Available Positions

Nationalities Service Center (NSC) is a 501(c) (3) organization that has provided social, educational and legal services to low-income immigrants and refugees in the Philadelphia area since 1921. NSC’s mission is to prepare and engage newcomers in achieving active participation in American life.  Our programs strengthen families, promote self-sufficiency and eliminate barriers caused by language and cultural differences, and advance public awareness of the benefits of diversity.  NSC’s services include ESL and literacy classes, immigration-related legal services, case management for newly arrived refugees, employment counseling and job placement.  On average, NSC serves 4,000 clients from over 90 countries each year.  NSC has a well qualified and culturally competent staff of 48 people who speak more than 20 languages.

The PHC member will work with the following refugee populations from Iraqi, Bhutanese Nepali, Burmese, Eritrean and other African (e.g. Congolese) groups.  The PHC member role will help clients to access relevant resources, including home health care, transportation assistance, specialist care, interpretation, medical equipment, etc; act as the on-site point person for daily walk-in and telephone queries regarding health issues; accompany clients to medical appointments with specialists and ensure interpretation and insurance are set up; develop a community education health curriculum, preparing presentations and inviting guest speakers to speak to refugee groups on a range of topics; and help families with pregnant women and/or young children to enroll in the WIC nutritional program

Eleventh Street Family Health Services of Drexel University is a nurse-managed Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) whose mission is to provide quality, comprehensive health services to all the people it serves with special attention to vulnerable people and residents of public housing communities, as well as provide an exemplary model of nurse managed, community based care for the education of health professions students and for faculty practice. The Center is located in Lower North Philadelphia and serves over 2,000 people that the federal government has designated as “medically underserved.”  Nurse practitioners and other staff provide on-site primary and preventative health services for all community residents, without regard to their ability to pay.  The Center strives to become a “Healthy Living Center,” by offering trans-disciplinary clinical services and health promotion programs in partnership with the local community.   

The Health Education and Outreach Associate Member will work with a collaborative team to create, design, and implement health, nutrition, and other health-related programming and services for our patients.  The member will: assist and coordinate support groups, health workshops or activities of educational consultants, including nutrition, diabetes and smoking cessation programs; develop health education materials and handouts that are culturally and literacy appropriate and distribute these materials within the health center and surrounding community; promote and do outreach to our patients and community on programs and initiatives; and work in partnership with the Teens 4 Good program and youth in our health center/community garden.

Eleventh Street Family Health Services of Drexel University is a nurse-managed Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) whose mission is to provide quality, comprehensive health services to all the people it serves with special attention to vulnerable people and residents of public housing communities, as well as provide an exemplary model of nurse managed, community based care for the education of health professions students and for faculty practice. The Center is located in Lower North Philadelphia and serves over 2,000 people that the federal government has designated as “medically underserved.”  Nurse practitioners and other staff provide on-site primary and preventative health services for all community residents, without regard to their ability to pay.  The Center strives to become a “Healthy Living Center,” by offering trans-disciplinary clinical services and health promotion programs in partnership with the local community.   

The Member will conduct insurance assessments and assist patients in applying for medical assistance and other Department of Public Welfare benefits using the PA Compass system.  They will also complete applications for prescription assistance as needed. They may serve as advocates for patients with community agencies and refer patients to community resources.  They may assist patients in organizing appointments, arranging transportation or providing other case management services under the supervision of the Social Service Manager or Clinical Nurse.  They will be a part of the Center staff in creating a welcoming place for our patients and the community.  They will be work with the Health Education Department on some of their activities and provide overall support to the Primary Care Department as needed. Over the year of service the member is assumed to have helped insure at least approximately 115 patients while meeting one on one with approximately 600 patients for a variety of services.

The Health Annex is a nurse-managed Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) whose mission is to provide quality, comprehensive health services to all the people it serves with special attention to vulnerable people and residents of public housing communities.  The Center is located in Southwest Philadelphia and serves a predominantly African-American population that the federal government has designated as “medically underserved.”  Nurse practitioners and other staff provide on-site primary and preventative health services for all community residents, without regard to their ability to pay.  In addition to primary and preventive services, the health center provides diagnostic testing and screening; HIV-testing and counseling; family planning, pre-natal, obstetric; hearing and vision testing; nutrition and diabetes education; social work; behavioral health services; asthma safe kids and lead safe babies programs and dental care.  As an every-changing health center, we have an active social service department   helping patients with insurance, benefits counseling, providing advocacy and referral, and arranging transportation and are always seeking new ways to assist our patients.  

