DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work with current DHHS grant funded programs or special projects, which may include but are not limited to: diabetes care, public health preparedness, heart disease, cancer, asthma, adult and childhood immunizations, communicable disease, tobacco, lifestyle change and safety/injury.
- Responsible for, and adheres to, federal/state guidelines, reporting and budgetary requirements, and the evaluation process of funded projects or initiatives.
- Develop and implement program policies as determined by current initiatives and projects.
- Member of the Care team; provides self-management education, case management services, and clinical care for people with acute and chronic illness.
- Member of the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) team; assists with PHEP planning, and implementation of community activities and exercises/drills.
- Participates in the implementation and maintenance of patient centered medical home clinical quality measures.
- Responsible for maintaining and management of DHHS health registries such as asthma, CHF, CKD, etc.
- Directs or conducts patient education sessions, health screening, and monitoring of individual and community health status.
- Participates in accreditation activities as assigned.
- Collects community data that is accurate and compatible with other entities at KBIC.
- Provides skilled nursing care as directed by MD.
- Services may be performed in homes, schools, clinics, and tribal community facilities.
- Coordination of health promotion activities including, but not limited to, ongoing and planned programs funded by Indian Health Services, the health center, and development of new initiatives.
- Contributes to monthly health promotion events; develops newsletter articles, set up monthly health displays, and coordinates special events.
- Maintains strict confidentiality and follows HIPPA guidelines and complies with mandatory reporting laws.
- Participates in department committees and work groups as assigned.
- Collaborates with various health care providers and agencies, both within and outside the tribal community, to provide optimum care and resources for KBIC.
- Maintains appropriate data, tracking and billing forms as necessary.
- Attend care management, consortia and local meetings, as well as additional training, networking conferences, etc. as directed.
- Provide monthly reports to supervisor regarding services provided.
- Participates in departmental staff meetings and mandatory trainings.
- Participates in coordination of annual training of DHHS staff (blood borne pathogens, TP skin testing, immunizations, HIPPA, etc.).
- Promotes and participates in activities with a focus to increase community and health care immunization rates.
- Participates in annual community influenza clinics and campaigns.
- Provides fill-in coverage in the medical clinic and lab and provides assistance, as needed, for continuity of medical services during acute crisis management.
- All other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
This position announcement summary is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks which will be required of this position and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of the position will be. It is not intended to limit or modify the right of the supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of this position, nor to exclude other similar duties not mentioned. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level difficulty.
