Interested candidates should submit cover letter and resume to careers@elcentrochc.org or fax to 832-494-1636 for consideration.
El Centro de Corazón was founded in 1994 in Houston’s impoverished East End community as a social service organization with an initial focus on early childhood development. Over the years, El Centro expanded its focus to include the overall health of residents of the East End and the greater Houston area. Today, El Centro is a designated Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with three health centers that offer pediatric and adult primary care, women’s health services, pediatric and adult dental care, and behavioral health services. El Centro is also providing primary care services in The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD’s Southeast clinic. Additionally, El Centro is recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as a Patient Centered Medical Home – Level 1 at its John S. Dunn Health Center.
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to careers@elcentrochc.org or fax to 832-494-1636 for consideration.
No phone calls please.
We are an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Overview Under the direction of the CEO, directs the organization’s financial planning and accounting practices, as well as its relationship with lending institutions, shareholders, and the financial community, by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate managers.
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Qualifications
To Apply Please submit resumes to careers@elcentrochc.org.
Overview Under the direction of the Clinic Manager, performs clinical skills in a medical care environment to all El Centro’s patients. The Medical Assistant is a member of the interdisciplinary medical team of the health center (OB/GYN, Family Practice, and Pediatric practice).
Duties and Responsibilities
Non-essential Functions
Qualifications
To Apply Please submit resumes to careers@elcentrochc.org.
Overview
Under the direction of the Behavioral Health Services Director, delivers care commensurate with training and experience to all El Centro’s patients. Delivers care appropriate for an outpatient, primary care FQHC with a multicultural, multilingual patient population.
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Qualifications
Continuing Education and Training Requirements
Participates in trainings required by licensure and/or by the funding source.
To Apply
Please submit resumes to careers@elcentrochc.org.
Overview Under the direction of the Behavioral Health Services Director, School-Based Mental Health Therapist will be responsible for providing services related to the delivery of mental health care to assigned students at the designated school location and will provide consultation services to the school staff to support the overall mental health goals of the student and school. This fully licensed psychotherapist will provide individual, family, and group psychotherapy services to children, adolescents, adults, and families. The mental health therapist will work closely with school staff and children and their families, participating in meetings on behalf of the health center and student. BHS is required to be fluent in Spanish.
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Qualifications
Mental Demands Mentally challenging position due to continuous exposure to extreme issues and mental health trauma.
Physical Requirements Required to sit, stand, walk and move about throughout the day; manual dexterity to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with arms and hands; occasionally climb stairs; balance, stoop, kneel or crouch occasionally; talk and hear; vision abilities required include close vision, distance, color and peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus. Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Working Conditions For the most part, ambient room temperatures, lighting and a traditional office environment exists. May experience traumatic situations including psychiatric and medical crisis situations within the environment; some exposure to hazardous materials or physical risks requiring basic safety precautions; exposure to blood borne pathogens requiring PPE. Exposure to virus, disease, and infection.
To Apply Please submit resumes to careers@elcentrochc.org.
Overview Under the direction of the Medical Director, provides high quality, evidence-based medical care in the discipline of general medicine by planning and carrying out medical care programs. Examines patients to determine presence of disease and to establish preventive health practices, prescribes and administers medications and immunizations, and performs a variety of medical duties, as within the scope of his/her practice.
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Qualifications
Requirements
Required to sit, stand, walk and move about throughout the day; manual dexterity to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with arms and hands; occasionally climb stairs; balance, stoop, kneel or crouch occasionally; talk and hear; vision abilities required include close vision, distance, color and peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus. Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
To Apply Please submit resumes to careers@elcentrochc.org.
Overview Psychotherapist provides individual, family and group psychotherapy services to children, adolescents, adults and families. As a member of a multidisciplinary team, provides clinical consultations with medical providers. Additionally provides brief and crisis interventions to primary care patients as needed.
Duties and Responsibilities
Qualifications
Physical/Mental Demands: Mentally challenging position due to continuous exposure to extreme issues and mental health trauma.
Physical Requirements
Required to sit, stand, walk and move about throughout the day; manual dexterity to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with arms and hands; occasionally climb stairs; balance, stoop, kneel or crouch occasionally; talk and hear; vision abilities required include close vision, distance, color and peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus. Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Working Conditions
For the most part, ambient room temperatures, lighting and a traditional office environment exists. May experience traumatic situations including psychiatric and medical crisis situations within the environment; some exposure to hazardous materials or physical risks requiring basic safety precautions; exposure to blood borne pathogens requiring PPE. Exposure to virus, disease, and infection.
To Apply Please submit resumes to careers@elcentrochc.org.
Overview Under the direction of the Behavioral Health Services Director, the Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) is a licensed behavioral health provider who will function as an integral member of the primary care team, providing brief consultative visits to children, adolescents, adults and their families. This provider will work to support integration of services between the medical and behavioral health care rendered to the patients in the form of brief interventions.
The BHC plays the primary role in detecting and addressing a broad spectrum of behavioral health issues in the setting of primary care with an aim of early identification and quick resolution for as many patients as possible. The BHC is an integral member of the care team, providing consultative services for behavioral health issues as they relate to physical health diseases and diagnoses. Delivering evidence-based brief interventions to a large variety of patients with emotional and mental health issues seen in the primary care setting is at the core of this position. At times, the BHC will meet with the patients for a single visit and provide recommendations to the primary care provider in order to enhance the patient’s overall well-being. If needed at the recommendation of the BHC, they will schedule patients for a longer encounter with the goal of further assessment with appropriate follow up care with a BHS.
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Qualifications
Environmental/Working Conditions: BHC must work in provider area in close proximity to PCP. BHC will need to adapt to various work spaces including exam rooms and administrative offices.
Mental Demands Mentally challenging position due to continuous exposure to extreme issues and mental health trauma.
Physical Requirements Required to sit, stand, walk and move about throughout the day; manual dexterity to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with arms and hands; occasionally climb stairs; balance, stoop, kneel or crouch occasionally; talk and hear; vision abilities required include close vision, distance, color and peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus. Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Working Conditions For the most part, ambient room temperatures, lighting and a traditional office environment exists. May experience traumatic situations including psychiatric and medical crisis situations within the environment; some exposure to hazardous materials or physical risks requiring basic safety precautions; exposure to blood borne pathogens requiring PPE. Exposure to virus, disease, and infection.
To Apply Please submit resumes to careers@elcentrochc.org.
Overview The Client Services Representative (CSR) is a member of a multidisciplinary team. The CSR professionally greets patients and visitors, handles and routes calls, makes appointments and follow-up phone calls, is responsible for accurate data entry and performs diverse clerical duties as required.
Duties and Responsibilities
Qualifications
Physical Requirements Required to stand or walk as needed; sit for extended periods; manual dexterity to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with arms and hands; occasionally climb stairs; balance, stoop, kneel or crouch occasionally; talk and hear; vision abilities required include close vision, distance, color and peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus. Rarely lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Working Conditions For the most part, ambient room temperatures, lighting and a traditional office environment exists. Rarely may experience traumatic situations including psychiatric and medical crisis situations within the environment. Exposure or potential exposure hazardous materials may exist, however not routinely.
To Apply Please submit resumes to careers@elcentrochc.org.