November 4, 2024

Casa de Salud

Albuquerque

FULL TIME

Health Apprentice Fellowship Developer

Health Apprentice Fellowship Developer
Our work at Casa de Salud is unique. Every day, we deliver care that is rooted in dignity, trust, creativity, cultural humility, and mutual respect. We see healthcare from a lens that understands the histories of inequalities, oppressions, and structural forces that affect our community. We also see the strengths of our community members, as well as the cultural richness that exists around us. It is with this historical analysis and appreciation for the power within our community that we build towards collective wellness and liberation.
Casa de Salud’s health apprentice fellowship is a 17 year old program that works to immerse students in hands-on medical skills training and exposure to disparities in healthcare. The health apprentice team is comprised of students interested in pursuing careers in healthcare. The vast majority of students in the apprenticeship program are Latinx and identify as women. Casa de Salud works to provide holistic and just healthcare to all members of the community regardless of income level, immigration status, or cultural preferences. These values are instilled in our apprentices during their time here. Health apprentices learn cultural humility and patient advocacy in practice, working side by side with clinicians fully aware of the need to look at broader social, economic and structural conditions when evaluating patients and their healthcare needs. Apprentices receive extensive training in patient vitals, phlebotomy and other lab work, EKGs, in-person and over-the-phone patient communication, clinical documentation, and so much more. There are over 350 graduates of the program who have gone on to pursue a variety of careers and jobs, including many who have become clinicians and public health leaders. Many alumni continue to stay connected to the clinic through in-person events, email, phone, and by providing mentorship to current apprentices.
As the health apprentice fellowship developer, you will have the opportunity to support and mentor young students interested in pursuing a career in healthcare. Many apprentices are the first in their families to pursue higher education and/or to pursue careers in medicine. In this role, you will help our apprentices build confidence, achieve their goals, and help change the face of medicine. As a result, you will help ensure that New Mexico’s future healthcare workforce is full of integrity, courage, compassion, and cultural humility. The health apprentice fellowship developer works closely with the apprentice team and floor staff to get a better understanding of areas for growth and transformation of the organization. By engaging closely with the apprentice team, you will have the opportunity to uplift the program as well as the voices of individual apprentices. You will work with apprentices to prepare them for presentations and conversations with organizations from all over the nation. You will have the privilege of seeing apprentices flourish into strong, confident, visionary leaders. You will also continue to develop our Apprentice Alumni network, maintain connection with Alumni, and connect Alumni to Casa and to current apprentices.
In this role, you will also help expand Casa’s Health Apprentice Fellowship to our new site that we are building in Los Lunas, in Valencia County, and will navigate relationships with high schools and colleges, and will recruit apprentices and create an onboarding program with staff at the new location.
Links for more information about Casa de Salud’s Health Apprentice Fellowship:
(https://www.newmexicopbs.org/productions/newmexicoinfocus/doctors-describe-innovative-health-apprentice-program/)
(https://www.newmexicopbs.org/productions/newmexicoinfocus/the-health-apprenticeship-program-at-casa-de-salud/)
Job description
The health apprentice program developer works in various ways to improve the apprentice fellowship program, with roles including but not limited to:

Recruiting, onboarding, coaching, evaluating, and supporting health apprentice fellows during their time at Casa de Salud, and beyond
Supporting the development and implementation of an apprentice fellowship at Casa de Salud’s new location opening up in Los Lunas, in Valencia County
Developing modules for Casa de Salud’s competencies and for its how-to guides for apprentices
Formulating and updating training competencies as needed to ensure uniformity in training processes.
Conducting evaluations at 1 month, 6 months, and 12 months into apprenticeship to ensure that each apprentice is adequately trained on various milestones at the time of evaluation. At these intervals, apprentices are also given feedback gathered from staff and clinician teams.
Collaborating with outside organizations to support the growth of the apprentice program (i.e. Project ECHO, NM First Town Hall Meetings, NM Dept of Workforce Solutions).
Strengthening Casa de Salud’s Apprentice Alumni network (engaging with apprentice alumni)
Organizing social events such as Casa open house nights and apprentice alumni events.
Preparing materials for presentations and dividing talking points amongst presenters based on each presenter’s experiences, strengths, and interests.
Creating, modifying, and distributing questionnaires and surveys to gather important information from prospective apprentices, current apprentices, and apprentice alumni. This includes demographic information, as well as short answer essay questions regarding interests and experiences.
Summarizing data gathered from a variety of sources including demographic surveys, exit interviews, alumni interviews, and more.
Providing written pieces for various projects including abstracts for conference presentations and workshops, assisting with grants, apprentice program website, defining the transition from an apprenticeship to a fellowship, etc.
Working with executive leadership on sustaining funding for the apprentice program (grants, fundraising, individual donor relationship building)

Important qualities and skills

Experience with educational development, curriculum development, career guidance, professional development cultivation, coaching and enrichment are critical to this role
Bilingual (English/Spanish) proficiency a strong plus
Self-motivated, able to work independently and without constant guidance
Adaptability and interest in learning new technical and interpersonal skills
Passion for uplifting marginalized and underrepresented communities
Willingness to speak about the apprenticeship program in various settings including to govt agencies, community based organizations, and regional and national conferences
Proficiency with Google Drive including Google Documents and Google Sheets
Ability to analyze and summarize qualitative and quantitative data
Good verbal and written communication skills
Ability to give feedback to apprentices (both constructive and positive feedback) at the time of 1, 6, and 12 month evaluations and otherwise.
Ability to switch between tasks and effectively balance projects of varying levels of urgency
Interest in event planning (including: budgeting, planning meals and activities, creating and distributing invitations and materials needed for the events)
Strong vision to improve the apprenticeship program as well as the broader education and healthcare systems in New Mexico and beyond
Knowledge of educational and healthcare disparities that exist in NM and the United States.

This position reports to Casa de Salud’s Executive Director and other directors as needed.
Benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, retirement IRA plan, paid time off, paid holidays, parental leave, professional development support, flexibility in schedule, a positive and exciting team culture, and support for advocacy/community projects that align with Casa de Salud’s mission.
Casa de Salud is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains a core value around our staff reflecting the communities we serve. People of color, people of trans and gender non-conforming identities, immigrants, and differently abled people are strongly encouraged to apply.
If interested please send your resume, cover letter and three professional references to: info@casadesaludnm.org, with the subject line “Health Apprentice Fellowship Developer -- [your name].” Applications will be received and interviews conducted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $24.00 - $32.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
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