All volunteers should contact the Outreach Manager hosting the event via the contact address provided on the Wejoinin sign-in sheet at least 24 hours prior to the outreach.
Our Outreach Teams are small, which helps to reduce anxiety in our homeless clients from having too many providers at once, allowing for effective communication.
Roles:
Preceptors (one per team) - responsible for overseeing the health services provided by graduate/professional students. They provide professional advices and referrals, and respond to emergency situations.
Graduate/Professional Student Volunteers (two per team) - responsible for providing medical care within their discipline. This includes acquiring patient medical histories, taking vital signs, conducting motivational interviewing, and providing resources referrals and navigation.
Undergraduate Scribe responsible for note-taking.
The preceptor is a UW or community professional who currently holds an active license within their respective field. All non-UW employees must secure liability coverage through the Washington Volunteer and Retired Physicians Program. This coverage is provided by the DOH at no cost. For information on how to sign up, go to the onboarding page of this website.