ORGANIZATIONAL DESCRIPTION
The National Health Care for the Homeless Council (the Council) is the premier national organization working at the nexus of homelessness and health care. Since 1986, we have brought together thousands of health care professionals, medical respite care providers, people with lived experience of homelessness, and advocates. Our Organizational Members include Health Care for the Homeless health centers, respite programs, and housing and social service organizations across the country. Additional information is available at www.nhchc.org.
Grounded in human rightsand social justice,the Council’s missionis to build an equitable, high-quality health care system through training, research, and advocacy in the movement to end homelessness. As an organization, we believean inclusive and open environment fosters creativity, contributes to the quality of our work, and provides growth opportunities for our employees. The Council is guided by the principles of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) in its internal and external work of dismantling racism and identity-based oppression as part of meaningful efforts to end homelessness and become a trauma-informed, anti-racist agency.
The National Institute for Medical Respite Care (NIMRC) is a program of the of the Council whose primary focus is on expanding medical respite/recuperative care programs nationwide. Launched in July 2020, NIMRC is a singular institute that advances best practices, delivers expert consulting services, and disseminates state-of-the-field knowledge in medical respite. All teams of the Council contribute to the work of NIMRC.
JOB SUMMARY
The Medical Respite Policy Manager is responsible for tracking policy related activities centered around medical respite/recuperative care nationally. As medical respite care continues to expand, more states are pursuing avenues for Medicaid reimbursement for medical respite services. It is the Medical Respite Policy Manager’s job to keep a pulse on the swiftly evolving Medicaid policy landscape of medical respite care to help ensure that the Council and NIMRC are able to provide technical assistance and guidance to communities as they implement reimbursement. This position works closely and regularly coordinates with the Senior Director of Policy and the Council’s Policy Team. The Medical Respite Policy Manager is a member of the Medical Respite Team and is supervised by the Director of Medical Respite.
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ORGANIZATIONAL DESCRIPTION
The National Health Care for the Homeless Council (the Council) is the premier national organization working at the nexus of homelessness and health care. Since 1986, we have brought together thousands of health care professionals, medical respite care providers, people with lived experience of homelessness, and advocates. Our Organizational Members include Health Care for the Homeless health centers, respite programs, and housing and social service organizations across the country. Additional information is available at www.nhchc.org.
Grounded in human rightsand social justice,the Council’s missionis to build an equitable, high-quality health care system through training, research, and advocacy in the movement to end homelessness. As an organization, we believean inclusive and open environment fosters creativity, contributes to the quality of our work, and provides growth opportunities for our employees. The…
Includes health, dental, vision, life, 401k, short and long-term disability, and paid time off.
Includes health, dental, vision, life, 401k, short and long-term disability, and paid time off.
Please submit a resume and cover letter to Julia Dobbins, Director of Medical Respite, at policy@nhchc.org. Applications without cover letters will not be considered. Writing samples will be requested for those invited for interviews.
Please submit a resume and cover letter to Julia Dobbins, Director of Medical Respite, at policy@nhchc.org. Applications without cover letters will not be considered. Writing…