COMMUNITY HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE

The purposes of this position are:   To assist in the provision of health education programs and services and to assist in ensuring the availability of, and access to medical/health programs and services by the people of the Curve Lake First Nation within the administrative policies and procedures established by the General Manager, and directed by the Manager of Health & Family Services To assist in the development and maintenance of community based medical/health documentation.

Duties and Responsibilities: Duties: The duties and responsibilities of this position are categorized into three main functions:   Provision of Direct Health Care  Assessing home situations with the assistance of the CHN Assisting with health related problems through counseling and/or referral to appropriate agencies Teaching community members about dental care, communicable diseases, mental health, child development, drug abuse, etc.

Assisting families to cope with ch...