Job: Volunteer Medical Professional

Job Description

Job Type: Part time, Volunteer

Wage: none

Location: Leadville, CO.

Job Description:

Volunteer medical professionals with Lake County Public Health Agency support public health during emergencies and staffing gaps by providing supplemental clinical care, disease surveillance and prevention services, and health education. Volunteer medical professionals will be used during public health emergencies including infectious disease outbreaks, mass immunization clinics, and more. Volunteer medical professionals may also be utilized to fill gaps in services resulting from staffing changes, helping to ensure continuity of essential public health services. This role is essential in ensuring timely and consistent public health services are delivered to the Lake County community.  

General Duties and Responsibilities 
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Essential Functions 

• Assist with immunization clinics including vaccine education, administration, and observation 
• Perform communicable disease surveillance and education in coordination with state epidemiologists and LCPHA communicable disease nurse.  
• Provide infection prevention guidance to the public 
• Supports case management for Tuberculosis clients when necessary.  
• Assist in managing communicable disease outbreaks in accordance with regulatory requirements.  
• Fill out and track all appropriate paperwork and documentation, including patient records, nursing logs, and other reports.  
• Comply with all medical safety and legal requirements that are mandated by the hospital, clinic, city, state, and nation.  
• Keep patient confidentiality in accordance with health care regulations.  
• Provide case management for children with special needs.  
• Perform other duties as assigned and required.  

Other Duties 
Please note that this job description does not intend to cover or contain a full comprehensive list of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the volunteer for this position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

Supervisory Responsibilities 

• N/A 

Requirements 

• Must be a licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Registered Nurse (RN), Nurse Practitioner (NP), Physician's Assistant (PA), or Medical Doctor (MD).  
• Ability to work in high-stress, rapidly changing environments 
• Public contact experience in a service-related field with the ability to remain flexible and sensitive to a clientele diverse in age, ethnicity, and maturity.  
• Ability to work as part of a team. Effectively communicate and work with co-workers, clients, other agencies, and the public.   
• Ability to assess situations and make prudent and appropriate decisions; ability to apply conflict resolution and problems solving skills to minimize negative personal impact.  
• Spanish language proficiency preferred.  
• Work to rest ratio should not exceed 12 hours on and 12 hours off during emergencies 
• Just-in-time training will be provided to all volunteers when they are onboarded 
• Recommended training of Incident Command System ICS 100 and ICS 700. 

Hazard Notice 
Volunteer medical professionals may encounter communicable diseases, bodily fluids, biohazards, or contaminated environments, particularly during vaccination clinics, disease surveillance activities, and shelter operations. 

Physical Activity & Work Environment 

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. 
• Prolonged periods of standing or walking. 
• Frequent bending, kneeling, reaching, or climbing. 
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds  
• Occasional pushing, pulling, or moving objects. 
• Use of hands for repetitive motions such as typing, writing, or operating equipment. 
• Operation of standard office equipment (computers, phones, copiers, etc.). 
• Ability to read and produce accurate documents and materials. 
• Hearing ability sufficient to respond to spoken communication. 
• Ability to climb stairs. 
• Standard office environment with controlled temperature and lighting. 
• Exposure to varying outdoor weather conditions. 
• Interaction with the public, often in high-pressure or emotionally charged situations. 

EOE Statement

Lake County is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. Assistance or accommodation during the application process due to a disability is available upon request.

Notice of Work Authorization Requirement

Applicants must be authorized to lawfully work for any employer in the United States. Lake County is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa.

Notice of Emergency/Disaster Responsibilities

All Lake County Employees may be required to work as a Disaster Service Worker when a local declaration of emergency or disaster is declared by the Board of County Commissioners. To be prepared for this role, all employees and emergency service function (ESF) leads will attend emergency management trainings and exercises as requested by the Director of Emergency Management. With advanced notification from OEM, employees will make reasonable efforts to attend training events in coordination with other employees and supervisors.

Other Duties

Please note that this job description does not intend to cover or contain a full comprehensive list of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Expected Duration of the Application Process

Due to the nature of the application and selection process for Lake County full-time positions, applicants can reasonably expect the application process to take a significant amount of time to complete before a decision is made to hire or not to hire. Typically, it takes approximately two (2) to four (4) weeks from the date of application to complete the entire selection process. The length of time it takes to complete the process can vary depending on a variety of factors. Please note that this is an estimated duration of the selection process.

**Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “View Application” below for more detail on this specific job.