Community Health Representative
Karpira
- Northwest Territories
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Knowledge of current trend in health promotion, community development and adult education theory as well as a basic understanding of common disease processes and conditions thoughout the life span.
- Ability to identify health issues and formulate an action plan. This includes and ability to formulate teaching plans and use audio visual and other teaching aids well as ability to create teaching materials that is culturally appropriate for the client’s needs.
- Knowledge of traditional health methods as wells as community and cultural norms.
- Ability to speak, read and write English (this includes and ability to follow verbal and written instruction from nursing, medical and dental personnel and interpret health information accurately-following the Medical Interpreter’s Guide).
- Ability to operate basic office equipment (ie: telephones, fax machines, etc.)
- Knowledge of and an ability to work effectively in a cross-cultural setting and work with community groups and resources.
- Knowledge of and ability to operate word processing applications (ie: Microsoft Word) in order to complete training materials and presentations, electronic mail to send and receive mail and the internet in order to conduct on-line research.
- Ability to educate patients and their families (where applicable) on appropriate self-care methods and techniques as directed by a health care provider (ie: NIC).
- Knowledge of and an ability to network resources within and outside the DCSB (ie: Social Services, Public Health, medevac teams etc.) in order to provide comprehensive health promotion and education.
- Knowledge of application relating to protection of privacy and confidentiality, with the ability to keep personal and medical information private and confidential at all times.
- Internet, word processing and electronic mail.
- Standard First Aid
- Certification in basic CPR