AMPHS is expanding its programs and seeking new members like you to join its team! Become a part of a dedicated team of volunteers and staff working towards expanding healthcare access among our most vulnerable communities.
Part-Time Positions
Program Coordinator
Program Assistant
Social Worker
Community Health Worker
Nurse Practitioner (Volunteer)
Chinese/Spanish Translator
Program Coordinator
Position Description
AMPHS seeks a passionate and skilled professional to join the operations team. The Program Coordinator plays a key leadership role in integrating clinical and social services and ensuring the smooth coordination of all Community Health Project programming activities among AMPHS staff and partners. The ideal candidate is a seasoned program manager and exceptional communicator, relationship manager, trainer and coach. He or she will identify and contribute to the development and execution of innovative solutions to grow program capacity and expand outreach within vulnerable immigrant populations. The Program Coordinator reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer.
Primary Responsibilities:
Coordinate weekly program operations
- Oversee, train and coordinate schedules and responsibilities among program staff, including clinicians, social work staff, and Program Assistant.
- Coordinate client services with specialty service partner providers.
- Ensure EMR patient schedules and profiles are complete and accurate.
- Build an outreach system for maintaining a consistent client base of new and returning community members.
Build and maintain strong volunteer/staff and partner relationships
- Train clinic staff to screen for social determinants of health and refer patients to the social work team in a streamlined manner.
- Create strong and healthy relationships with clinical volunteers, nurse practitioners, case managers, referring providers, and other clinic staff in an effort to build a strong team of community advocates.
- Work with Social Worker to consolidate and maintain a local network of resource providers.
- Meet with primary community stakeholders and attend community events to spread awareness of AMPHS services.
Ensure and track high-quality service delivery
- Ensure the accuracy of programmatic outcomes as reported by the client management database, including data review for grant reporting.
- Report data outcomes to program team on a monthly basis.
- Use program data to manage program milestones, related metrics and improve AMPHS operations.
- Engage in group planning, evaluation and problem-solving, while contributing to highly collaborative projects, meetings and trainings.
- Work with senior management to analyze program design, strategy and program vision.
Ensure program sustainability
- Work with senior management to identify funding opportunities and submit funding proposals.
- Devise and implement strategies to continuously engage a return client base.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree and 3-5 years of experience in case management and/or client services with a vulnerable population required; advanced degree in management or health-related field desirable (e.g. MPH, MSW, MPA).
- At least two years of program management experience required and previous experience with program start-up preferred. Previous experience in a hospital or clinic setting a plus.
- Written and oral fluency in Spanish and/or Chinese desirable, but not required.
- Demonstrated experience successfully leading and managing a team of young staff or volunteers.
- Strong track-record working with community agencies and/or performing case management in clinic or other setting.
- Proven knowledge of landscape of public benefits and community resources and how to facilitate individuals’ access to those resources.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage and work closely with a wide range of constituents including AMPHS clients, staff, volunteers, and partners.
- Strong organizational, time management and self-management skills, outstanding attention to detail, and high degree of flexibility and self-direction.
- Ability to excel in a highly dynamic, diverse and entrepreneurial environment.
Time Commitment:
- 10-15 hours per week. Position requires Saturday availability and occasional weekday mornings or evenings for community meetings. Remote weekday work permissible.
- The agreement for this position is effective until 06/30/2016 with the opportunity for renewal thereafter.
To Apply:
Please submit a copy of your cover letter, resume, 1-2 page writing sample, and most recent transcript (if still in school or recent graduate) to personnel.resources@amphsonline.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling first-come, first-serve basis until March 18, 2016.
