Maternal & Child Welfare Intern​

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The maternal and child health intern will support refugee families to navigate the health system. The intern will primarily work with families in which there is a pregnant mother, or with families with children with high medical needs. The intern will support efforts to ensure the family is connected to appropriate health resources.

Time Commitment: 8-10 hours per week (3 month minimum; 6+ months preferred) ​

Duties:​

• Routinely reach out to pregnant mothers and ensure that they are accessing OB/midwifery services​
• Provide transportation for any clients that need support getting to a medical appointment, where there is no alternate plan for transportation​
• Provide education to mothers on the importance of prenatal care​
• Support families through medical referral processes, follow up on referrals, medication refill issues and Medicaid issues​
• Follow up with families in which there are children with high medical needs to see if they need any additional support to access services​
• Bus train families to health care centers that they need to access routinely​
• Put together weekly calls for volunteers to support transportation needs for medical appointments​
• Support with event planning for baby shower events​
• Put together New-Mom Kits for pregnant mothers​

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Required Skills & Competencies:​

• An interest in public health and pursuing a BA/MA in health-related field​
• Flexible and adaptable ​
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel and Outlook​
• Detail oriented​
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality​
• Ability and willingness to provide transportation for clients to and from appointments and/or teach clients to take public transportation​
• Ability to speak on the phone professionally with health providers and other community part​

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Learning Objectives: ​

The learning objective(s) should provide information about the skills and knowledge an intern/volunteer will gain during their time at the IRC in Denver. Example: The in-kind donations intern will gain US field-office experience interacting with and assisting asylees and refugees recently resettled in the US. Intern will acquire detailed knowledge of programs (e.g. Matching Grant, Public/Private Partnership, etc.) and public benefits available for refugees and asylees during their resettlement period. Intern will learn about in-kind donation reporting requirements for resettlement agencies and how to accurately capture data for finance and other reporting requirements. Intern will gain experience organizing volunteers, managing inventory and soliciting donations. The maternal and child health intern will gain US-field office experience. They will become familiar with what type of services refugee health programs provide. The intern will learn the barriers that clients face to accessing health services and will be actively involved in helping clients to overcome these challenges. The intern will gain a tremendous amount of experience in the refugee resettlement context and will manage a small caseload with direct support and supervision of the Health Program Coordinator and Health Aide​