International Program Associate

Company: Health Carousel
Location: Cincinnati
Posted on: November 23, 2021

Job Description:

What is an International Program Associate?
Responsible for supporting contracted foreign educated healthcare professionals in submitting all required immigration documents for visa filing as well as coaching candidates in obtaining English language requirements and licensure requirements to work for PassportUSA's client facilities in the USA.
What can I expect in this role?

A. Build/maintain relevant relationship and accountability to candidate
Help candidates build a timeline to submit documents, complete required exams and hold them accountable to execute the determined plan
Follow-up on required or missing documents in a timely manner via phone calls, text messaging, emails and/or other social media platforms
Maintain relationship with healthcare professional while assisting them through the visa filing process
Assist the Marketing department to develop promotional material to aid in motivating candidates to move quickly and efficiently thru immigration process
B. Immigration Document Collection
Maintain a thorough working knowledge of Immigration Process
Maintain an extensive knowledge of each of PassportUSA's candidate programs as well as the contracts associated with each program
Maintain a thorough working knowledge of PassportUSA's required documents and credentials for each foreign educated candidate to start working as a US Healthcare Professional
Support, guide, coach and hold accountable healthcare professional for submitting required documents through visa filing
Collect initial PassportUSA Visa filing documents according to candidate's profession and program
Manages candidate files and maintains tasks and priorities around obtaining said immigration documents
C. Coaching for IELTS
Maintain an expert level knowledge of IELTS and IELTS requirements to field candidate questions as well as set expectations for PassportUSA's IELTS study program and exam
Recommend relevant study materials per manager and/or IELTS Program Manager
Determine and follow up on candidate's study timelines and holding candidates accountable to meeting study deadlines
Schedule candidates for predictive assessments, review with candidates and provide remediation study tools per manager and/or IELTS Program Manager's guidance
Be highly involved with helping set timeline for taking IELTS exam and assisting candidate determine when to schedule IELTS
Assist candidate with scheduling IELTS exam
Assigned to candidate until he/she passes IELTS
D. Coaching for NCLEX
Maintain an expert knowledge of PassportUSA's NCLEX study program
Coaches and supports candidate through NCLEX test process (Works with NCLEX program manager, who assists with determining study plan and coaching)
Determine and set expectations for NCLEX aptitude assessments and follow up with remediation study plans
Determine a candidate's scheduled dates for tests and following up to ensure tests were completed
Recommend relevant study materials as well as remediation materials guidance per NCLEX Program Manager and/or Manager
Determine and follow up on candidate's study timelines and holding candidates accountable to meeting deadlines
E. Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Who is the right person for this role?
4 Year degree and/or possess relevant experience
Strong proficiency in technology skills, including Microsoft Office
2+ years of previous healthcare staffing or related experience is preferred
Must demonstrate ability to work well and effectively with others
Must have excellent phone and communication skills
Must possess strong process orientation
Must be energetic, highly motivated, and able to work in a fast-paced environment
Must be organized and able to efficiently handle multiple tasks
Must demonstrate ability to work well and effectively with others
Must be assertive and have ability to set clear, verbal and written expectations
Must have excellent phone and communication skills
Must possess strong process orientation
Why Health Carousel?
Platinum benefits package including first-day coverage
Fully paid maternity leave
Paid parental leave
Company paid cell phone
10 company paid holidays, 17 paid days off, 2 Volunteering PTO days
HCU and LinkedIn Learning
Progressive, ambitious culture
We work hard, and play hard. We want our employees to be their personal best all of the time, both professionally and personally.
Award Winning: Best Places to Work in Cincinnati, Ohio - 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 Largest U.S. Staffing Firms in the U.S. - 2017, 2018, Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America - 2016,2017,2018, 2019
About Us
Health Carousel was founded in Cincinnati, OH in 2004 with a vision to build a company that could ensure that US patients have access to qualified healthcare professionals when and where they need them. The founders developed service lines that helped US healthcare organizations address their short-term and long-term workforce challenges.

Today, Health Carousel operates the leading international healthcare staffing business (PassportUSA), a master supplier in the nurse travel staffing business (Health Carousel Travel Network), a master supplier of locum tenens (Health Carousel Locums Network) and is ranked as one of the 20 largest healthcare staffing companies in the US. Health Carousel employs over 1700 healthcare professionals and 450+ internal employees.
Health Carousel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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