required as the lab volunteer will deliver specimens to an outside lab for processing after clinic.

Clinic Need:

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Our ongoing wishlist of needed donations @ FMC: -Monetary donations always accepted via paypal. See www.freemedicalclinic.org for details. For every $1 we receive, we can provide $5 worth of medical services! -Magazine prescriptions for waiting room, or gently used current magazines with recipient names blacked out. -Hand Sanitizer - large bottle preferable -Over-the-counter Cold Medications -Ibup