Community Health Worker - RHTP Closing Date: 7/28/26

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

• Assist the Population/Public Health Department in developing, implement, and expand community based healthcare services.
• Provide extensive outreach to Native Americans located in the Ponca service areas, encouraging, supporting and educating members by providing health promotion/disease prevention information and instruction in self-help services that address chronic health problems.
• Congduct Native American public gatherings to conduct training sessions in the areas of safety, nutrition/dietetics, environmental health, and in other areas of trending health concerns.
• Provide in-home visits to monitor status of healthcare services to assist patients with chronic health problems, mobility, and telehealth services from their residence.
• Facilitate communications between community members and health care providers to enhance accessibility and acceptability of health care facilities.
• Develop a referral network to assist Tribal members in meeting their health care needs and assess community health care resources to determine and address gaps in care.
• Design and implement health education programs that provide primary, secondary, tertiary care. Providing prevention education, nutrition education, cholesterol screening, blood pressure checks and other health related education.
• Serve as a patient advocate and care coordinator by arranging appointments, transportation to appointments, assisting patients with filling out forms or applications, and planning for follow-up services.
• Reduce the barriers to access healthcare for those at high-risk and underserved populations.
• Provide limited/local transportation for health care appointments per transportation policy and utilize transportation referral forms when no other transportation is available.
• Make regular contact with clients with known chronic health diagnosis or at high risk of illness to ensure needs are being met.
• In addition, utilizing EHR quality outcomes data for patients that are past due for follow-up appointments and preventative screenings.
• Complete all required training pertaining to the CHW program to include the IHS CHR Online Training Modules, BLS CPR Training, personal training certificate, and other trainings identified by the department.
• Complete all required reports and documentation pertaining to the CHW program and other required reports as directed by the Population/Public Health Director and Supervisor for RHTP CHW program.
• Adhere to CHW matrix and scope of work per program.
• Network with service providers and strengthen partnerships with state, federal and local healthcare system partners.
• Maintain confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Minimum: Associate’s degree in health or related field or equivalent combination of experience and education in health or related field. One year of health-related setting experience.
• Primary Care – Pediatrics, Adult and/or Geriatrics Dental services Behavioral Health services Pharmacy Electronic Health Record (EHR -APRIMA) Population/Public Health Computer proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access programs.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Valid driver’s license and be insurable.
• Successfully pass drug and alcohol testing, motor vehicle, education, character, and criminal background checks.
• Able and willing to travel.