Community Health Technician

Indian Health Service • Crow Agency, MT

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About The Position

This position provides quality outreach health care and community-based health promotion and disease prevention services. The Community Health Technician provides medically related transportation for community members, particularly elderly people and adolescents who lack transportation resources. The primary responsibility is conducting home health visits for high-risk elderly and adolescent clients in coordination with Public Health Nursing and/or the Director of Nursing. The role also includes educating clients about healthy lifestyle habits and notifying them of scheduled medical appointments and follow-up appointments with Public Health Nurses, the Charge Nurse, and referred providers.

Requirements

• Hold a valid, unrestricted state-issued driver's license.
• Meet the GS-04 qualification through successful completion of two years of education above high school, or through six months of general experience and six months of specialized experience.
• Specialized experience may include providing personalized healthcare and health education, assisting with medication education, conducting community health-related activities, or providing transportation for community members.
• Meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the announcement closing date.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with Selective Service.
• Must pass the required federal background investigation and financial suitability review.
• Must complete required background investigation forms within five calendar days of issuance.
• Must provide two valid forms of identification before appointment; a state-issued identification card or driver's license used as one of the documents must be REAL ID-compliant.
• Must pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Must set up direct deposit.
• May be subject to a probationary period; ESEP appointees typically serve a two-year trial period.
• May be required to work on-call hours or standby duty.
• The designated position involves contact or control over Indian children and is subject to the applicable criminal-history restrictions under Public Law 101-630.

Responsibilities

• Provide medically related transportation for community members, focusing on elderly people and adolescents with limited transportation resources.
• Conduct home health visits for high-risk elderly and adolescent clients in coordination with Public Health Nursing and/or the Director of Nursing.
• Educate clients about healthy lifestyle habits.
• Notify clients of scheduled medical appointments and follow-up appointments with Public Health Nurses, the Charge Nurse, and referred providers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree