Starting Wage Range: $20.75/hr. - $26.42/hr.

Essential Functions:

• Safely transports Tribal members to and from medical appointments.
• Provides assistance to senior Tribal members while transporting them, such as safe boarding and unloading from vehicles, including disabled and wheelchair-bound persons.
• Provide other transportation services to senior Tribal members as requested.
• Maintains proper fluid levels in vehicles used and reports any mechanical problems to the proper person.
• Expands access to non-urgent health care through in-home patient visits and/or community-based services.
• Participates in health prevention activities.
• Works with care team providers to offer coordinated and integrated care, including but not limited to physicians, hospitals, care facilities, behavioral health, public health, social services, etc.
• Serves as a trained navigator of community resources both inside and outside of the tribe.
• Provides in-home services such as medication management and assistance with daily med minders, medication delivery, checking vital signs, as delegated by medical providers or licensed nursing staff.
• Participates in regularly scheduled case management meetings.
• Applies the Privacy Act as it impacts clients.
• Assists with the ordering, setup and maintenance of the Medical Alert monitoring system, providing monthly ongoing support to clients.
• Assists with the coordination of Farm Share.
• Participates in department-sponsored activities that promote health and wellness.
• Provide home safety visits for Tribal members.
• Assists with non-medical transports and assigned activities.
• Engages with Tribal members and community on a daily basis to promote, encourage and support healthy lifestyle behaviors.
• Maintains accurate and current client records and program reporting as required.
• Assists clients with appointment setting/care coordination.
• Provides medication delivery to Tribal Members.
• Completes Wellness Visits as needed for Tribal members.
• Participates in community outreach education events.
• Acts as a responder as needed to natural or man-made disaster(s), such as incidents of multiple casualties.
• Assists with maintaining emergency mass evacuation documents of tribal members.
• In the event of a natural/man-made disaster requiring mass evacuation, assists with evacuation of high-risk tribal members.
• Performs a variety of other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Education, Experience, and Licenses:

• Requires a high school diploma or GED.
• One (1) year of related work experience preferred.
• OR equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Driving Requirements:

• Must maintain a valid Oregon driver’s license or obtain one upon hire, qualify for the Tribe’s vehicle insurance, and provide proof of personal vehicle insurance.

Qualifications, Registrations, and Certifications:

• Requires First Aid and CPR certificate within the first 30 days of hire.
• Completion of Essentials Certification within the first 30 days of hire.
• Completion of the Indian Health Services CHR Basic and Advanced course within the first 30 days of hire.
• Completion of the Traditional Health Worker Certification through Oregon Health Authority within 1 year of hire.
• Must have a working knowledge of the Privacy Act and its application.
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to Native American culture is required. Native American employees preferred.
• Willing to develop new skills under the leadership of the department supervisor.
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to Native American culture required.

Environmental Factors and Conditions/Physical Requirements:

• Continually requires the ability to express or receive detailed information or important instructions through oral communication.
• Continually requires working with fingers rather than the whole hand or arm. Requires repetitive movement of wrists, hands and/or fingers. Often requires walking or moving about to accomplish tasks.
• Requires standing and/or sitting for sustained periods of time, raising objects from a lower to a higher position and/or moving objects horizontally.
• Occasionally requires lifting of up to 40 pounds.
• This position is frequently subject to inside environmental conditions which provide protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes, and is occasionally subject to outside environmental conditions.

• Supports a safe work environment by performing all duties in accordance with Tribal safety policies and procedures, and Emergency Management Plan. 

• Due to the nature of the interactions with other employees and the public we serve, employees may be required to provide documentation of, or receive, certain health vaccinations.
• May be called upon to serve as a Disaster Reservist during emergencies.
• Local travel is occasionally required. Travel outside of the state is infrequently required.