This position is responsible for developing and implementing a health education and outreach program for at risk, limited English speaking refugees. The Medical Liason will ensure better prevention practices, understanding of follow up care, and improved coordination with other providers.
Requirements
- Researches local community resources and develop a network of health and mental health providers.
- Ensures that refugees maintain access to health and mental health providers.
- Provides on-going orientation and training for service providers to ensure they understand the refugee populations in the community.
- Coordinates the initial PCP appointment and handles other medical needs referenced in overseas medical records.
- Coordinates follow-up services or appointments as needed.
- Facilitates the incorporation of the refugee’s health needs into the Comprehensive Resettlement Plan.
- Facilitate the delivery of mental health services through the coordination between the resettlement office staff and the local Community Services Boards.
- Assist the resettlement staff with emergency refugee health needs.
- Facilitate training for resettlement staff, community services boards mental health staff, local health district refugee medical screening nursing staff, and refugees.
- Facilitates Workshops on Medicaid and Health Insurance and other health wellness events for specialized groups (women).
- On an as needed basis and in coordination with the refugee resettlement staff, may interview clients to obtain a non-professional assessment of their health needs.
- Maintain detailed files of service providers for health care, health education, transportation, and interpretation.
- Prepare monthly reports as required by the Resettlement Division.
- Case Management
- Represents the Agency in the community and workplace in a professional and ethical manner.
- Demonstrates sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
- Demonstrates strong interpersonal, decision-making, problem-solving, oral, and written skills.
- Utilizes a basic knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
Benefits
- Retirement savings
- PTO
- Holidays
- Bereavement leave
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Paid parental leave
- Virginia Credit Union memberships
- Employee Assistance program
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Health savings account
