Description

The volunteer nurse's duties will vary at the medical center, but at the same time they involve tasks that a nurse generally has to preform. At the health center, the nurse will rotate in the different areas of the center. In each area the nurse will be responsible for having all the equipment and instruments organized, cleaned and ready for each new patient. Depending on the area they are assigned, the nurse will have to take vital signs, have the records organized, give medication, clean the patients; if there is a case where the patient has to be transferred to another hospital the nurse will be responsible for writing down a document that will indicate that the patient is being taken somewhere else. In major cases, the nurse will have to prepare the patients for surgery and get the patients ready to be taken to another unit.

Other tasks that you may be requested to preform outside of your core duties:

Nurse Volunteers may be asked to help with administrative tasks around the clinic, such as patient histories, chart updating, and filing. If there is extra time, the nurse volunteers may be asked to develop workshops, with topics such as sexual education, hygiene and health.

Highlights

Centro de Salud has several medical clinics throughout the city of Quito. They are striving to serve their community with the proper and necessary medical attention otherwise unavailable were these clinics not in these areas, or providing the medical care for the prices they perform them at (at times for free).

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. Nurse Volunteers are helpful in providing an extra hand to medical personal thus better service to the communities that they are serving.

Qualifications

For this placement, candidates must be in their last year of nursing school or already have a nursing degree.

Minimum Education

High School

Intern Types

• Health Sciences
• Medicine

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 3,295 for 8 weeks; USD 250 each additional wk.

Cost Includes:

• Emergency evacuation services
• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Language instruction
• Pre-departure orientation/Training
• Written materials abroad
• Written materials pre-departure

Program Fees Include:

Upon arrival in country our staff will pick you up at the airport and return you to our Orientation Center for a safety briefing and general country orientation. For this program you are required to complete one - 4 weeks of language training and orientation which is included in the cost of the program. At the end of that week you will transfer to your placement to begin volunteering. Our staff are available to assist you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week should you require help of any kind.

Experience Required

yes

Volunteers need to be enthusiastic and compassionate individuals who are keen to learn about routine medical work in both offices and clinics.

Volunteer Types

• Health
• Health Care
• Health Education
• Hospital
• Medicine
• Nursing

Typical Volunteer

We believe everyone can contribute by volunteering. Recent graduates from high school, college or university, professionals taking a career break, recent retirees, individuals or groups who are interested in a change and the chance to enrich their own life and the lives of others. If you are 18 years or older you can apply for any of the placements available. If you are from 16-18 years old you may apply for placements near our Volunteer Abroad Office and Residence, so that we are able to give you more support. Both students and professionals are needed for placements in all our countries.

Age Range

18+

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Dormitory
• Group living
• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of Depends on the placement

Application Process Involves

• Essay
• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Resume

Typically The Application Process Time is

24-48 hrs

Basecamp International Centers's Mission Statement

We 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 America.

Year Founded

1998