The member will enroll patients in prescription assistance programs; serve as an advocate with patients when they need to contact community agencies; assist with implementation and outreach for our new HIV rapid testing program; review and participate in the site’s new chronic care initiative including running data reports and assisting as needed with overall implementation of the program; and assist patients in organizing appointments, arranging transportation or providing other case management services under the supervision of the Social Service Manager.

Maternity Care Coalition is a private nonprofit organization founded in 1980 by professionals and lay people concerned with the appalling rate of infant mortality and morbidity in Philadelphia. MCC’s mission is to improve maternal and child health and well being through the collaborative efforts of individuals, families, providers and communities. The agency achieves its mission through outreach in high-risk neighborhoods and advocacy at the local, state, and national levels.

The member will respond to requests for cribs from the community and provide assessments and education; conduct home visits with families to deliver and set-up cribs and provide safe sleep/SIDS risk reduction education; lead 2 to 4 monthly community education workshops on safe sleep at sites throughout Philadelphia, including teen parenting programs at the Philadelphia high schools; attend community meetings, health fairs, and other events; assist in the training of all other health social service providers about SIDS risk reduction and safe sleep environment; and learn about and make contact with community resources needed by clients.

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health Ambulatory Health Services Division has a total of 8 health care centers which provide comprehensive primary medical care and preventative services to underserved communities. Services offered at the health centers include family medicine (adult and pediatric), dental, family planning, and pre-natal care.

Members will assist patients with enrollment in Pharmaceutical Medication Assistance Programs (PMAPs).  Members will access applications from pharmaceutical companies and RxAssist software; work with patients and staff to complete applications and facilitate the process collecting necessary documentation (from patients and providers); track the status of applications through phone calls to companies and patients; follow-up through phone calls and direct mail with patients whose medications have arrived; ensure correct medications are distributed to patients and tracked appropriately; provide support and education to health center patients concerning PAP application process.

The Penrose School is dedicated to improving the academic and health status of our children through health and fitness programs and involvement of families in the health care of their children. The school has fitness programs after-school five days a week and also in school programs to improve the health of our children. Penrose school is dedicated to academic achievement and good health for the school and community.

The members will assist the school nurse and physical education teachers in implementing a Coordinated School Health and Fitness program; implement an after-school fitness program for one hundred children; assist the school nurse in health screenings; work with families to obtain health insurance and medical care; assist the school nurse and counselor in obtaining mental health assistance for students; plan a summer health program for students in a local housing complex; run a socialized recess program; and coordinate a fitness program for special needs kids.

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health Ambulatory Health Services Division has a total of 8 health care centers which provide comprehensive primary medical care and preventative services to underserved communities. Services offered at the health centers include family medicine (adult and pediatric), dental, family planning, and pre-natal care.

Members will assist patients with enrollment in Pharmaceutical Medication Assistance Programs (PMAPs).  Members will access applications from pharmaceutical companies and RxAssist software; work with patients and staff to complete applications and facilitate the process collecting necessary documentation (from patients and providers); track the status of applications through phone calls to companies and patients; follow-up through phone calls and direct mail with patients whose medications have arrived; ensure correct medications are distributed to patients and tracked appropriately; provide support and education to health center patients concerning PAP application process.

LaSalle Neighborhood Nursing Center

The La Salle Neighborhood Nursing Center (LSNNC) is a part of the La Salle University School of Nursing and is positioned as a nationally recognized provider of quality health care services in an urban setting.  The nurse-managed center provides a variety of public health services to the surrounding community as well as excellent learning and service experiences for students.  

The member will function collaboratively with staff and community to promote health through community outreach, screening, referral and follow-up, case management, consultation and collaboration, social marketing and advocacy.

The member will participate in HIP for Families by engaging and interviewing clients, and providing follow-up services in discreet locations including the welfare offices, medical offices and social security offices as well as from LSNNC offices.  The member may be learning and providing health educations through the CBAE grant for sexual abstinence education. 

Abbotsford/Falls – Family Practice and Counseling

Network Chronic Care Service Worker

The Family Practice and Counseling Network (FPCN) is a program of Resources for Human Development, Inc. whose mission is to promote long-term health by providing quality, compassionate and affordable preventive, primary, dental and behavioral health care to all of its patients with special focus on residents of public housing. The public housing population served has significant socio-economic and cultural barriers to adequate health care and there is a lack of culturally appropriate services relevant to the majority of the population.  At our Abbottsford Falls site we provide primary care services, our state of the art facility provides numerous support and education programs focusing on youth, individuals and families living with cancer, diabetes, obesity, smoking cessation.  Our Outreach staff makes home visits to educate children and their parents about asthma and lead in the home and our social service department provides assistance to patients seeking insurance, referrals to other community agencies.   Additionally, FPCN provides behavioral health services and these behavioral health services are becoming more fully integrated with primary care. 
The member will assess patient eligibility for various health insurance programs and assist them in applying for the programs, with an emphasis on insurance for children (CHIP) and the MA Family Planning Waiver, Select Plan for Women; enroll patients in prescription assistance programs Serve as an advocate with patients when they need to contact community agencies; assist patients in organizing appointments, arranging transportation or providing other case management services under the supervision of the Social Service Manager; assist Diabetic Educator in developing Diabetic Registry  for Chronic Care Initiative Program; and assist Nurse Manager with City Wide Emergency Preparedness Team for this area.

