Esperanza Health Center

Esperanza Health Center - Current Job Postings

Updated 3/9/10

Esperanza Health Center (EHC) is currently hiring for several open positions; for a detailed description of each position, please click on the links below:

Open Positions - Now Hiring:

Primary Care Physicians & Nurse Practitioners
Registered Nurse
Medical Assistant
Clerical Assistant
Medical Department Coordinator

For more information or to apply, please send your resume and cover letter to:

Richard Rohrer, Human Resources Director
Esperanza Health Center
3156 Kensington Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19134-2400
Ph: 215-807-8616
Fax: 215-807-8951
Email: resumes@esperanzahealth.com

Primary Care Physicians and Nurse Practitioners

Job Summary: Esperanza seeks Primary Care Physicians and Nurse Practitioners to provide Christ-centered, wholistic care to the predominantly Latino North Philadelphia community. Passion for the gospel and Spanish functionality (or willingness to learn) are required. Providers have received loan repayment via National Health Service Corps, the Pennsylvania Loan Repayment Program, or Project MedSend.

For more information or to apply, please send your CV and cover letter to:

brh@esperanzahealth.com

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Registered Nurse

Job Summary: Esperanza seeks a full- or part-time Registered Nurse or LPN to provide Christ-centered health care to the Latino community of North Philadelphia.

Qualifications: Individual must be bilingual in Spanish and English and must have at least 1 year of nursing experience. Duties include: patient triage; education; spiritual care; multi-specialty care coordination; staff education; and, support to the Head Nurse.

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Medical Assistant

Job Summary: Esperanza seeks full-time Medical Assistants to work with clinicians in a primary health care setting as part of the Esperanza clinical care team.

Qualifications: Individual must be conversational in Spanish and English. Experience with basic skills, such as taking blood pressure, administering shots, and taking medical history, is preferred. Ideal candidate will have a strong desire to serve Christ in a ministry setting. Candidate must have a Medical Assistant Certificate.

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Clerical Assistant

Job Summary: Esperanza seeks fully bilingual (Spanish/English) Clerical Assistants to serve as part of the health center's patient care team. Duties include answering the phones; scheduling patient appointments; verifying patients’ insurance and demographic information; collecting co-payments; making referrals to specialists; and providing spiritual care as part of a patient care team.

Qualifications: Ideal candidates will have a strong desire to serve Christ in a ministry setting; at least one year of customer service experience; ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks; attention to detail; computer experience; excellent communication skills; and, solid character references.

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Medical Department Coordinator

Job Summary: This position directly supports Esperanza’s Medical Director and the clinical team. Specific responsibilities include: coordinate HR functions for the medical team; manage credentialing of clinicians; assisting with new clinician orientations, coordinate medical volunteers; coordinate annual patient satisfaction surveys and other quality assurance related activities; and, coordinate meetings for Medical Director and serve as point person for communication.

Qualifications: Preferably Bachelor's degree, minimum associate's degree, with some administrative experience. Mature, well-spoken; independent thinker and good problem-solver; organized and detail-oriented; experienced with MS Word and Excel; preferably some familiarity with medical technology; individual who seeks to serve Christ and the gospel in word and deed.

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