Traditional Healthcare Worker

Position Title: Traditional Healthcare Worker
Location: Nestucca Valley School District
Reports To: District Administrator
FLSA Status: Nonexempt
Salary: $23.00 per hour
FTE: 1.0
Contract Days: 220
This is a benefit eligible position.
 
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Traditional Healthcare Worker (THW) is responsible for helping Nestucca Valley School District (NVSD) students and their families to navigate and access community services, other resources, and adopt healthy behaviors. The THW supports providers and through an integrated approach to care management and community outreach. As a priority, activities will promote, maintain, and improve the health of students and their family. THW provides social support, advocates for individuals and community health needs.
 
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

• Responsible for establishing trusting relationships with students and their families while providing general support and encouragement.
• Provide ongoing follow-up, basic motivational interviewing and goal setting with students/families.
• Follow - up with students via phone calls, home visits and visits to other settings where students can be found.
• Help students set personal health related goals and attend appointments.
• Provide referrals for services to community agencies as appropriate.
• Help students connect with transportation resources and provide appointment reminders in special circumstances. Transporting students based on NVSD policy.
• Exhibit excellent working relations with students, parents, visitors and staff
• Effectively communicating NVSD's mission.
• Work closely with medical providers to help ensure that students have comprehensive and coordinated care plans.
• Work collaboratively with other staff and professionals working with the same student.
• Knowledgeable about community resources appropriate to needs of students/families.
• Responsible for providing consistent communication to assigned supervisor to evaluate student/family status, ensuring that provided information, and reports clearly describe progress.
• Act as a student advocate and liaison between the student/family and community service agencies.
• Record student care management information in the EMR and other software no later than 24 hours after student contact.
• Attend regular staff meetings, training and other meetings, as requested.
• Manage assigned caseload.
• Maintain HIPPA compliance at all times.
• Perform other duties as assigned

 
GENERAL EXPECTATIONS:

• Be committed to the mission of NVSD.
• Behave in a professional manner and consistently demonstrate and promote the values of respect, honesty, and dignity for the student, families, and all members of the NVSD and associated professionals.
• Committed to the constant pursuit of excellence and teamwork in improving the care of the student and families of NVSD.
• Be punctual for scheduled work and use time appropriately.
• Perform duties in a conscientious, cooperative manner.
• Perform required amount of work in a timely fashion with a minimum of errors.
• Be neat and maintain a professional appearance.
• Maintain confidentiality and protect the Practice by abiding by laws and principles related to confidentiality; keep information concerning NVSD, students and employees confidential.
• Successfully complete background check and fingerprinting as outlined by the Department of Education.
• Maintain compliance with NVSD's compliance standards, including its Standards of Conduct, Compliance Program, and policies and procedures. Such compliance will be an element considered as part of the Community Healthcare Worker's regular performance evaluation.

 
COMPETENCIES:

• Good organizational skills to handle multiple priorities while remaining professional and calm.
• Ability to work with many diverse people, including children and teenagers.
• Effective telephone skills.
• Strong level of confidentiality due to the sensitivity of materials and information handled.
• Ability to make suggestions on workflow or system efficiency and effectiveness.
• Ability to work independently and be self-directed and flexible.
• Ability to prioritize.
• Ability to perform functions with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work at a high-volume level of accuracy.

 
QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED FOR POSITION:
Experience and Skill Requirements: The following experience and skills are considered essential:

• Written and oral fluency in English and Spanish is preferred.
• Experience working in a multicultural setting.
• Experience working in a community-based setting for at least 1 to 2 years is preferred.
• Basic computer skills required; electronic medical record (EMR) experience preferred.
• Understand the community served, community connectedness.
• Good communication skills, such as listening well, and using language appropriately.
• Ability and willingness to provide emotional support, encouragement and motivation to students.

 
Education Requirements: The following education requirements are considered essential:

• High school graduate or equivalent required.

 

 
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by the Incumbent to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for prolonged periods of time, talk, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and use hands to operate a standard computer keyboard. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Vision requirements include: close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to read multiple handwritings.
 
WORKING CONDITIONS:
The working conditions described here are representative of those the incumbent encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
Work is performed in a busy school office environment with many interruptions. Very active, fast paced position with short deadlines.