“Every gift of noble origin Is breathed upon by Hope’s perpetual breath.”
William Wordsworth These Times strike Monied Worldlings

Through much prayer God has really been revealing to us much about the clinic. We feel God calling us to be faithful to the clinic here at church and through that process we believe the doors for the Hope Center in DC will be opened. The clinic here at church has been running successfully for many years however they are in great need of volunteers. The vision for the clinic here is for it to not only be a mission clinic for our congregation but to mission to others here in the community. God really showed us if we can be faithful to the clinic here we will move onto DC next. We have the advantage of helping organize and learn here before moving onto DC. However, what we desperately need is your help. For the time being the clinic has moved to Saturdays. We are looking for people to volunteer twice a month 2 hours each time. Below are the areas we need help in. If you still feel called to help with this project please identify a position below that you have a desire to serve in, email me, please include address and background. Monica Fam will be the Volunteer Coordinator for the clinic. If you would like to sign up for one of these positions please email mfam@smcmail.com and please list any dates that you are not available. Thank you

Positions- All Positions require 2 Saturdays a month and 4 hours total per month

Clinic Positions & Details

Medical Assistant

Draw blood from the patients

§ Process the blood sample

§ Write down an order to the lab

§ Call the lab to come and pick up the sample

§ Leave the blood sample in the box at the door of the school

§ Follow-up on the lab results: download the results from the lab web page and attach them the web based chart program.

Social Service

§ Incorporate the spiritual aspect

§ Relate to the patient

§ Listen to the patients, many of them may be elderly or not have family so they usually just need someone to talk to

§ Help patients with filling forms for them e.g. forms for school physicals

§ Drive new comers to respective health resources like the department of health for immunizations or Ob/Gyn offices for pregnant mothers or for X-ray facilities.

§ Follow up calls to inquire about patient health and needs after his/her visit to the clinic.

Accountant/Purchaser

§ Credit card machine

§ Create a budget for supplies

§ This person must be available during the clinic hours.

Public Relations/Marketing

§ Negotiate low prices for x-rays/mammograms/other procedures

§ Look and obtain grants like United Ways and similar charity organizations as well as the Health Department

§ Weekly announcements @ Church

§ Update and Website on health announcements, hours, general information

§ Create Flyers English and Arabic

Receptionist

§ Welcome patients to the clinic

§ Record patient information in the computer

§ Collect nominal donation form patient

§ Show patient to the exam room

§ Keep order and entertain patients in the waiting area

Technology/Communication Person:

§ Get familiar with the computer program and train everyone one it

§ Establish a fax line

§ Establish a telephone line with an answer machine

§ Contact physicians with urgent matters coming through fax or phone

Medical Residents

§ Get the vitals form the patient

§ Present the patient to the attending physician

§ Enter doctors notes into the chart program

Pharmacy

§ Need someone to keep track of inventory

§ Dispense medications to patients

§ Collect nominal cost of the medication

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