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Volunteer Opportunities

Photo by: Jocelyn Augustino/FEMANM MRC Serves MRC volunteers are an important asset for maintaining our communities’ health and for responding to health related emergencies. Volunteer support is needed for community activities such as mass immunization events and health screenings. Volunteers are also needed for emergency preparedness events such as exercises which help develop a community’s ability to prepare for, respond to and recovery from an emergency or disaster.

NM MRC Serves is looking for volunteers with varying skill levels and experience. We are currently recruiting:


Licensed Healthcare Providers

Photo: George Armstrong/FEMA

Volunteers needed include clinical social workers; dentists; EMTs/paramedics; laboratory technologists and technicians; marriage and family therapists; medical records and health information technicians; mental health counselors; nurses; nurses aides; pharmacists; physicians; physician assistants; psychologists; radiologic technologists and technicians; respiratory therapists; and veterinarians.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Emergency Systems for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP) program has identified the following priority professions to be included in the registry of volunteer healthcare professionals’ databases.

If a decision is made to request your service, you will be contacted using the information you provided during the registration process. If you agree to deploy, your information will be forwarded to the appropriate emergency management officials. Remember, you have the right to refuse any deployment request.

Health Diagnosing & Treating Professions

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Clinical Social Worker
Dentist
Marriage and Family Therapist
Mental Health Counselor
Pharmacist
Physician
Physician Assistant
Psychologist
Registered Nurse
Respiratory Therapist
Veterinarian

Health Technologists and Technicians

Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer
Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedic
EMT - First Responder
Licensed Practical Nurse / Licensed Vocational Nurse
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technician
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologist
Medical Records and Health Information Technician
Radiologic Technologist and Technician


Lay & Non-Healthcare Volunteers

Photo: Liz Lopez/ATM

In addition to licensed healthcare volunteers, NM MRC Serves also needs people with various skills and experience. Volunteers could be called upon to help staff mass immunization centers, participate in emergency preparedness/response/recovery exercises, assist at community health fairs, support sheltering operations and provide many other services that are critical to a quick and effective response during emergencies and disasters.

If a decision is made to request your service, you will be contacted using the information you entered when you registered with in the NM MRC Serves database. If you agree to deploy, your information will be forwarded to the appropriate emergency management officials. Remember, you have the right to refuse any deployment request.

Volunteers from the following occupational groups are encouraged to register for the MRC program.

Administration/Management
Agriculture
Armed Forces/Military
Automotive
Aviation
Banking/Finance
Communications
Construction
Education/Kindergarten – High School
Education/College or University
Entertainment
Facility Support or Management
Fire Fighter
Government Services
Healthcare Administration/Support
Hotel/Guest Services
Interpretive Services (American Sign Language, etc.)
Insurance
Law Enforcement
Language Services

Manufacturing
Mortuary Services
News Media/Advertising/Public Relations
Non-profit
Pharmaceuticals
Publication
Restaurant/Catering
Retired (please list former occupation)
Sales – Retail
Sales – Wholesale
Science (life)
Science (earth)
Science (physics)
Student
Transportation

(ground, including bus driver, taxi, etc.)
Transportation

(distribution, including truck driver, etc.)
Warehouse Services/Support