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Background for the positions listed below:

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 was founded in 2004 to provide high quality medical services to people with no or limited health insurance as well as a place for primary care clinicians and integrative healers to enjoy the practice of medicine. We embrace a holistic approach using a wide range of conventional, natural and traditional medicines to best address mind/body/soul medicine. Our clinicians include Family Physicians, a part-time gynecologist, NPs, PAs, a social worker, as well as a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, a Reiki master, a curandera, and two massage therapists. Case management and health coaching are available to patients.

Casa de Salud is rooted in community, has relationships with many direct service and advocacy organizations in the county and beyond, and provides a culturally humble and anti-racist environment for staff, apprentices, and patients. The clinic is in a time of rebirth and growth, with the ability to creatively implement new programs and ideas without the bureaucracy of conventional healthcare settings.

We offer a wide range of medical, integrative healing, psychosocial and advocacy services on an appointment basis or walk-in basis. Many of our patients are monolingual Spanish speakers. As part of our comprehensive approach to primary care, we also have a strong focus on nutritional/lifestyle changes, harm reduction (needle exchange in-house), opiate addiction recovery with medication assisted treatment and integrative/bodywork modalities, women's health services, and queer/transgender care including gender affirming hormone therapy.

Casa de Salud is not a federally qualified health center, instead we are a nonprofit integrative community-based clinic. 75-80% of our patients are self-pay and we provide transparent, affordable healthcare and low-cost labs and procedures. We also accept Medicaid, greatly reducing the hassles of insurance-based healthcare while serving those most in need. Our patients are appreciative and enjoyable to work with; many have been with us since we started in 2004.

Casa de Salud serves as a training site for pre-professional health students who serve as "health apprentices" and help run many aspects of the clinic under the supervision of a nurse and an apprentice clinical supervisor. We have a comprehensive and user-friendly electronic medical record. Casa de Salud is led by a board-certified family physician/addictions physician who also practices medicine at Casa, and is in touch with clinicians' needs. Casa de Salud's top leadership and board of directors are all women (and majority women of color).

Family Practice Physician

Casa de Salud is seeking the services of a family practice physician, part-time (at least 20 hours a week or more) or full time. If you are seeking a clinical home where you can practice medicine with love and care, where you can help build an integrative care model of care that is especially responsive low-income residents of Albuquerque and beyond, and where you can pursue creative projects within and beyond healthcare, this is the place for you.

We are looking for physicians who are passionate about working with marginalized communities and who are resourceful and creative. We are looking for physicians who are interested in integrative and holistic healing and in working alongside practitioners from various other healing modalities. We are also looking for physician leaders – as there are leadership growth opportunities available for medical directorship, quality improvement, clinical care, and community development.

Physicians must have Spanish proficiency as many of our patients are monolingual Spanish speaking; and must enjoy providing high quality healthcare both independently and within a team of transdisciplinary clinicians. Extensive experience with acute care and chronic medical care, as well as experience with a range of office-based procedures, is important. Experience in working with patients dealing with addictions is also important, and the ability to prescribe buprenorphine medication treatment for opioid addictions is a strong plus. Experience or interest in working with queer and transgender populations is also a strong plus.

Physicians have flexibility to develop their own practice style and focus areas based on patient and community needs. Physicians also spend ample time with each patient. Physicians are also invited to build community responsive projects aligned with the clinic’s vision. Several current clinicians are nationally recognized Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars, and clinicians have pursued projects ranging from popular education curriculum development around the roots of addiction, to community partnerships for food justice, to strengthening systems for integrating modalities of care at the clinic. Casa de Salud is now a member of the 2019-2020 national cohort of the Serious Illness Collaborative (an initiative led by Dr Atul Gawande's company Ariadne Labs in Boston) and there are current leadership opportunities within this work.

Salary/Benefits:

This position is an employed position. Salary is commensurate with experience. Benefits include health / dental / vision insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, leadership development opportunities, 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 has also been recognized as a site for the competitive New Mexico Health Professional Loan Repayment Program (NMHPLRP), which pays off up to $25,000 a year of student loan debt for clinicians who practice in areas with shortages of clinicians. The process is competitive, and Casa is proud to be recognized by the state as a site that cares for underserved populations.

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: , with the subject line “Casa de Salud Physician -- [your name].” Please note that only those candidates under consideration will be contacted to schedule interviews.

Family Nurse Practitioner

Casa de Salud is seeking the services of a family nurse practitioner, part-time (at least 20 hours a week or more) or full time. If you are seeking a clinical home where you can practice medicine with love and care, where you can help build an integrative care model of care that is especially responsive low-income residents of Albuquerque and beyond, and where you can pursue creative projects within and beyond healthcare, this is the place for you.

We are looking for family nurse practitioners who are passionate about working with marginalized communities and who are resourceful and creative. We are looking for family nurse practitioners who are interested in integrative and holistic healing and in working alongside practitioners from various other healing modalities. We are also looking for clinician leaders – as there are leadership growth opportunities available for quality improvement, clinical care, and community development.

Nurse Practitioners must have Spanish proficiency as many of our patients are monolingual Spanish speaking; and must enjoy providing high quality healthcare both independently and within a team of transdisciplinary clinicians. Extensive experience with acute care and chronic medical care, as well as experience with a range of office-based procedures, is important. Experience in working with patients dealing with addictions is also important, and the ability to prescribe buprenorphine medication treatment for opioid addictions is a strong plus. Experience or interest in working with queer and transgender populations is also a strong plus.

Clinicians have flexibility to develop their own practice style and focus areas based on patient and community needs. Clinicians also spend ample time with each patient. Clinicians are invited to build community responsive projects aligned with the clinic’s vision. Several current clinicians are nationally recognized Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars, and clinicians have pursued projects ranging from popular education curriculum development around the roots of addiction, to community partnerships for food justice, to strengthening systems for integrating modalities of care at the clinic.

