DeVos Place COVID-19 vaccination clinic seeks non-clinical volunteers
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â The West Michigan Vaccine Clinic at DeVos Place is looking for community volunteers to support non-clinical roles, according to a news release Tuesday.
When enough vaccine is available for the clinic to operate at full capacity, about 150 volunteers will be needed per four-hour shift.
Volunteers may help with greeting clinic attendees, providing directional assistance, escorting attendees who need help, sanitizing and organizing supplies, performing temperature checks and more.
Non-clinical volunteers do not need to have prior health care experience.
Community members ages 18 and older may fill out the volunteer survey here if interested.
The West Michigan Vaccine Clinic at DeVos Place, which is operated by Kent County, Spectrum Health and Mercy Health in collaboration with Vaccinate West Michigan, is seeking community volunteers in non-clinical roles to support the clinic.
When the vaccine is available for the clinic to open at full capacity, approximately 150 volunteers are needed per four-hour shift. Volunteers may assist with greeting clinic attendees, providing directional assistance, escorting attendees who need help, sanitizing and organizing supplies, performing temperature checks and more. You do not need healthcare experience in order to volunteer.
Anyone ages 18 or older are asked to complete this survey if interested in volunteering. Volunteers must not have any felonies or misdemeanors within the last ten years, have a valid driver s license with no suspensions in the past five years, and not had a fever or symptoms of the COVID-19 virus for at least 14 days prior to volunteering. The survey will incl
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