The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance has an urgent need for health sciences student volunteers that will directly support the COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic by preparing the vaccines for administration. Previous experience is preferred, but not required. Hands-on training will be provided. All work is performed under the direct supervision of a pharmacist and pharmacy technician supervisor. All volunteers will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 Vaccine at SCCA.
Sign up HERE for this opportunity at the SCCA!
(for a complete list of current UW Health Sciences COVID Vaccine volunteer opportunities, check out this page)
Roles include diluting/drawing up COVID vaccines and vaccine administrative support. See chart below for the scope of practice for your school.
Shifts:
| Admistrative Tasks | Dentistry | Nursing | Pharmacy | Public Health | Medicine | MEDEX | Social Work | Rehab Medicine OT/PT |
| WAIIS Entry | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Scheduling 1st Appointments | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Checking In Patients | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Scheduling 2nd Appointments | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Clinical Tasks | Dentistry | Nursing | Pharmacy | Public Health | Medicine | MEDEX | Social Work | Rehab Medicine OT/PT |
| Diluting and Drawing up COVID Vaccines | Yes | Yes | Yes | no | Yes | Yes | no | no |
The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA), located in Seattle, Washington, is part of a dynamic collaboration among three organizations known nationally and internationally for their patient care and research: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, and Seattle Children’s. Over the past 25 years, these institutions have worked together to support their mission of adult and pediatric oncology patient care services, research and education.
Governor Inslee recently announced the roll out of COVID-19 vaccine Phase 1B Tier 1, which includes people over 65 and/or people 50 years and older living in multigenerational households. The scale of this vaccine roll-out is unprecedented—SCCA has more than 16,000 patients 65 and older—and we are working around the clock to get an online scheduling system up and running. In the meantime, we are taking two steps to get first dose shots in arms. Thanks to our joint work with our Fred Hutch partners, we will be able to vaccinate as many as 500 people per day at the Fred Hutch/SCCA Vaccination Site.
