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CTSIJobs Tribalemploymentinformation is available at ctsi.nsn.us. Note: “Open Until Filled” vacancies may close at any time. The Tribe’s Indian Preference policy will apply. Tribal government will not discriminate in selection because of race, creed, age, sex, color, national origin, physical handicap, marital status, politics, membership or non-membership in an employee organization. CTSI constantly is looking for temporary employees to cover vacancy, vacations, maternity leave and extended sick leave. If you are looking for temporary work that can last from 2-12 weeks, please submit an application for the temp pool. Why do I have to provide the Clinic and Contract Health Services with my other Insurance information? Our facility operates with minimal funding from the Federal Indian Health Service (IHS), in the Department of Health and Human Services. That funding is allocated in achieving the Federal government’s responsibility to provide comprehensive inpatient and ambulatory care services at no charge to Native Americans who are eligible on the basis of Indian descent. Our funding has continually decreased over the years while our service needs and delivery have increased. IHS funding is the “residual payer,” or payer of last resort. When IHS eligible Indians who also are eligible for Medicaid, Medicare or Private Insurance are treated the Clinic seeks reimbursement for those services. Those reimbursements provide revenue to the clinic to pay for services that are otherwise not covered by the IHS funding. So, it is IMPORTANT to provide your insurance information to the Clinic and keep your information up to date to ensure the clinic can collect those reimbursements to continue to provide basic services and to fund enhanced services. And remember also that when patients are referred to outside services from a clinic provider under its contract health services (CHS) program, IHS pays only the remainder of the bill not covered by other sources such as Medicaid, Medicare or Private Insurance . The Siletz Community Health Clinic has been experiencing increased no- show or last minute cancellations for appointments. When you miss a scheduled appointment or cancel the appointment on the day of the appointment, you are taking needed services away from others. Between January and June 2014 we had a total of 6519 appointments scheduled with 619 of those as missed appointments. These 619 appointments could have been used by other patients to seek services they sometimes have to wait several weeks to get because the schedule is booked up. Please be courteous and remember to show up for your appointment or cancel your appointment at least one day in advance. This ensures our providers time is not wasted and patients are able to receive needed care. Why do I need to carry Medicare Part D when my prescriptions are FREE from the Siletz Community Health Clinic? Medicare offers prescription drug coverage to everyone with Medicare. The Siletz Community Health Clinic participates in the Medicare prescription drug program. If you get prescription drugs through our facility, you'll continue to get drugs at no cost to you, and your coverage won’t be interrupted. Joining a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan will help the Clinic because the drug plan pays for the cost of your prescriptions. To get Medicare drug coverage, you must join a plan run by an insurance company or other private company approved by Medicare. Each plan can vary in cost and drugs covered. Siletz Tribal members are eligible for reimbursement. January ~ June 2014 Total Total No-Show Visits Percent Medical 348 3188 11 % Dental 105 1854 6 % Optometry 71 355 20% Pediatrics 45 470 10 % Nurse 27 378 7 % Lab 23 274 8 % Diabetes Program Health Educator Ann Marie Barbay ! We are excited to introduce Ann Marie Barbay our new Health Educator. She will be providing Diabetes Program services including education, training and nutritional counseling to our patients and community. She will be available staring in August and you can meet her at the September Diabetic Luncheon in Lincoln City. Contact Kayla Engle at 541-444-9661 for more information. Schedule your Preventative, Sports Physical and Headstart Appointments NOW. Call 541-444-1030 or 1-800-648-0449 then select option #1 for Dental or #3 for Medical to schedule today. August 2014 • SiletzNews • 15
