RIFC Patient Assistance Program (PAP) VISTA

Rhode Island Free Clinic is nationally recognized for its volunteer/community partner model. We believe in strengthening our community by giving people resources and education to help themselves. The Clinic also serves as a training site for aspiring healthcare professionals. Services and training are provided at our Clinic in Providence at its state-of-the-art, 8,000 square foot facility. The Clinic raises 100% of its $1.5 million annual budget, and with that leverages over $7.5 million in additional health resources to provide medical, dental, behavioral health care and wellness programs to improve the health of vulnerable RI adults. Through the Clinic¿s comprehensive range of free health services, patients' health is stabilized and improved, and they are empowered through increased health literacy, follow-up visits, and referrals to self-manage chronic conditions and better maintain their own wellness. The Clinic seeks an excellent writer and thinker with demonstrated initiative and clear organizational, communications and analytical skills to increase philanthropic support for the Clinic¿s comprehensive health services for low-income, uninsured adults.

The Rhode Island Free Clinic Patient Assistant Program (PAP) VISTA will collaborate with RI Free clinic staff, volunteers, and stakeholders to create a sustainable pharmaceutical Patient Assistance Program (PAP) to ensure patients have access to free or reduced-cost medications.

This position offers a unique opportunity to thrive in the Clinic¿s highly professional, personable, and dynamic volunteer model, while making a huge impact on the long-term health and well-being of low-income uninsured Rhode Island residents.