Health Program Officer

This job posting was opened on June 12, 2025. Please note that we will be prioritizing candidates who are current IRC (and recently employed by IRC) staff before other applicants. If necessary, we will extend the opportunity to external candidates.

Job Summary:

TheHealth Program Officer (HPO) is the primary contact for all refugeehealthrelatedissuesin thestateofKansas.TheHPO also serves as the State Refugee Health Coordinator (SRHC) for Kansas, providinghealthexpertiseandcomplementingtheresponsibilitiesoftheState RefugeeCoordinator(SRC).S/hefacilitates,coordinatesandmonitorsallstatewideactivitiesrelatedtothe Medical Screening (MS), Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA) and Refugee Health Promotion (RHP) programs. This position reports to the SRC for Kansas.

Major Responsibilities:

RefugeeMedicalAssistanceandScreenings

• Ensure refugees and ORR-eligible populations have access to Refugee Medical Assistance, Medical Screenings, and Refugee Health Promotion services in Kansas.
• CoordinateRMA, MS and RHPactivitiesacrossstateandmonitor RAs and clinicprovidersforcompliance.
• CollaboratewithNationalMedicalReplacementDesignee.
• Collaboratewithclinicsforrefugeemedicalbilling.
• Ensurecoordinationbetweenrefugeeresettlementagenciesandhealthclinics to ensure access to medical care.
• Providetechnicalassistancetoensurecomprehensiveandqualitymedicalscreeningservices.
• Addressinterpretation,transportationandcapacityissuesatagenciesandclinicstoincrease meaningful and timely access to medical screening, RMA, and RHP programs.
• Inform partners ofdiseaseoutbreaksorotherpublichealthcrisesoccurringinORR-servedpopulations.
• Coordinate thetransferofEDN healthrecordsfor out-migratingandincomingsecondarymigrants.
• Collaborate with USCRI forRMApoliciesandprocedurestoserviceproviders.
• Prepare donor narrativeanddatareports forRMA,MSandRHP programs.

Ongoing Healthcare

• SupportpartnerstoensuretimelyenrollmentinRMA, MS, and RHP.
• Troubleshootcomplexmedicalissues with RAs, clinics, Kansas Medicaid and PCU insurance.
• Engageineffortstoremovebarrierstoongoing healthcare such as transportation and translation for clients and service providers.
• Educatehealthcareprofessionals,agencystaff,stateofficialsand/orotherstakeholdersonNational Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards and other refugee health issues.
• Promote RHP by developing linkages between mental health service providers and refugee-serving organizations.

HealthEducation

• Developanddistributehealtheducationmaterials.
• Develop training materials for mainstream providers on refugee health and other trainings to respond to provider-specific needs (and/or partner with community organizations to provide such trainings).

Partnershipsand Outreach

• Coordinatewithpartnerstoleverageexpertiseofstateandlocalhealthdepartments.
• Meet with USCRI on a regular basis to ensure RMA and PCU programs are running smoothly.
• Meet with ORR DHS Liaison on a regular basis to ensure compliance to MS and other health related programs.
• Identifyandcollaboratewithnewpartnerstopromoterefugeehealth and access to health services.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's DegreeinPublicHealthorhealthrelatedfieldrequired; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum5yearsprogressiveworkexperiencemanagingapublichealthprogrampreferred.
• Minimum5yearsofexperienceinprogrammonitoring,evaluationandgrantsmanagement required; federal grant management experience highly desirable.
• Budgetmanagementexperience preferred.
• Solidorganizationalskillswithabilitytomulti-task,setpriorities,effectivelymanagetimeand meet deadlines.Ability to be flexible and work well under pressure in a fast-paced team environment. This person oversees refugee health services and should be able to engage off office hours if needed to respond to health-related emergencies.
• Proven ability to negotiate and work with stakeholders; experience with organizational capacity strengthening and partnership building.
• AbilitytotravelfrequentlytodifferentareasinKansaswhererefugeesareresettledand participate in conferences, trainings and meetings.
• Strongcomputerskills,includingMicrosoftOfficeSuite,cloud-basedapplicationsanddatabases.

WorkEnvironment:

• Standardworkenvironment.Expectationtotravelwithinlocalcommunityforpartnermeetingsandevents. Expectation to occasionally travel and participate in meetings throughout the state.

Compensation: Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

US Benefits: We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. In the US, these include: 10 sick days, 10 US holidays, 20-25 paid time off days depending on role and tenure, medical insurance starting at $143 per month, dental starting at $6.50 per month, and vision starting at $5 per month, FSA for healthcare and commuter costs, a 403b retirement savings plans with immediately vested matching, disability & life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles.