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2 people are interested
Interested in the health of veterans? Become a Peer Service Associate at VA Chico Outpatient Clinic
ORGANIZATION: Partners in Care Foundation
Please visit the new page to apply.
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2 people are interested
Strength to Serve is an AmeriCorps program of Partners in Care Foundation. The Peer Service Associate performs a wide range of professional duties to develop, support and expand existing services for Veterans, caregivers, and family members within their host site and the community. Duties may include leading evidence-based workshops, health coaching, scheduling workshops and fidelity checks, recruiting and supporting volunteers (Peer Mentors and Leaders), completing reports, and recruiting program participants.
This is an 11 month service term, serving 900 hours.
Benefits include:
- Modest living allowance
- Education award
- Extensive training and professional development in health care
- Gain marketable skills for employment in the health care sector
To apply for an available position, go to my.americorps.gov and search for "Strength to Serve"
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About Partners in Care Foundation
Location:
732 MOTT ST STE 150, SAN FERNANDO, CA 91340, US
Mission Statement
Partners aligns social care and health care to address the social determinants of health and equity disparities affecting diverse, under-served and vulnerable populations.
Description
Partners is a non-profit community-based healthcare provider that is accredited in complex care management by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and is the second community-based organization in the country to achieve this status. Partners is a nationally recognized leader in developing innovative community and home-based approaches in health promotion, chronic disease management, and addressing health disparities. Partners has an extensive history in creating, testing, adapting, and disseminating evidence-based models of care. Founded in 1997, Partners has an annual budget of more than $20 million and over 200 employees throughout California. We provide non-medical home and community-based services, self-management education, medication safety screening, and outreach and care coordination for 20,000 individuals annually. For more information about the agency, please visit www.picf.org.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
VA Chico Outpatient Clinic280 Cohasset RoadChico, CA 95926
DATE POSTED
March 26, 2014
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- approximately 20 hours per week