Red Cross NJ – Nursing Network Engagement Specialist (NNES)

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively support volunteer recruitment, engagement, retention, and recognition to build health professional capacity across all business lines in the assigned area in support of organizational and regional priorities.
• Engage with health care community regarding Red Cross volunteer opportunities
• Assist units in volunteer recruitment to reflect community
• Work collaboratively to achieve the Chief Nurse
• Regularly communicate nursing and health-related successes (e.g., awards, media coverage, projects) to Regional Nurse Leaders and/or send to
• Help ensure that health professionals enter their license information in Volunteer Connection and submit all volunteer

Time Commitment:

Approximately 4-8 hours per week (more NNES can be recruited to ensure manageable workloads).

Qualifications:

• Current, unencumbered, active license as health professional (e.g. RN, LPN/LVN, EMT) or health related degree/expertise.
• Enthusiasm about Red Cross mission and programs
• Cultural sensitivity and awareness
• Willingness to become familiar with all Red Cross business lines
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, work well on teams
• Understand the value of health professional volunteers in meeting the Red Cross mission
• Access to and ability to use telephonic and computer technology, basic

Training:

• Orientation to the American Red Cross
• On-the-job training from supervisor, as needed
• Familiarization with the Exchange and Volunteer Connection
• Training on the Volunteer Engagement Cycle