Traditional Health Worker - BHRN​/Opioid

Recruitment shall be open until filled.

Tillamook County follows Oregon Pay Equity laws in reviewing education, experience and seniority for wage offers.

Please note:
The individual selected for this role will support the county's prevention efforts including access to deflection programing and SUD treatment and support. This position is funded through BHRN, Opioid Settlement Funds, and Deflection.The Traditional Health Worker (THW) is an employee of Tillamook County Health and Human Services Department (HHS); includes the Community Health Center which provides medical, behavioral, dental, services and integrated Tillamook County Public Health and Environmental Health programs and services.

HHS is a dynamic department with a fast-paced environment serving diverse populations. This position may work in the primary care and/or public health sections of the department.

Department:
Health and Human Services

Union Affiliation: AFSCME

Weekly

Schedule:

Monday - Friday

Hours Per Week: 40

This position is grant-funded.

Recruitment shall be open until filled.

Tillamook County follows Oregon Pay Equity laws in reviewing education, experience and seniority for wage offers.

The Traditional Health Worker (THW) is an employee of Tillamook County Health and Human Services Department (HHS); includes the Community Health Center which provides medical, behavioral, dental, services and integrated Tillamook County Public Health and Environmental Health programs and services. HHS is a dynamic department with a fast-paced environment serving diverse populations. This position may work in the primary care and/or public health sections of the department.

The THW provides high quality and culturally responsive care by creating a bridge between healthcare providers, public health, and patients/clients in their home and or community settings. THWs are respected members of their local communities who often share similar socioeconomic backgrounds and life experiences with the people served. THWs provide person- and community-centered care by acting as a bridge between communities and the healthcare systems that serve them.

Enhance the appropriate use of healthcare by connecting individuals with medical and social services, advocating for patients/clients, supporting adherence to treatments, and empowering people to take an active role in improving their own health. The THW position is consistent with the definition of a THW in OAR  and ORS 413.042, 414.635, and 414.665.

• Community Health Worker:
  An individual who meets qualification criteria adopted by the authority under ORS 414.665 and who: (a) Has expertise or experience in public health; (b) Works in an urban or rural community in association with a local health care system; (c) To the extent practicable, shares ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status and life experiences with the residents of the community where the worker serves;
  
  (d) Assists members of the community to improve their health and increases the capacity of the community to meet the health care needs of its residents and achieve wellness;