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Rural
Health Service Corps: 2009 Positions Available
2009
Full-Time Position
Full-time members provide 1710 hours of service and serve full time for 11-12 months.
Living allowance ($11,800),
education award ($4,725), health insurance and college
loan forbearance available.
The full-time position that is currently
available is as follows:
Health Promotion Specialist -
Position with the
Broome County Office for Aging.
The
Health Promotion Specialist assists with the development, marketing
and
implementation of chronic health disease management programs such as
Mission
Meltaway
and Positive Aging. The Health Promotion Specialist also assists
with
other
health promotion activities that encourage senior citizens to
participate in
healthy
behaviors, such as Senior Games and nutrition education seminars.
The
Health
Promotion Specialist will also assist in recruiting volunteers to
serve as
facilitators
of health promotion activities and to deliver home-delivered
meals to
community
elders.
2009 Part-Time
Positions
Living allowance and education awards for these positions are
pro-rated as follows:
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907-Hour
Position |
303-Hour
Position |
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Living
Allowance |
$6,000 |
$2,000 |
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Education
Award |
$2,362 |
$1,000 |
College loan deferment is
available. There is no health insurance provided for part-time
positions.
The part-time positions currently available are as follows:
- Community
Food Project Associate: One 907-hour position with the
Rural Health Network of South Central NY. The Community
Food Project Associate will support regional collaboration
working to develop local food systems to realize health,
environmental, food security and economic benefits. Projects
and initiatives include farm to school, improving access to
locally produced food for all, and food and farming education.
This service involves developing written materials, website
support, etc.
- Health
Access Associate: One 907-hour position with SUNY
Upstate Medical University. The Health Care Access
Counselor assists uninsured patients served by the Dr. Garabed
A. Fattal Community Free Clinic in determining health insurance
and other services they may be eligible for. The Health Care
Access Counselor uses a computerized screening tool to determine
patient eligibility.
2009-2010 Part-Time
Education Award Only Positions
Part-time AmeriCorps members must complete their service by
June 30, 2011.
Education award and college loan forbearance
available.
Members will be matched with a community-level project. The
member will serve 303 hours or 455 hours, as scheduled with the
partner organization. If needed, these hours can be used to
fulfill an academic internship requirement or simply to gain
professional experience.
Upon completion of hours within
the allotted timeframe, the member will receive an Education
Award as specified below:
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303
Hour Position |
455
Hour Position |
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Education Award |
$1,000 |
$1,250 |
- Health Promotion Associate:
Position with the
Rural Health Network of South Central NY. The Health
Promotion Associate will support and assist with community based
wellness programs, local foods/nutrition projects and rural
schools health initiatives. This is a 455 hour position.
As we develop these positions,
more opportunities will become available. New positions will be
posted when the opportunities become available during the
2009-2010 year.
Apply
Online
To apply for any of the
Rural Health Service Corps positions,
use our online application, which can be found at this
address:
http://www.ruralhealthnetwork.org/americorps.asp
If you have questions,
contact Danielle Berchtold, Director
of RHSC:
DBerchtold@ruralhealthnetwork.org
607-692-7669
Rural Health Network of SCNY
PO Box
416
2663
Main Street
Whitney Point NY 13862
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