Community Health Aide Trainee, CHA-I, CHA-II, CHA-III, CHA-IV or CHP

Job Type: Regular Full Time

Location: Port Graham

Salary: $25.00, DOE CHA Certification Level

Summary:

***This position offers up to $5,000 in relocation expenses following IRS regulations to Port Graham, AK***

The Community Health Aide (CHA) profession is unique to Alaska and is one of the most important health care providers in rural Alaska.  The primary responsibilities of the CHA position with Chugachmiut include provision of primary health care services in the village and urgent/emergency services within village boundaries.  Position requires emergency patient escort at physician request, and traveling via small, single engine aircraft.  

Major Responsibilities:

• Maintain clinic during regular business hours.
• Maintain a daily clinic schedule of 7.5 hours in the clinic.
• Performs clinic administrative duties and tasks (In the absence of a Health Administrative Assistance)
• Maintains a clean and organized work area and cleans up own coffee or food containers daily.
• Has a basic understanding of topics covered in Session I and Session II.
• Is able to examine the body systems presented in Session I and Session II.
• Has developed skills taught in Session I and Session II.
• Provide emergency call after clinic hours as needed and according to the established on-call schedule
• Uses Telemedicine cart and all telemedicine equipment or EHR for every patient encounter to enhance patient care.
• Provide acute and emergency care patient services.
• Provide preventative health care patient services.
• Provide chronic patient care services.
• Complete required medical and program reports and maintain medical records system, program filing system and EHR.
• Maintain medicines, supplies, and emergency equipment according to lean principles with an inventory and pull system; complete an inventory weekly and order as needed to maintain the established PAR levels.
• Maintain clinic library including drug and transport references.
• Coordinate maintenance repairs, janitorial services for the clinic facility and upkeep of clinic equipment.
• Coordinate village clinic patient services with the Council, Chugachmiut and other appropriate organizations.
• Provide public health education and participate in community health programs.
• Provide village residence education workshops on disease prevention/health promotion.
• Educate village residents on preventive dental program.
• Coordinates with the Public Health Nurse provider on TB management for all age groups in the community, enter all ppd’s into RPMS or VacTrak.
• Provide school age group examinations, immunizations, and well child evaluations on as needed basis, enter all immunizations into RPMS.
• Attend medical training, weekly provider teleconferences and annual CHA Forum.
• Must go to one out of village CME per year.
• Authorize patient travel from community to provider site by Contract health Care guidelines on as needed basis.
• Comply with and maintain Clinic with regards to OSHA regulations concerning infectious waste, hazardous waste, quality control, etc.
• Contact Regional health providers, Referral Physician, ANMC physician, ANMC ER physician on call or designee via telephone or EHR regarding every patient encounter as mandated by CHAM or MSO.
• Perform home visits as requested for those unable to come to the clinic.
• Provide intermittent prenatal exams as needed.
• Maintain and upgrade health aide skills list records on an as needed basis.
• Maintain and utilize emergency equipment as needed.
• Maintain health surveillance activities.
• Maintain PEF form and Daily Medical Log on all patients seen; use the Emergency PEF and telemedicine cart for all after hours patients.
• Monitor patients continually on medications in villages and on a referral basis, especially the elderly and those with reading difficulties.
• Utilize Health Aide Manual for every patient encounter.

Education Requirements:

• • High school diploma or equivalent
  • BLS, EMT or ETT Certification or willingness to complete within 3 months of hire
  • Willingness to attend and successfully complete all required training to become a Community Health Aide Practitioner
  • Resides and intends to remain a resident of the village

Hours of Work:

Hours of work are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with an hour for lunch. This is a full-time 37.5 hours per week and 1950 hours per year position. Chugachmiut maintains a drug/alcohol free and non-smoking environment.

Benefits: 

Chugachmiut offers its employees a generous and robust benefits package. Please visit www.chugachmiut.org for a complete list of our benefits.