AmeriCorps Community Health Service Member-Naples - Healthcare Network

AmeriCorps Community Health Service Member

THE PROGRAM:

About Healthcare Network

Healthcare Network is a Federally Qualified Health Center serving Collier County, Florida. We provide patient-centered medical and dental services to all age groups, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. We offer the highest level of coordinated care across the spectrum from medical or dental visits, to integrated behavioral health care and on-site lab, pharmacy, and radiology services.

Through partnership with Volunteer Florida, AmeriCorps, and Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Healthcare Network has received a grant to expand care services through concentrated outreach efforts of AmeriCorps members. As an AmeriCorps member, you fuel the engine for change by joining the army of difference-makers who positively impact lives across Collier County.

About Volunteer Florida/AmeriCorps Program

Volunteer Florida administers the AmeriCorps program across the state. AmeriCorps is a national service program that provides opportunities for individuals to serve their communities in many different capacities. In exchange for a living stipend, educational award and valuable on-the-job experience, members work in nonprofit organizations, educational foundations, and government agencies for one year, helping improve the health of our community, one patient at a time.

AmeriCorps members are selected and managed by their host organization and spend a year addressing issues critical to the organization's mission. Healthcare Network's grant specifically targets the areas of Immokalee and Golden Gate City in Collier County, which are historically underserved communities. This grant will ensure that access to health and dental care is given to those who need it most with emphasis on ensuring that they receive the care they need in the most comfortable fashion possible.

STATUS:

Full-time (1700 hours of service) Temporary Grant funded through July 2025.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The AmeriCorps Community Health Service Member will support activities related to Healthcare Network's Public Health AmeriCorps program through targeted community outreach efforts. Specifically, AmeriCorps members will provide education and outreach at testing and education sites throughout Collier County in languages other than English (traditionally Spanish, though Healthcare Network also offers Creole translators). Under guidance of the Program Manager, the AmeriCorps Community Health Service Members will represent the patient, the community and the organization, and work cohesively between Healthcare Network and site collaborative partners. This is a 100% grant-funded position.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

In an effort to promote equity, diversity and inclusion, AmeriCorps Community Health Service Members will serve closely alongside a diverse group of Healthcare Network Community Outreach team members to recognize differences amongst our population and celebrate the contributions each culture brings to our organization and community. With open minds and hearts, members will execute the following responsibilities:

• Support the program in Collier County, with emphasis on Immokalee and Golden Gate City through community outreach efforts
• Assist is cultivating strong relationships with community members
• Distribute educational materials in communities across the county in languages native to the audience.
• Showing compassion for those with food inequities, distribute food or goods that may be donated to the community.
• Provide access to care by sharing the benefit of health and dental care by scheduling medical and dental appointments.
• Assist referral designation so that patients may be scheduled with the appropriate provider
• Assist in arranging transportation or other services as may be required by patients or potential patients.

Training

• Participates in AmeriCorps and Healthcare Network training, as required per program guidelines.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school graduate, or GED is required
• Experience working or volunteering in a community relations position
• Experience with data collection
• Bilingual (English and Spanish or Creole) to meet the needs of our community
• Flexible team player
• Capacity to serve including days, evenings, and weekends in order to engage in member service activities
• Ability to travel throughout Collier County to Outreach events
• Ability to use a computer, email or data collection tools
• Commitment to excellence and to the mission of Healthcare Network, Volunteer Florida, and AmeriCorps

POSITION SERVICE ENVIRONMENT: You may need the following abilities to perform the essential functions of this position:

• Ability to perform repetitive tasks
• Ability to reach above shoulder level
• Ability to distinguish colors
• Moderate degree of manual dexterity
• Ability to grip
• Ability to bend a knee
• Ability to sit/stand/walk for indeterminate periods of time
• Ability to lift up to _25_ pounds, with or without assistance
• Efforts are generally responsive to service activities
• Ability to work in extreme temperatures, indoors or outdoors
• Ability to walk on uneven surfaces

POSITION ACCOMMODATION:

Individuals requesting position accommodations should meet with a Human Resources representative to obtain request forms and submit their request.