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Program Assistant
Position Description
The Program Assistant is responsible for assisting in the implementation and administration of the health screening, education, and training programs at the Academy of Medical and Public Health Services. Responsibilities include event coordination, outreach, client communication, and basic reception and clerical duties. The candidate will work directly with Executive Management staff to ensure that the organization runs smoothly and efficiently.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Respond to client inquiries via phone and email, screen and direct calls, and relay messages
- Schedule appointments and appointment reminders for screenings, workshops, and trainings and maintain the organization’s events calendar
- Serve as program coordinator for quarterly Clinical Practice Training Program, responding to student inquiries, coordinating program logistics, and conducting university outreach
- Assist in the coordination of annual Sunset Park community health and wellness event
- Manage and maintain contacts database for volunteers, partners, and donors
- Assist in coordinating logistics for in-house health screenings, including event outreach (flyering) and pre-screening patient intake
- Assist in the preparation of outreach and educational materials
- Work with Executive Management to send program updates to clients and volunteers
- Prepare letters to stakeholders, including supporters and clients
- Conduct outreach to community-based organizations and businesses for partnerships and awareness-building
- Monitor the use of office equipment and supplies and maintain office inventory
- May be required to perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Preference given to candidates with a bachelors degree or higher. College juniors and seniors also considered.
- Demonstrated knowledge of clerical and administrative procedures.
- Previous experience in an office environment.
- Knowledge and familiarity with basic computer programs, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, and email systems.
- Demonstrated competency in writing and communication.
- Bilingual fluency in Spanish and/or Chinese preferred.
- Knowledge in graphic design a plus.
Time Commitment:
15 hours per week; Saturday availability required.
To Apply:
Please submit a copy of your cover letter, resume, 1-2 page writing sample, and most recent transcript (if still in school or recent graduate) to personnel.resources@amphsonline.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling first-come, first-serve basis until March 18, 2016.
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Social Worker
Position Description
The Social Worker is responsible for providing high-level oversight over the organization’s culturally-sensitive social service counseling program and presiding over the organization’s weekly Saturday health screenings. AMPHS’ unique, integrated clinical-social service program enables community members to receive direct social service counseling to connect them to the needed care immediately following each clinical encounter. The Social Worker is responsible for managing client cases and assisting community members in navigating resources in coordination with recommendations from the clinical team. The Social Worker is also responsible for establishing and maintaining a community referral network, facilitating workshops and overseeing a team of community health workers.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Coordinate client navigation of the healthcare system, especially for patients moving among different health care levels.
- Provide culturally-appropriate direct services, such as social service counseling, social support, care coordination and case management, working closely with clinical staff to address health risk factors and other social determinants of health, including, but not exclusive to domestic violence and child abuse, housing, end-of-life issues, living conditions, etc.
- Provide ongoing follow-up, basic motivational interviewing, and goal-setting with community members and their families, especially those with complex conditions, while monitoring and evaluating clients’ progress and modifying treatment plans accordingly.
- Coach patients in effective management of their chronic health conditions and self-care.
- Develop literature for social service outreach and education.
- Facilitate education and support programming (e.g., health education, parenting classes, domestic violence support programs, self-care classes, health access workshops) for individual and groups.
- Conduct outreach and coordinate with other community resources and agencies to provide community-level advocacy on behalf of patients and families and refer clients to specialized services, such as drug and alcohol treatment, legal services, financial and employment counseling, and housing support.
- Assess and intervene in domestic violence and child abuse situations.
- Identify, assess and treat mental health conditions, such as depression and anxiety (LCSWs only)
- Oversee and train team of Community Health Workers.
- Manage a regularly assigned caseload of community members at AMPHS open hours and record care management information in EMR system no later than 24 hours after contact.
- May be required to perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school; Master’s degree in social work; LMSW credential or higher is required. Proof of licensure is required at time of application.
- Oral and written fluency in Spanish and English and/or Chinese and English preferred.
- Prior experience serving as a social worker in a community-based setting for at least 1-2 years.
- Experience working in a multi-cultural setting.
- Knowledge of some medical terminology preferred, but not required.
- Basic computer skills and knowledge in Microsoft software.
- Good communication skills, such as listening well, and using language appropriately.
- Ability and willingness to provide emotional support, encouragement and motivation to patients.
Time Commitment:
- 7-10 hours per week; Saturday availability required.
- The agreement for this position is effective until June 30, 2016 with the opportunity for renewal thereafter.
To Apply:
Please submit your cover letter, resume, 1-2 page writing sample, and a copy of your social work license to personnel.resources@amphsonline.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling first-come, first-serve basis until March 18, 2016.
