Community Health Representative

Prairie Island Indian Community•Welch Township, MN

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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