Community Health Aide Trainee-Marshall

YKHC Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation•Marshall, TX

23h•$24

About The Position

The Community Health Aide Trainee provides primary acute, chronic, and preventive health care, as well as emergency care, to people seeking services at a village clinic. The position requires year-round coverage, including summers, and may include itinerant (“float”) coverage in other Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation villages as assigned. Full-time float Community Health Aides/Practitioners serve in the same capacity as other CHA/Ps, with village assignments determined on an itinerant basis by the Field Supervision Coordinator. The trainee must live in the village served or agree to relocate there. They must attend required training sessions in Bethel and/or other training locations, participate in preventive and chronic care activities appropriate to their training, and follow CHAP policies and procedures during training and village service. The role may include serving as a Lead Health Aide.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old.
High school diploma or GED required.
Must demonstrate ability to read, write, and perform math at the eighth-grade level, as determined by the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE).
Must have a positive work history.
Must be nominated by the Traditional or IRA Council of the village where services will be provided.
Must reside in the village or agree to relocate there to serve as a Community Health Aide/Practitioner.
Must be able to communicate in English.
Must be willing and able to travel to Bethel and/or other training sites for basic and required training.
Must be able and willing to provide year-round coverage, including summers, and itinerant coverage to other YKHC villages as assigned.
Must attend Health Aide Sessions I, II, III, and IV to become a certified CHP.
Must be certified ETT or EMT.
Rehires must be certified and meet YKHC re-entry guidelines.
Must be able to perform arithmetic with whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, and compute rates, ratios, and percentages.
Must be able to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence; and present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations.
Experience with Microsoft Word and email.
Must become proficient with RPMS and Telehealth within three months of hire.

Nice To Haves

Ability to speak the local language of the village.

Responsibilities

Provide primary acute, chronic, and preventive health care and emergency care at the village clinic.
Provide year-round coverage, including during the summer.
Provide itinerant coverage to other YKHC villages as assigned.
Participate in preventive and chronic care activities appropriate to the level of training.
Attend Health Aide training sessions and other required training.
Abide by CHAP policies and procedures during training and village service.
May serve as a Lead Health Aide.