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Community Health Worker
Position Description
The community health worker (CHW) is responsible for providing culturally-sensitive health navigation services to help patients and their families navigate and access community services and resources within the healthcare system, while guiding them to adopt healthy behaviors. CHWs will work primarily with immigrant families in Sunset Park, many who have limited access to healthcare. The CHW supports clinicians, the supervising social worker and program coordinator by providing an integrated system of support services that promotes and maintains healthy behaviors and addresses the social determinants of health affecting the local community. Primary function areas include social service counseling, advocating for individuals and community health needs, and facilitating community outreach workshops.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Provide culturally-appropriate direct services, such as social service counseling, social support, care coordination and case management under the supervision of Social Worker and working closely with clinical staff.
- Provide ongoing follow-up, basic motivational interviewing, and goal-setting with community members and their families.
- Advocate for individual and community needs by locating support and needed services and articulating those needs to partner organizations.
- Coach patients in effective management of their chronic health conditions and self-care.
- Provide culturally-sensitive health education, information and outreach in community-based settings, including, but not exclusive to the AMPHS center, schools, community centers, senior centers, community board meetings, local businesses, shelters, etc.
- Organize community presentations and workshops on health access.
- Conduct outreach and presentations to spread awareness about AMPHS services.
- Research and develop multilingual materials on disease prevention, wellness, nutrition, and health access.
- Organize and/or facilitate peer support groups.
- Build organizational capacity to expand resource network and address social determinants of health.
- Manage a regularly assigned caseload of community members who attend AMPHS open clinic hours once per week and record patient care management information in EMR system no later than 24 hours after contact.
- May be required to perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Preference given to candidates with a bachelors degree or higher.
- Successful completion of a Community Health Worker formal training program such as from a college or other education institution is preferred, but not required. AMPHS will provide initial training and CHW is also expected to participate in additional training during their tenure.
- Written and oral fluency in Spanish and English and/or Chinese and English required.
- Experience working in a multi-cultural setting.
- Experience working in a community-based setting for at least 1 to 2 years preferred.
- Knowledge of some medical terminology preferred, but not required.
- Basic computer skills and knowledge in Microsoft Office.
- Good communication skills, such as listening well, and using language appropriately.
- Ability and willingness to provide emotional support, encouragement and motivation to patients.
Time Commitment:
- 15-20 hours per week; Saturday availability required.
- The agreement for this position is effective until June 30, 2016 with the opportunity for renewal thereafter.
To Apply:
Please submit a copy of your cover letter, resume, 1-2 page writing sample, and most recent transcript (if still in school or recent graduate) to personnel.resources@amphsonline.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling first-come, first-serve basis until March 18, 2016.
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Volunteer Nurse Practitioner
Position Description
The Academy of Medical & Public Health Services offers free weekly Saturday health clinics for low-income, uninsured community members in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Screening participants often lack health insurance or experience language barriers that prevent them from accessing available health resources; for many, it is their first time receiving a health assessment in many years. During the clinic, AMPHS clinicians perform health screenings while partner healthcare agencies offer free specialty services, such as HIV and Hepatitis C testing, mammograms, and flu shots. AMPHS may also offer specialty theme-based services each month. At the beginning of the screening, AMPHS volunteers distribute health surveys through which it collects health data used to analyze community health trends and develop education programs.
The Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for presiding over AMPHS screenings to conduct basic and specialty screenings, provide long-term medical counseling, and facilitate health education workshops. The NP will identify risk factors and lifestyle changes that the community member should pursue, as well as follow-up treatment. He or she will then work collaboratively with the Social Assistance team to connect community members to the relevant services based on treatment recommendations from the clinical encounter. The ideal candidate is passionate about working with immigrant communities and has significant experience working with low-income populations who have had little or no access to care.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Obtain and record client health history; perform comprehensive medical evaluations for biological, social and psychological needs, including screenings for BMI, blood pressure, heart and respiration rate, oxygen saturation, visual acuity, macular degeneration, oculomotor function, pupillary reflex, dementia, glucose and cholesterol, and mental health.
