Nurses Needed to Volunteer for Tsunami Relief in South Asia

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Nurses Needed to Volunteer for Tsunami Relief in South Asia

> Message from ANA: RNs Needed to Volunteer for Tsunami Relief in South Asia
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> http://www.nursingworld.org/news/di...projecthope.htm
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> Volunteering for Tsunami Emergency in South Asia
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> Project HOPE has been tasked with organizing U.S. health professionals
> interested in volunteering in the disaster relief efforts in South Asia. The
> first 30-day volunteer humanitarian assistance mission leaves January 26 on
> the U.S. naval ship Mercy. Other 30-day missions will follow over the next
> three months. To apply, e-mail a résumé to recruitment@projecthope.org and
> note "Tsunami Relief" and your specialty in the subject line and
your
> availability in the text.
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> Project HOPE has been tasked with organizing U.S. health professionals
> seeking to volunteer to work in the Tsunami-affected region of South Asia..
> In particular, they will be providing support for the Navy in the deployment
> of the USNS Mercy in a Humanitarian Assistance mission. Assignments to the
> region will be for a 30-day period over the next 3 months. The first voyage
> is planned for January 26 and others will follow.
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> REGISTERED NURSES
> General Requirements: Current US RN license; current practice hospital-based
> experience; previous experience in emergency response situations, ideally
> international humanitarian mission.
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> Specialties: Operating Room, including CRNAs ;Medical/Surgical; ICU/CCU
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> **Use this list of specialties as a GUIDELINE. ALL interested nurses,
> particularly those with expertise in Mental Health, pediatrics, orthopedics,
> etc., are encouraged to consider this opportunity.
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> ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION
> The assignments will be staffed in rotations of 30 days each. Each volunteer
> will be required to commit to a minimum of 30 days (one rotation) up to a
> maximum of 90 days (three rotations) in region. The first rotation starts as
> soon as January 26, 2005. Project HOPE will be responsible for all travel,
> visas, relevant vaccinations, and accommodations in region. A current
> passport is a plus. Volunteers will be briefed thoroughly on the assignment.
> Security training and risk management are priorities throughout the
> assignment.
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> HOW TO APPLY
> Email resume to recruitment@projecthope.org and note "Tsunami Relief"
and
> your specialty in the subject line. Please indicate your availability.
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> Additional questions can be directed to Cheryl Peterson, ANA staff, at
> 301-628-5089 or cpeterso@ana.org.
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> --
> "The highway of life is full of flat squirrels that couldn't make up their
> minds"
>
> Rene M. Lucas
> MPH Practicum Coordinator
> and Assistant to the Associate Dean for Public Health Practice
> Office of the Dean, Box 357230
> School of Public Health and Community Medicine
> University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7230
>