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health Ambulatory Health Services Division has a total of 8 health care centers which provide comprehensive primary medical care and preventative services to underserved communities. Services offered at the health centers include family medicine (adult and pediatric), dental, family planning, and pre-natal care.

Members will assist patients with enrollment in Pharmaceutical Medication Assistance Programs (PMAPs).  Members will access applications from pharmaceutical companies and RxAssist software; work with patients and staff to complete applications and facilitate the process collecting necessary documentation (from patients and providers); track the status of applications through phone calls to companies and patients; follow-up through phone calls and direct mail with patients whose medications have arrived; ensure correct medications are distributed to patients and tracked appropriately; provide support and education to health center patients concerning PAP application process.

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health Ambulatory Health Services Division has a total of 8 health care centers which provide comprehensive primary medical care and preventative services to underserved communities. Services offered at the health centers include family medicine (adult and pediatric), dental, family planning, and pre-natal care.

Members will assist patients with enrollment in Pharmaceutical Medication Assistance Programs (PMAPs).  Members will access applications from pharmaceutical companies and RxAssist software; work with patients and staff to complete applications and facilitate the process collecting necessary documentation (from patients and providers); track the status of applications through phone calls to companies and patients; follow-up through phone calls and direct mail with patients whose medications have arrived; ensure correct medications are distributed to patients and tracked appropriately; provide support and education to health center patients concerning PAP application process.

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health Ambulatory Health Services Division has a total of 8 health care centers which provide comprehensive primary medical care and preventative services to underserved communities. Services offered at the health centers include family medicine (adult and pediatric), dental, family planning, and pre-natal care.

Members will assist patients with enrollment in Pharmaceutical Medication Assistance Programs (PMAPs).  Members will access applications from pharmaceutical companies and RxAssist software; work with patients and staff to complete applications and facilitate the process collecting necessary documentation (from patients and providers); track the status of applications through phone calls to companies and patients; follow-up through phone calls and direct mail with patients whose medications have arrived; ensure correct medications are distributed to patients and tracked appropriately; provide support and education to health center patients concerning PAP application process.

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health Ambulatory Health Services Division has a total of 8 health care centers which provide comprehensive primary medical care and preventative services to underserved communities. Services offered at the health centers include family medicine (adult and pediatric), dental, family planning, and pre-natal care.

Members will assist patients with enrollment in Pharmaceutical Medication Assistance Programs (PMAPs).  Members will access applications from pharmaceutical companies and RxAssist software; work with patients and staff to complete applications and facilitate the process collecting necessary documentation (from patients and providers); track the status of applications through phone calls to companies and patients; follow-up through phone calls and direct mail with patients whose medications have arrived; ensure correct medications are distributed to patients and tracked appropriately; provide support and education to health center patients concerning PAP application process.

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health Ambulatory Health Services Division has a total of 8 health care centers which provide comprehensive primary medical care and preventative services to underserved communities. Services offered at the health centers include family medicine (adult and pediatric), dental, family planning, and pre-natal care.

Members will assist patients with enrollment in Pharmaceutical Medication Assistance Programs (PMAPs).  Members will access applications from pharmaceutical companies and RxAssist software; work with patients and staff to complete applications and facilitate the process collecting necessary documentation (from patients and providers); track the status of applications through phone calls to companies and patients; follow-up through phone calls and direct mail with patients whose medications have arrived; ensure correct medications are distributed to patients and tracked appropriately; provide support and education to health center patients concerning PAP application process.

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health Ambulatory Health Services Division has a total of 8 health care centers which provide comprehensive primary medical care and preventative services to underserved communities. Services offered at the health centers include family medicine (adult and pediatric), dental, family planning, and pre-natal care.

Members will assist patients with enrollment in Pharmaceutical Medication Assistance Programs (PMAPs).  Members will access applications from pharmaceutical companies and RxAssist software; work with patients and staff to complete applications and facilitate the process collecting necessary documentation (from patients and providers); track the status of applications through phone calls to companies and patients; follow-up through phone calls and direct mail with patients whose medications have arrived; ensure correct medications are distributed to patients and tracked appropriately; provide support and education to health center patients concerning PAP application process.