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Setting: Hospitals & Clinics
Role: Depending on your medical experience and Spanish language skills you may be asked to assist with various procedures such as suturing wounds, giving vaccinations, helping with taking vital signs of patients, being involved in the daily procedures of medical centres – observing or directly providing various sorts of assistance to existing doctors and nurses. A list of tasks you’d be involved in is as follows:
Assist with various procedures such as suturing wounds, giving vaccinations; Helping with taking vital signs of patients; Being involved in the daily procedures of medical centres; Observing or directly providing various sorts of assistance to existing doctors and nurses; Shadow the Doctors on critical surgeries and operations; Conducting hospital rounds with the doctors; Maintaining files; Routine patient check-ups like measure Blood pressure, check fever etc.
Time Commitment: 2-24 Weeks
When: Ongoing
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Requirements: Provide healthcare qualifications, CV, Insurance, Passport, Letter of Recommendation and Statement of Motivation. You need to speak English (basic level) or Spanish (intermediate level).
Cost: Costs range from $1,174 CAD to $7,409 CAD. Volunteers are also responsible for their own airfare, travel insurance, and spending money (and visas & permits where required).
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