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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).

Operations Assistant:

We are looking for a full-time Operations Assistant interested in building a long term relationship with our organization. Our clinic is growing, and we would love for you to grow with us! Working in a clinical environment will mean duties are frequently related to patient care and service, but will not involve direct patient contact. Since we are a small organization, duties will be wide-ranging and will include tasks that support organization wide operations in order to place Casa de Salud in the best possible position to serve our community.

Specific Duties:

Data entry into computer systems
Data reconciliation in computer systems
Cash reconciliation & report generation
Invoice preparation
Report generation
Attractive signage & flyer design
Supply inventory management and organization
Creation & management of attractive and functional spreadsheets
Note taking for various meetings
Communication and scheduling with vendors & contractors
Appropriately handle HIPAA protected information
Credentialing clinicians with Medicaid MCOs
Establish, maintain, & revise record keeping systems
Lift, move, & rearrange office furniture and medical equipment
Run errands, pick up supplies, purchase items with business card
Sort & route incoming mail
Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.

Applicants will have highly proficient computer skills including, but not limited to comfort with both Mac and Windows operating systems.
Proficient ten finger typist, ability to take live notes during active meetings.
High level competence creating and using spreadsheets with formulas, word documents, using the internet, and email. Proficiency with the Microsoft suite of software is mandatory. Comfort with the Google Drive and Apple suites is a plus.
A quick study on new computer systems, comfortable with varied and complex electronic software such as an Electronic Medical Record, or other proprietary software.
Strong attention to detail even when performing repetitive, detailed oriented, tedious tasks.
Must be fluent in proper spoken & written English for a business environment. Fluency or strong command of Spanish is a big plus, but not required.
Must be comfortable with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, using whole numbers, common fractions, decimals, and percentages.
Able to effectively present information, respond to questions in a timely manner, and professionally interact with managers, clinicians, patients, vendors, and the general public.
Self-driven and able to anticipate needs and execute tasks without heavy supervision.
Excellent time management skills and a history of managing tasks that recur on daily, weekly, monthly, and longer timeframes without missing deadlines.
Interested in problem solving and comfortable dealing with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Open and effective communicator, excellent interpersonal skills, and a willingness and interest in expressing ideas and proposing changes to improve and streamline procedures & systems
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Interested in identifying and implementing system improvements for performance and efficiency.
Maintain the highest level of integrity around professional boundaries, including but not limited to maintenance of confidential information, handling of cash, and other proprietary information.
Comfort, competence, and experience creating attractive signage, flyers, and other documents.
Ability to use personal vehicle to run business related errands.
Comfortable with various filing systems and document management, both digital and paper.
Competence operating and performing normal maintenance on basic office equipment (i.e. replacing printer ink, troubleshooting jammed printer, troubleshooting basic computer issues, etc).
Effective task-switching.
Highly organized and tidy.

Education, Certifications, Experience, & Requirements:

Applicants must have a High School Diploma or GED. Some college education is required, but a completed degree is not.
At least two years experience performing duties within the range listed above.
A clear, valid NM driver’s license, and a personal vehicle with valid registration and insurance.

Work Environment:

While performing duties of this position, the employee is required to sit for extended periods of time, type, use a trackpad or mouse, stand, walk, use and/or handle standard office and medical equipment, and communicate verbally with other staff. The employee will occasionally be required to lift and/or move office and medical equipment. Repetitive motion of upper body required for extended use of computer. Requires vision correctable to 20/20 and hearing in the range for face-to-face and telephone contacts. The office environment is open, busy, and can be moderately noisy at times.

Casa de Salud is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains a core value around our staff reflecting the communities we serve. Women, people of color, people of trans and gender non-conforming identities, immigrants, and differently abled people are strongly encouraged to apply.

Hours, Compensation, and Benefits:

This position is an employed position. 32 to 40 hours per week. Schedule of work is Monday - Friday during normal business hours with occasional hours on evenings or weekends for special events. Benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, leadership development opportunities, professional development support, and a positive and exciting team culture.

If interested please send your resume, cover letter, and three professional references to: , with the subject line “Casa de Salud Operations Assistant -- [your name].” Please note that only candidates under consideration will be contacted to schedule interviews.

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:

Operations Assistant, 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.