Vaccination Team

patient with bandage from vaccine

Team members support several components related to vaccine clinic operations, including but not limited to: client check-in, logistical and supply support, client flow management, and vaccination of clients.
 

 

Team Leads: Rachel Schulman, Ana Zembryki, Lesley Gray

Team Member Roles and Responsibilities

Team Member Roles

  • Registration Clerk: Check clients in, distribute forms to clients
  • Greeter: Greet clients at the clinic site entrance
  • Medical Station Staff: Provide first aid to clients & staff, and assist Medical Station Staff and injectors with clients experiencing severe reaction to vaccine
  • Post- Injection Waiting Area Staff: Observe and assist clients in post-injection waiting area. For some FQHC teams, must be MD, PA, CNP, RN, or EMT.
  • Supply/Logistics Staff: Clinic site set-up and take-down; assist with vaccine clinic supplies
  • Usher: Assist with client flow through the clinic site
  • Vaccine Injector: Administer vaccine injection into upper arm of clients. Must be currently licensed as a MD, PA, CNP, Pharmacist, RN, LPN, CMA, Dentist, or Veterinarian. (The U of M MRC is following guidance from MDH regarding credentials required to serve as vaccine injector. FQHC clinics may have different requirements for vaccine injectors.)

Team Member Responsibilities

  1. List of required trainings, centralized at this link:
    • Orientation to the U of M Medical Reserve Corps Program (2025)
    • MRC 101 (2025)
    • PODS (Points of Dispensing): Public Health Training for Staff and Volunteers
    • The National Incident Management System (NIMS) & the Incident Command System (ICS): A Primer for Volunteers (2024)
    • Psychological First Aid: A Community Supported Model (2024)
    • Bloodborne Pathogens Training (BBP) - In addition to the requirements listed above, all Vaccine Injectors are required to take the U of M BBP online training course if they have not completed this or a similar BBP training in the past 12 months.

  2. Stay Current on MRC Activities by reading MRC newsletters and visiting the MRC website
  3. Attend 1-2 team meetings a year

Team Member Time Commitment

  • Attend a minimum of 1 team meeting per year
  • Participate in drills and exercises when available
  • Participate in MRC deployments when available
  • View on-line training modules listed above (1 hour for each module)