Volunteer for Centro De Salud [medical Center] in Ecuador
Centro de Salud is an under-funded government run center that is always looking for help in the area of medical attention for the community. Knowledgeable people with experience in these fields can greatly aid the doctors and nurses. Volunteers are helpful in providing an extra hand to medical personal for better service to the communities that they are serving.
Volunteers can help by doing the following tasks:
Volunteers can assist doctors in regular check-ups, administering vaccinations, and other simple medical procedures based on an individual volunteers skill level and abilities, as well as what programs are going on within the clinic at that time. Other tasks that you may be requested to preform outside of your core duties:
Volunteers may be asked to help with administrative tasks around the clinic, such as patient histories, chart updating, and filing. Volunteers specializing in medicine or health are preferred, however those specializing in science are also welcome. Volunteers need to be patient and caring individuals who are keen to learn about routine medical work in both offices and clinics. People who have a hard time seeing different medical conditions, or dealing with people hands-on may have a hard time at this placement.
The specific skills that this placement is looking for are :
Doctor Nurse Medical Student Pre-Med Student Emergency Medical Technician First Responder Standard First-Aid Health & Hygiene Training HIV/AIDS Awareness Training Medical Administration Public Health Physiotherapy Child & Youth Worker Early Childhood Education At-Risk Youth Work Social Worker (BSW) Social Work Student Psychologist Psychology Student Addiction Counseling Crisis Counseling Sexual & Reproductive Health Training Acupuncture Social Worker (MSW)
Basecamp International Centers welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference. If you are interested in this placement then please contact us for the details: Email: info@basecampcenters.com Website: www.basecampcenters.com Mailing Address 298 Bagot Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7K 3B4 Phone: 613.541.7862 Toll Free : 866.646.4693 Fax: 613.541.1604
Basecamp International Centers believe international volunteering promotes cross-cultural learning that helps create global awareness, understanding between cultures and provides the platform for positive change. Our volunteers have taught in schools, provided disaster relief support for the International Red Cross, conducted essential research to improve the management strategies of threatened environments, built homes for impoverished people, provided vocational training and programs for street kids and have worked in co-operation with hundreds of local organizations to distribute aid and improve the quality of life for people throughout Asia, Africa and Latin AmericaWe have volunteer placement on Social, Heath and Medical, Environment, Children and Building Projects in Nepal, Peru, Ghana, Nicaragua, Tanzania, Costa Rica and Ecuador.Basecamp International Centers welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference.
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