Salary/Benefits:

This position is an employed position. Salary is commensurate with experience. Benefits include health / dental / vision insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, leadership development opportunities, 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 has also been recognized as a site for the competitive New Mexico Health Professional Loan Repayment Program (NMHPLRP), which pays off up to $25,000 a year of student loan debt for clinicians who practice in areas with shortages of clinicians. The process is competitive, and Casa is proud to be recognized by the state as a site that cares for underserved populations.

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: , with the subject line “Casa de Salud Nurse Practitioner -- [your name].” Please note that only those candidates under consideration will be contacted to schedule interviews.

Clinical Social Worker

Casa de Salud is seeking a bilingual (English/Spanish) social worker who can provide counseling services and supervision at Casa de Salud, working together with clinicians in areas of integrative Primary Care, Addictions Care, Acupuncture, Reiki, Traditional Healing, Massage Therapy, Needle Exchange, Case Management, and more. Experience and interest in working with monolingual Spanish speaking patients, with patients in treatment and recovery for addictions, and with queer/transgender/gender nonconforming patients, are strongly encouraged.

This position provides clinical services such as assessments and diagnosis, psychotherapy services, treatment planning, crisis intervention services. Position requires applicant to be able to have independent clinical decision making as well as ability to work in collaborative environment among Casa de Salud staff.

Supervision responsibilities would include supervision of Certified Peer Support Workers in the Strong Roots opioid addictions recovery program, as well as supervision of a social work intern. Casa de Salud was recently awarded New Mexico Funders Collaborative funding for strengthening our integrative behavioral health, and is looking for a creative leader and clinician to join our team in the above capacity.

Clinicians have flexibility to develop their own practice style and focus areas based on patient and community needs. Clinicians also spend ample time with each patient. Clinicians are invited to build community responsive projects aligned with the clinic’s vision. Several current clinicians are nationally recognized Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars, and clinicians have pursued projects ranging from popular education curriculum development around the roots of addiction, to community partnerships for food justice, to strengthening systems for integrating modalities of care at the clinic.

Hours: This is ideally a full time employed position
Education: Masters Degree in Social Work
Experience required: Minimum of 2 years post-masters clinical experience
Licensure requirements: LMSW or LCSW

Salary/Benefits:

This is an employed position. Salary is commensurate with experience. Benefits include health / dental / vision insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, 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: , with the subject line “Casa de Salud Social Worker position – [your name].” Please note that only those candidates under consideration will be contacted to schedule interviews.

We are hiring!

Current positions open:

Family Physician, Family Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Social Worker, and Community Organizer.

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Community Organizer

Reports to: Executive Director

Commitment: 30-40 hours a week

Hourly rate: commensurate with experience.

Deadline for application: Rolling.

Vision for Dignity, Access, and Accountability in Healthcare (VIDA) is a project of Casa de Salud. We are currently seeking a full time Community Organizer to help reach our goals of improving access to healthcare for all Bernalillo County residents and to also engage clients in Civic Engagement opportunities.

About VIDA:

Since becoming a project of Casa de Salud in 2010, VIDA has worked to identify and directly address barriers to health in Bernalillo County. VIDA works with community groups, policy leaders, and advocates to reduce systemic barriers to affordable care, while continuing to address the needs of low-income, un/underinsured patients who continue to be burdened with medical debt, the greatest reason for personal bankruptcy. Over the last 6 years, VIDA has assisted clients with navigation of hospital medical bills and has helped save BernCo residents over $2 million in overwhelming medical debt, undoubtedly improving both the emotional and financial health of our community. Casa de Salud is grateful to the Con Alma Health Foundation for the opportunity to strengthen our work with a community organizer. Casa has also received a 3 year award through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars program and will be engaging the VIDA community organizer in the planned civic engagement opportunities theorized to help patients struggling with addictions with greater sense of purpose and leadership.

Responsibilities of the VIDA Community Organizer include, but are not limited to:

Working with Executive Director and VIDA staff (Pathways Navigator, Case Manager, Medical Debt Manager) to identify barriers to health in BernCo residents
Developing community based campaigns to bring attention to and address these barriers
Maintaining and expanding VIDA’s relationships with other organizations, community members, and policymakers
Organizing and leading VIDA program meetings around strategy and planning
Developing and supervising the patient coalition
Providing direct case management to patients with medical debt
Developing VIDA messaging and maintaining VIDA media contacts

Requirements:

Bilingual and Biliterate (Spanish/English)
High school diploma required; Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferred
2 years or more of community organizing and/or health advocacy experience
Advocacy, public speaking, and professional and technical writing experience
Document translation (English to Spanish; Spanish to English)
Intermediate to advanced computer and typing skills; includes Microsoft Word, Excel, Internet, email, Cloud-based systems

Applicants with the following qualifications are strongly preferred:

Experience working with low-income, immigrant, and LEP populations, including those suffering from addictions
Knowledge of/familiarity with the Affordable Care Act/Expanded Medicaid mandates and options
Knowledge of/familiarity with Bernalillo County health access issues post-ACA
Knowledge of/familiarity with county political systems
Experience with case management

To apply, send your cover letter and CV (with three professional references) as two separate MS Word or PDF documents directly to , with the subject line: “VIDA Community Organizer position — [Your Name]” and address your application to Search Committee, Casa de Salud. Please note that only those candidates under consideration will be contacted to schedule interviews. No phone calls or emails please.

This is an employed position with benefits including paid time off, paid holidays, health/dental/vision insurance.

Casa de Salud is an equal opportunity employer. Women, LGBTQI+ people, people of color, and differently abled people are strongly encouraged to apply. Open until filled.