Community Health Representative-Community-Sacaton

Gila River Health Care

  • Sacaton, AZ
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 12 days ago
Job Description:Position Summary: Under the direction of a licensed or registered nurse provides basic health and lifestyle assistance to assigned patients within their residences and within a given service area by performing the following duties personally. Responsible for ensuring that all critical tasks are fulfilled on a timely basis.Critical Tasks:Maintains exclusive focus upon patients, the quality of their care, their individual needs and their medical outcomes without significant distraction by administrative and non-patient contact activities.
  • Complies fully with all patient medical records and information privacy regulations, state and federal.
  • Takes all steps necessary to fully ensure patient/resident and medical data confidentiality and security by all clinic staff.
  • Ensures that patients and residents are comfortable and well cared for according to state and federal regulations as directed by supervising nurse.
  • Maintains awareness of comfort and safety needs of patients and residents.
  • Properly and safely handles and disposes of medical equipment including biohazardous materials.
  • Schedules some medical appointments, arranges for medical transportation, and delivers medications with 100% accuracy as prescribed, all under the direction of supervising nurse.
  • Fully complies with enterprise policies regarding all procedures and collection of specimens for laboratory analysis.
  • Provides diet education and guidance regarding self-care subjects to patients.
  • Properly and accurately documents all patient data and services provided on a very timely basis.
  • May provide limited personal services such as making beds, feeding patients, and ensuring residence environmental safety.
  • Observes, collects and records a variety of routine patient data.
  • Remains compliant with all enterprise medical care protocols.
  • Reports observations to supervisor and other appropriate staff members as appropriate while taking all steps to ensure proper service to patients.
  • Performs all duties only within competency. Does not perform services requiring licensure or certification.
  • Participates in health awareness and wellness activities within the assigned service area.
  • Demonstrates ability to regularly change priorities to accomplish all tasks despite frequent interruptions.
  • Demonstrates ability to clearly communicate, both orally and in writing, while performing all essential functions.
  • Performs other special projects and duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
  • High school graduate and diploma.
  • Current and continuing CPR certification.
  • Certified Nursing Assistant or Medical Assistant certification required.
  • Arizona driver’s license in good standing.
  • Minimum of one year of patient facing experience, preferably public health/community health experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to relate to diverse cultures and specifically the Gila River Community and/or other Native American cultures.

Gila River Health Care