Community Health Representative
1 week ago
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The Community Health Representative’s (CHR) primary goals are to improve the quality of life of the Seabird Island Band community members by assisting them to make healthier lifestyle choices; promote client dignity, independence, comfort, mobility, personal appearance, and safety; and to provide support to the Community Health Nurse(s) (CHN) and/or Home and Community Care (HCC) Nurse. These goals are to be achieved by using professional public health knowledge.
This is a contract position that has an end date of October 27th, 2024, with the possibility of extension.
**SUCCESS PROFILE**
What does it take to be successful working in the health department at Seabird Island? Check out the top traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.
- **Ethical**: Maintains and promotes individual and organizational integrity and values in conduct of all activities.
- **Effective Communicator**: Demonstrates open, honest, and respectful written and verbal communication.
- **Social**: Motivated by opportunities to be of service to others and contribute to the progress and wellbeing of society.
- **Flexible/Adaptable**: Maintains effectiveness in varying work environments where circumstances and priorities are
changing
- **Organized Workplace**: The job’s success depends on systems and procedures, its successful performance is tied to careful organization of activities, tasks and projects that require accuracy. Record keeping and planning are essential components of the job.
- **Proactive Thinking**: The ability to evaluate future implications of current decisions and action; the ability to mentally create the scenarios and outcomes of situations that could develop from decisions or plans of action.
PRE-SCREENING ASSESSMENT
- Submit your resume and complete our Prevue Assessment simultaneously. The assessment is an integral part of our evaluation process.
- Allow yourself a minimum of 35-40 minutes to complete the assessment.**WORK THAT MATTERS**
Seabird Island Band is a place to learn many skills. We are many nations, but we proclaim one goal to strengthen our pride, our language, our culture and our freedom.
Seabird Island located 1 kilometer from Agassiz, BC on the beautiful Fraser River, 120 km east of Vancouver.
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**BENEFITS & PERKS**
- Extended health and dental benefits,
- Accrued vacation and sick time,
- Pension plan with matching employer contributions,
- Access to internal training programs, professional development and skill enhancement,
- Collaboration with an interdisciplinary team,
- Equitable hourly rates and
- Casual dress code
**WHAT YOU'LL DO**
- Conduct the initial home visit and refer clients to HCC and/or appropriate service.
- Conduct short-term individual, family, and group counseling in the field of health.
- Administer the patient travel services according to the patient travel policies and procedures.
- Maintain inventories and distribute clinical supplies as required.
- Set up mobile clinics such as Mammogram, Optometry, and Hearing.
- Assist in coordinating accommodation for community members traveling distances for health reasons.
- Identify gaps in services and inform the Home and Community Care Supervisor and the department team, as required.
- Provide Home Support services including meal preparation, personal care, palliative care, transportation, and transfer of functions as requested by the HCC/CHN Nurse.
- Provide follow-up visits to monitor the health of clients including pre-natal, hospital discharge and other illnesses as requested by the HCC/CHN Nurse.
- Record services provided in the client health care records.
- Maintain professional and accurate client service records.
- Prepare all necessary documentation for community members as needed.
- Assist with live birth certificates and monthly reports to vital statistics.
- Attend scheduled team meetings with the Health and Social Development department staff and other meetings as requested by the Home and Community Care Supervisor.
- Consult with the Home and Community Care Supervisor on workshops and services; and provide updates on
community health needs and concerns.
- Be familiar with policies and procedures governing the delivery of community health services.
- Establish and maintain professional relationships with Seabird Island Band employees and representatives from other governmental and private organizations.
- Keep updated on Medical Services Branch regulations, policies and procedures that affect the delivery of health programs and services.
- Submit information/educational articles pertaining to health education, awareness, promotion, and prevention for publishing in the Seabird Island newsletter.
- Participate in case conferences as directed by the Health Services Program manager, or as requested by other Health and Social Services Agencies.
- Advocate for Seabird Island Band members’ rights and entitlements wh
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