Volunteers recruited to be COVID-19 vaccinators
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- One year ago Friday, the thought of a COVID-19 vaccine was almost non-existent. Now, El Paso County health officials have administered more than 100 hundred thousand doses.
El Paso County plans on continuing to vaccinate residents by working with The Medical Reserve Corps of El Paso County to recruit COVID-19 vaccinators. However, vaccinators must have certain qualifications.
Health officials say vaccinators must be a skilled and trained professional in order to administer the vaccine. For instance, one must be or have the skills that attribute to healthcare professionals including, nurses, pharmacy technicians, registered pharmacist and medical assistants just to name a few.
According to Mike Ware, with El Paso County Medical Society, volunteers have put in over 13,000 volunteer hours just in the last 12 months in response to the covid-19 pandemic. That has an economic value of over $850,000 that we give to our community.
To volunteer with Medical Reserves Corp of El Paso County click this link.
As for UCHealth, they have currently hired some of their December volunteer staff as full-time vaccinators until further notice. UCHealth COVID-19 vaccinators have Wednesdays and Sundays off. This Saturday, they are looking to administer about 2,000 COVID-19 vaccines.
For more on how you can apply, head on over to the UCHealth careers web page. They are looking to hire more vaccinators. Currently, there are a total of 16 vaccinators on staff at UCHealth.
