Atoka, OK, 74525, USA
1 day ago
Community Health Representative
**Job Summary or Objective:** You will provide quality outreach health care services, through health promotion, and disease prevention to American Indians residing in our tribal boundaries through home visitation services, individualize needs assessments, with regular blood pressure and glucose monitoring. You will report to the Community Health Manager or Director. **Payrate: $19.30 per hour | Hourly, Full Time | Schedule and Hours: 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday with Saturday and Sunday OFF. This position will be On Call dependent upon business demand. | WEEKLY EARNED WAGE ACCESS IS AN OPTION FOR THIS POSITION |** **Primary Tasks:** 1. You will perform liaison services between Indian communities, tribal programs, and tribal facilities through regular home visitation services to see patient's medical needs are met. 2. Perform basic home health care services by conducting a comprehensive individualize home needs assessments; provide health disease prevention education; and take patient's vitals. CHR's will be on call 24 hours a day due to nature of position. 3. Help schedule medical appointments, transit arrangements, assist with medication refills with the possibility of placing meds into weekly planners and translations of medications instructions to the understanding of patient's cognitive abilities/native language. 4. Provide client health education in the home. Review service plan and performs follow-up to determine quantity and quality of services provided to patient and status of patient's case. 5. You will host monthly Health Outreach Education Awareness Community Meetings, serving as a community liaison for connection of services for the Tribal community and provide Traditional Cooking Classes to the community through outreach activities. 6. Prepare and maintain client files, keeping all in a confidential manner on home visitation with patients by preparation of monthly reports to administration through access of patient's records, documentation of health education, vitals, and community resources information services given and received. 7. Interpret and translate Choctaw language for communication to serve more traditional elderly patients, with knowledge of the Choctaw culture in healing practices, traditions, and religious practices. 8. Offer specialized care by providing patients with wound care, monitoring of any medical in-home equipment for efficiency, and keep up to date on required certifications including CPR, First Aid, and Wound Care. 9. Perform other tasks as assigned. **Job Requirements** + 2-year work experience in a Health-Related Field or CNA + Read, comprehend, and perform tasks, follow oral and written instruction + Knowledge of the Privacy Act, and understand confidentiality practices with relations to Health privacy laws + Knowledge in basic anatomy/physiology, normal medical values, medical terminology, and nutritional and dietary needs disease etiology and resource + Take Vitals, Blood Pressure, Glucose Monitoring, and Knowledge of Normal/Abnormal Readings + Have the desire to exceed job expectations toward meeting the health and social needs of the community through understanding of Choctaw Nation/Community Resources + Understanding of Choctaw language, practices, culture, and religion practices + Must have Valid Driver's Licenses About the Choctaw Nation The Choctaw Nation is the third-largest Indian nation in the United States, with over 200,000 tribal members and more than 11,000 employees. The first tribe over the Trail of Tears, historic boundaries are in the southeast corner of Oklahoma. The Choctaw Nation's vision, "Living out the Chahta Spirit of faith, family and culture," is evident as it continues to focus on providing opportunities for growth and prosperity. **Benefits** + Free gym membership + Free access to employee health clinic + Free lunch for casino & resort associates + Earned wages access once per week for hourly Associates + Pet insurance + Paid vacation / sick time + Medical / Dental / Vision + 401(K) with company match + College tuition reimbursement + Short-term disability, long-term disability, and family leave + Employee assistance program + Employee prescription program + CNO Paid Life Insurance + Teladoc + On Site Dental Clinics (Jet Dental) + On Site Mammogram Services + Free diabetes and hypertension monitoring benefit (Livongo) + Accolade- Concierge Benefits Program + Wellness Program that equals savings on health insurance cost (Virgin Pulse) + Maternity Care Program + **(Benefits provided by the Choctaw Nation are based on employment classification)** CNO was selected as a winner in both HRDUS' and Forbes' 2022 "Employer of Choice" competitions: + Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma received recognition as one of six Best Places to Work in the United States as selected by HRDUS + Choctaw Casinos & Resorts received recognition from Forbes as a Best Employer for Diversity in the Travel & Leisure category. + Forbes also recognized the Choctaw Casino and Resorts as one of America's Best Employers for New Graduates. \#LI-onsite Job Identification: 13469 Job Category: Administration and Clerical Posting Date: 11/15/2024, 3:39 PM Job Schedule: Full time Job Shift: Day Shift On-Site/Remote: On-Site
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