Community Volunteer Opportunities

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Event Set-up
Help with the organization and set up of the following areas:
     Volunteer check-in
     Event signage
     Food area
     Patient waiting areas

Volunteer Check-in:
Greet volunteers and distribute job assignments utilizing laptops with excel worksheets prepared for you by the RI MOM lead in this area.
Distribute MOM t-shirts and name tags to all volunteers and direct volunteers to their assignments.

Patient Check-in:
Perform patient interview and enter patient information directly into computer software. Volunteers should be familiar with data entry. Prior orientation may be required for volunteers assigned to Patient Registration.

Interpreters:
Serve as translators to assist communication between patients and clinic personnel. Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time. Languages needed: Spanish, Portuguese, French, Cambodian, American Sign Language, and others.

Patient Escort/Support:
As a Patient Escort/Support you will be assigned to a specific area of the clinic where you will be assisting patients in one of the following ways:

• Welcoming patients into the clinic and assisting them through the line to the patient registration station.
• Directing registered patients on to their next destination in the clinic.
• Escorting patients in your designated area of the clinic to their next destination.
• Facilitating patient flow in the waiting areas under the guidance of a RI MOM lead and escorting patients to their specific treatment area.
• Escorting patients who have completed their procedures to the clinic check-out area.
• You may also be asked perform various errands and tasks as needed in your assigned area.

Please note: Patient escorts/support must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time.

Clinic Support | Operatory Chair Turn Over Engineers (TOE)
Working with a trained dental assistant you will be disinfecting operatories between patients and preparing for new patients coming in for treatment.
All necessary PPE is provided.

Duties include:

• Removing disposable dental materials
• Removing and replacing plastic covering on operatory chairs, tables and overhead lamps
• Wiping down and disinfecting all work surfaces
• Restocking patient supplies in operatory

A training video will be sent to volunteers prior to RIMOM and additional training will be provided upon arrival.

Clinic Support | Sterilization Department
Working with the RIMOM sterilization team to sterilize and re-stock dental instruments for patient treatment.
All necessary PPE is provided.

A training video will be sent to volunteers prior to RIMOM and additional training will be provided upon arrival.