Volunteer
Anderson Free Clinic Needs Volunteers!!
We would like to invite you to put your talents and skills to good use helping the Free Clinic in its mission to provide healthcare to residents of Anderson County who can’t afford it. We have a very small staff and depend upon the generosity of volunteers to help operate the Clinic. Simply put – without YOU, the Free Clinic would not exist! Look over these opportunities, and call us (phone number below) if you can help out in any of these areas. Bring us some basic skills and an enthusiasm for helping others, and the Free Clinic staff will train you to the specific skills/ requirements of the job. (See Free Clinic hours below)
Dr. Mohan has guided many patients at AFC to better health.
Medical and Dental Volunteers
A team of physicians, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, and numerous others volunteer their time and talents to keep the clinic open. Volunteers are supported by a small paid staff. In addition to the volunteers in the clinic, there are specialty physicians and dentists who accept referrals in their offices at no charge. Many have been volunteering their time and energy since the Clinic’s beginning. The Clinic is in particular need of volunteer doctors, nurses, and dentists. Please contact Executive Director Barb Baptista for more information (226-1294, ext. 222 or Barb.Baptista@anmedhealth.org).
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New Patient Application Volunteers
Chart Filers: find charts and place income verification information into the charts. Any days Monday – Friday
New Patient Interviewers: gather the patient’s income information, copy it and let the patient know if they qualify. Wednesday mornings 8:30am-12:00pm
Data input: requires some basic computer knowledge, typing, and attention to detail. Assists the intake coordinator. Duties will include taking the completed charts, placing info into data and again into QS1, making sure all information is placed correctly into the chart with a label typed and placed on patients chart. Any days Tues – Friday
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Medical Volunteer Needs
Nurses: (RN, LPN, CMA, CNA): Help with patient triage during medical clinics and patient checkout. Tues am or pm, Wed pm, Thurs am or pm, Fri am
Nurses: (RN, LPN, CMA) Chart preparation and pre-visit checking. Mondays
Nurses: RN for chart audits. Tuesdays
Nurse or qualified student: schedule referrals and complete paperwork. Flexible day and times.
Nurse: schedule, complete pre & post visit paperwork for BCN (Best Chance Network) a clinic for women.
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Pharmacy Volunteer Needs
Phone Answerer: retrieve phone messages as well as answer the phone. Basic computer knowledge is also necessary. Tuesday 9:00am-12:00pm
Prescription fillers : Must be able to find correct medicine and count the proper amount that the script calls for. Friday 11:00am – 1:00pm
Pharmacy Window Assistant: helps with giving out prescriptions to patients. Needs basic computer knowledge and is good with the public. Must know how to alphabetize, locate patients’ prescriptions and use a cash register. Friday 9:00am – 1:00pm
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Jeneice helps the clinic with Honea Path transcription, medical records and dental assisting.
Clerical/ Medical Volunteers
Front Medical Office: assists with appointment setting, patient check in, answering phones and other miscellaneous clerical tasks. Good people skills, basic computer knowledge. Assists the Patient Services Coordinator with multiple tasks. Any day Monday – Friday
Phone Answerer: answers Clinic phone and retrieves messages
Admin Clerical: assists the Director, Grant Writer or Volunteer Coordinator with clerical or database tasks. Enters information into Allscripts Tiger. Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Access, and Excel. Any day Monday – Friday
Website design and maintenance: to create a new website for the Clinic. Any day Monday – Friday
Social Media: assists the Director in spreading the word about the Clinic through Social Media such as Facebook
Event Support: assists the Coordinator with Fundraising and other events (such as Walk with the Docs, Las Vegas Gala, volunteer appreciation, etc), with set-up, promotion and logistics.
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Dental Volunteers
Dentists: Friday Clinics in the morning or afternoon. Dentist is also welcome to hold clinics any other times AFC is open.
Dental Assistants: Friday mornings or afternoons or when a dentist is scheduled.
Dental Hygienists: any time AFC is open.
Clerical Volunteer: to help return calls and for data entry.
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Anderson Free Clinic Hours
Monday: Closed to Patients (Staff Only)
Tuesday: Medical Clinic: 9:00am – 7:00pm (closed 12:00-1:30 for lunch)
Pharmacy: 9:00am – 1:00pm
Dental Clinic: 5:00 – 7:00pm (cleanings by appointment only)
Wednesday: Medical Clinic: 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Pharmacy: 9:00am – 1:00pm
New patient screening and applications 9:00am – 12:00pm
Thursday: Medical Clinic: 9:00am – 5:00pm (closed 12:00–1:30 for lunch)
Pharmacy: 9:00am – 1:00pm
Friday: Medical Clinic: 8:30am – 2:00pm
Pharmacy: 9:00am – 1:00pm
Dental Clinic: 8:30am – 2:00pm (Dental clinics may not be held every Friday.
Call ahead to check for dates and times.)
Saturday: Medical Clinic: 8:30am – 12:00pm (Second Saturday every month, appointments only)
Sunday: CLOSED
For more information, call or email our Volunteer Coordinator: Sherry Lawson ph (864) 226-1294 ext 225 or email: sherry.lawson@anmedhealth.org.