- Educate and guide patients on disease prevention and healthy lifestyle habits.
- Provide group, individual and community education classes on disease prevention and management, wellness and nutrition.
- Design curricula and education materials for public health education workshops.
- Manage a regularly assigned caseload of community members at AMPHS open clinic hours and record care management information in EMR system no later than 24 hours after contact.
- May be required to perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school of nursing; Master’s degree in nursing; completion of a state acceptable Nurse Practitioner’s program; a minimum of one year’s experience is desirable. National certification in specialty is preferred. Proof of licensure is required at time of application.
- Thorough knowledge in nursing techniques and procedures, medical and lab equipment, testing procedures, medications, and interviewing and counseling techniques.
- Proficiency in a foreign language (in particular, Spanish and Chinese) a plus.
- Previous experience working in a community-based, multi-cultural public health setting.
- Ability to work independently; communicate effectively both verbally and in writing; deal tactfully and patiently with clients and other social work case managers.
- Basic computer skills required.
Time Commitment:
- At least one shift per month; Saturday availability required. However, we are flexible with volunteer scheduling.
To Apply:
Please submit your cover letter, resume, and copy of your nursing license to personnel.resources@amphsonline.org. Candidates will serve independently; that is, providing a broad range of clinical services based on their own scope of practice, comfort, and level of licensure as an independent clinician volunteering at AMPHS sites and events. Candidates will be asked to submit proof of current professional liability coverage prior to commencing the position. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling first-come, first-serve basis.
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Chinese/Spanish Translator
Position Description
The Academy of Medical & Public Health Services (AMPHS) works with a predominantly Latino and Chinese community in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, bringing them accessible healthcare through free health screenings and education workshops. At the beginning of each screening, AMPHS staff collects demographic data from each participating community member to conduct analytical research on predominant health trends in the local community. AMPHS also holds public health workshops that educate community members in health access, disease management and prevention, nutrition and wellness. We are seeking fluent or highly proficient Spanish, Cantonese and/or Mandarin speakers to interpret for AMPHS constituents during open clinics and events.
Translators will also have the opportunity to engage in other community fieldwork projects that include conducting interviews and focus groups and community outreach alongside our community engagement team. Additionally, they will be responsible for assisting with other administrative projects, such as recording Chinese/Spanish segments for educational videos, translating educational literature, brochures, flyers, and other outreach material, and writing Chinese/Spanish blog posts for our online news portal.
AMPHS screenings take place Saturdays on a weekly basis; workshops take place on weekends and select weekdays. Translators will receive training in medical terminology, patient history-taking, and HIPAA prior to engaging in a service role.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Interpret communication between AMPHS staff and non-English speaking AMPHS clients.
- Translate written educational materials and documents in accordance with readability guidelines.
- Work with social service team to follow up with non-English speaking population to inquire about individuals’ status and answer questions.
- Assist non-English speaking population in completing documentation and forms.
- Translate for facilitators in 3-4 community public health education workshops per month.
- Assist Program Coordinator and senior managers in design of culturally-sensitive health services.
- May be required to perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Native Chinese or Spanish speaker and/or advanced degree or training in the Chinese/Spanish language. Strong oral and written proficiency required. Applicants will be asked to submit a bilingual writing sample to demonstrate written and oral competency.
- Prior knowledge of medical terminology preferred, but not required.
- Ability to accurately interpret and communicate information in an unbiased, clear and concise manner with clients, families, and providers.
- Ability to work independently in an efficient, productive manner while maintaining composure and sensitivity in accordance with the environment of health care services.
- Basic computer skills and competency with Word processing systems required.
Time Commitment:
- 7-10 hours per week; Saturday availability required.
- The agreement for this position is effective until June 30, 2016 with the opportunity for renewal thereafter.
To Apply:
Please submit your cover letter, resume, 1-2 page writing sample in English and Spanish or Chinese, and transcript (if current student or recent graduate) to personnel.resources@amphsonline.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling first-come, first-serve basis until March 18, 2016.
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