Volunteer positions
There are many ways to offer support to The Open Door Clinic, Inc. Below is a detailed list of needed volunteer positions.
Volunteer Positions
- Receptionist: Greet Patients, provide appropriate forms and screen other visitors
- Registration: Enter patients in computer, pull charts if necessary and direct them to downstairs registration or intake as indicated. Update contact information, make new charts when needed, and track visits along with other miscellaneous office tasks
- Intake: Screen patients for eligibility as well as other needs. Direct them to other community resources when appropriate
- Patient Care: Take vital signs, room patients, clean rooms, and assist providers as requested. If experienced and licensed, you may give injections
- Lab Staff: Perform venipuncture, and collect, process, document and store specimens.
- Independent Licensed Provider: Assess patients, evaluate, diagnose and order treatment. May perform minor office procedures if experienced and covered by malpractice for the procedure.
- Other Licensed Provider: Assess patients, evaluate, diagnose and recommend treatment under the auspices of an independent provider
- Pharmacist: Dispense medications ordered by providers. Medicine consulting with patients
- Pharmacy Technician: Perform pharmacy technician duties under the auspices of a licensed RPh, MD or RN volunteer
- Triage Nurse: Assess patients prior to patient visiting with providers. Assess patient's weight and vital signs. Reconcile medications. May authorize pharmacy to refill a medication per ODC guidelines, may order labs per ODC guidelines and give injections as ordered
- Medication Entry: Enter medications dispensed in the patent records in the computer and print medication labels
- Filing Support: Assemble charts; create problems lists and record diagnosis
- Transcription: Transcribe dictations from providers
- Office Support Staff: Assist with various office duties including typing, data entry (labs, donations, etc) records requests, scanning, and shredding and equipment maintenance
- Tech Volunteers: Maintain computers, database, website, etc.
- Host/Hostess: Provides meals to volunteers
- Spanish Interpreter: interpret for our Spanish-speaking patients.
- Dietician: Educate patients regarding diet and nutrition. By appointment only.
- Diabetic Educator: Educate patients regarding diabetes. By appointment only.
- Physical Therapist: Provide physical therapy to patients by appointment.
