Health Navigator - Limited Term

1 Week ago • All levels

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Must have:
  • Mature and personal Christian faith
  • Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief
  • Desire to serve and empower the Church
  • Able to affirm and/or acknowledge World Reliefs Core Beliefs
  • Valid license, access to vehicle and clean driving record
  • Native fluency in Dari, Pashto, Arabic, Swahili, Burmese, Zo Chin, or Karen
  • Experience navigating health systems in the Quad Cities
Perks:
  • Competitive benefits package
  • Employee discount program
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Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten?  Do you believe in our calling as Christians to welcome the least of these and love our neighbor?

If you answered ‘yes’, to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you.

At this pivotal moment in time, we are rapidly expanding and growing our team to meet the increasing needs of our world. We are looking for people who want to use their gifts and talents to make a real and tangible difference in our world and the lives of the suffering.
 
If you’re looking for a purpose-driven career in which you can grow your talents, while also standing up for the rights of the vulnerable, we want you to join us today.
 
 
ORGANIZATION SUMMARY
World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization whose mission is to boldly engage the world’s greatest crises in partnership with the church. The organization was founded in the aftermath of World War II to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of war-torn Europe. Since then, for 80 years, across 100 countries, World Relief has partnered with local churches and communities to build a world where families thrive and communities flourish.

Today, organizational programming focuses on humanitarian and disaster response, community strengthening and resilience, and refugee & immigrant services and advocacy.
 

The Health Navigator position provides health related case management to all newly arriving refugees and other eligible immigrants who are resettled by World Relief Quad Cities in Rock Island County, IL; Scott County, IA; and Des Moines County, IA. The Health Navigator is a member of the Resettlement Team and serves as an extra support to ensure health access to those resettled by WRQC.  

This is a limited-term position funded through a grant agreement until 5/31/25 and contingent upon funding extension.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

    • Complete health care needs assessment for newly arriving refugees   
    • Schedule and coordinate initial refugee health screenings with local healthcare organizations within 90-days after arrival and follow up on referrals or treatment needs 
    •  Complete initial health screening paperwork for all newly arriving refugees to the Quad Cities   
    • Serve as a liaison between World Relief Quad Cities and local healthcare organizations providing refugee health screenings   
    • Coordinate transportation to/from health screening days and follow ups such as bloodwork, vaccinations, and chest x-rays; provide transportation when needed 
    •  Case note all refugee health screenings and relevant healthcare services in Dynamics 
    •  Participate on calls with the IL and IA Refugee Health Coordinators   
    • Support statewide refugee wellness and health improvement efforts 
    •  Provide referrals to internal and external services as appropriate    Interpret as needed   
    • Other duties as assigned 

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-time and part-time employees.
 
World Relief is honored to be recognized with the Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation for exceeding the core components of our well-being program including leadership and culture, program foundations and execution, and whole person health.
 
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Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
 
For World Relief staff, strong commitment to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief is essential, and Christian faith is a prerequisite for employment, based upon United States federal guidelines provided in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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