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The Application Process
The NYC Medics application process begins with our online application. . Although we can accommodate for mail-in applications, we would rather use your donations on medical equipment than on hiring someone to enter the application into our database, or driving one of our happy but overworked volunteers over the edge by asking them to do it! Please contact us if you have some circumstance that requires you to mail in your application.
We will review your application and contact you to schedule a telephone interview, where you can learn more about us and we can learn more about you, your motivation and your availability for future missions . Following the telephone interview, applicants will be entered into our database. Prospective volunteers will be encouraged to fulfill certain training requirements in the following months in order to ensure that all team members have a basic proficiency in mission critical skills. Although many organizations require commitments of at least six months for first-time volunteers, NYC Medics has found that volunteers with certain skill sets and knowledge perform admirably in the field. Some requirements will depend on a volunteer's profession. Physicians, for example, could be asked to completea trauma life support or tropical medicine courses. Other requirements will be asked of all volunteers, for example, learning technical skills such as operating UHF radios, or learning how NYC Medics teams relate to other NGOs or military personnel on the ground. Through distance education and, in the future, simulated field training exercises, volunteers will have the resources to succeed in the field.How Deployments Work
NYC Medics missions often occur without warning in response to sudden catastrophes worldwide. In the first few hours after such an event, we will begin contacting volunteers on the list to inquire about their availability to become part of responding teams. In addition, volunteers will be given a special number to contact in case they know they are available to deploy. As a minimum, in order to be included in a team, volunteers should be able to deploy for at least 14-20 days.
NYC Medics will seek to have operations personnel on the ground within hours of the event to assess the situation and advise the first incoming team. After the first team, further teams will bolster the operation, as well as replace volunteers who are returning home. Other missions may allow volunteers more time to prepare for deployment, the same process will be used. to recruit volunteers.
Positions Available
We're currently seeking to add several key people to our team. As you can imagine, there's an incredible amount of preparation involved to ensure each mission's sucess. If you might be interested in working with us, please take a look at some of the positions we're currently sourcing. If you're interested, pleasee download the application which can be sent electronically or by mail.
