Community Health Representative

SUMMARY:

The Community Health Representative (CHR) promotes health and wellness in the Prairie Island Indian Community by visiting hospitalized patients, assessing and assisting client home wellness using sound judgement and setting priorities, providing transportation and med pick-up, promoting preventative training, workshops and education in-services, teaching, and topics shared in monthly newsletter under the supervision of the Family Health Director. Assists Family Health Department team members as assigned.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES:

The following duties and responsibilities are not meant to be all inclusive and may be adjusted to meet business needs.

Consult with medical staff on behalf of client to establish care protocols and review duties of CHR as needed

Provide transportation for eligible clients to routine, non-emergency medical and dental appointments who have no other means of transportation per transportation policy

Visit community members who are hospitalized in the surrounding area

Participate in case plan for chronic/terminal patients and follows plan on a regularly scheduled basis

Assess needs and make referrals based on weekly home visits from the continuum of care, newborn to geriatric to meet tribal member needs as time allows

Serve as liaison between client population, service agencies and the medical providers

Provide home health care services

Provide or assist in demonstrations, conduct training sessions and community meetings in subjects such as safety, nutrition, environmental health and other areas of health concerns on a monthly basis

Provide extensive health promotion/disease prevention information and instruction in self-help services that address chronic health issues such as articles in monthly newsletter or providing pamphlets and other forms of information.

Work with health services staff to coordinate annual events such as Health Fair, 5K

Pick-up and deliver prescriptions for community members, according to policy

Enter Encounter Sheet data into the RPMS program and CHR Exports on a monthly basis

Take vitals, create referrals, perform health screenings, follow-up as needed

Complete online Indian Health CHR-specific trainings within 3 months

Document client activity in RPMS as indicated

Sanitize client eating and bathing areas in home, or tribal sites

Assist delivering food, providing eating assistance, and supervision of elder or disabled clients at events

Respond to Tribal medical emergencies if possible

Prepares and submits monthly reports to department director

Performs other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required

High School Diploma or equivalent

Must obtain CPR/First Aid certification within first 3 months of employment

Minimum of six (6) months of home healthcare or nursing assistant experience

Experienced homemaking skills, including cultural practices of homecare

Knowledge of the Tribal practices and norms

Good organizational skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong computer skills Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook)

Ability to work independently and effectively with minimal supervision

Ability to work well within the existing team and government structure

Sensitive to Native American Culture

Must pass drug screen (UA) and a federal criminal background check in compliance with the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act and the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act

Valid driver’s license and proof of insurability

Preferred

Certified Nursing Assistant, First Responder, or current student or graduate of a nursing program or related field

Participation in or coursework in Community Health Services or Environmental Health Training

Experience working with elderly population

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:*

Must have the ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds

Must be able to walk, stand or sit for long periods throughout the day

REQUIRED TRAINING:

Effectively Handling Harassment training

HIPAA training

Any position-related training as determined by department manager

Advanced training opportunities available with demonstrated experience in nursing

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

Work is performed primarily indoors and may include exposure to extreme weather conditions

DISCLAIMER AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

All Prairie Island Indian Community employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship