Siletz Tribes newsletter., May 01, 1978, Image 2

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JOBS IN THE HEALTH FIELD
The C ob *« d e ra te d T rib e s o f S i l e t z In d ia n s w ill be h i r i n g th re e (3) Community H ealth
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s by June 1, 1978. Funding i s p ro v id ed through In d ia n H ealth S e rv ic e s .
The Community H ealth Repr. t e n t a t i v e (CHR? w ill se rv e a s a lin k between th e S i l e t z
He o r she w ill be an ad v o cate fo r th e S i l e t z
p e o p le .
I n d i a n p e o p l e and h e a lth r e s o u rc e s .
CHR . e n e r a l i s t p o s tjo n s <1 . ich) w ill be lo c a te d in th e Eugene and Tillam ook a r e a s .
A CHR S u p e rv is o r/G e n e ro lis t p o s itio n w ill be lo c a te d a t S i l e t z . T ra in in g i s a v a i l ­
a b le .
QUALIFICATIONS
CHR must h- e e d u c a tio n , m o tiv a tio n and e x p e rie n c e which d em o n strate s L ^ s /h e r
a b i l i t y to work in an In d ia n community. H e/she must be a b le to e s t a b l i s h and
ma5n ta in p a t i e n t r a p p o r t, -O g ain and m ain tain th e co n fid e n ce o f th e lo c a l pop­
u l a t i o n , to g ra sp and u n d ersta n d th e h e a lth problem s o f th e peo p le and to in ­
t e r e s t fam ily u n x ts /in d iv id u a ls /g r o u p s to a c ti v e ly p a r t i c i p a t e in program s o f f e r ­
in g c u r a t.v e and p re v e n ta tiv e h e a lth c a r e . CHR needs a working f i r s t - h a n d know­
le d g e o f In d ia n a t t i t u d e s , CHR must have a v a lid d r i v e r ’s l i c e n s e , have a v e h ic le
to be used on th e .1ob, and a c c e s s to a te le p h o n e . CHR must be be a b le to w rite
r e p o r t s . CHR must m ain tain p a t i e n t c o n f i d e n t i a l i t y . CHR must be w illin g to
p a r t i c i p a t e in b a s ic and on going t r a i n i n g o p p o r t u n i t ie s . R equest a p p lic a tio n
from and r e tu r n to : C/0 S i l e t z T r ib a l H e a lth Com m ittee, 395 C hurchdale N ., Salem,
Oregon 97303«
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Chemawa School H ealth C e n te r- was a u th o riz e d to e n te r d e fe rre d su rg ery * p a t i e n t s
of the Siletz Tribe on ouj d e f e rre d s u rg e ry r e g i s t e r 3 -2 9 -7 8 . These a re funds
s p e c if ic to t h a t p a r t i c u l a r need. These a r e n o t C o n tra c t H e alth S e rv ic e funds
p e r s e . In d ia n H ealth S e rv ic e has s t i l l n o t re c e iv e d C o n tra c t H e alth S e rv ic e
fund ng fo r th e S i l e t z .
*To be en tex ed on th e r e g i s t e r th e p a t i e n t must supply th e fo llo w in g in fo rm a tio n :
1. Name, a d d re s s & phone number 2 . d ia g n o s is 3« d a te o f d ia g n o s is 4. name and
a d d re s s o f p h y s ic ia n 5. e s tim a te o f c o s t; suigeon and h o s p i t a l .
We can n o t g u ra n te e funds w i l l be made a v a ila b le for. a l l p ro c e d u re s b u t we want to t r y .
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P le a se p ro v id e t h i s in fo rm a tio n to me by no l a t e r than May 3% 1978« D epartm ent
o f H e a lth , E d u ca tio n , and W elfare, P u b lic H e a lth S e rv ic e , H ealth S e rv ic e s Admin­
i s t r a t i o n , In d ia n H ealth S e rv ic e , Chemawa In d ia n School H ealth C e n te r, 55^5 Chugach
S t r e e t N .L ., Salem , Oxegon 97303« T elephone: 1-393-6333«
• D eferred s u rg e ry ,- re q u ire d b u t p o stp o n ed .
The r o l l com m ittee w i l l be s c re e n e d , s e le c te d and on th e jo b p erh ap s a s a a r ly ae
May 16, 1978. The a p p l i c a ti o n s f o r .t h e s e p o s itio n s e x p ire d on Moy 10, 1978. S orry
t h i a p ap er w as n o t,o u t e a r ly enough to l e t a l l o f ypu know. There w i l l be s ix
p e rso n s on t h i s com m ittee and s u p e r v is o r s from th e Bureau o f Indian A f f a ir s . Y&u
mus t e n r o l l by S e p te m b e r 13» 1978. C u rre n t a d d re s s e s a r e needed. A p p lic a tio n s w i l l
t e fu rn ish e d upon re q u e s t from the S i l e t z T r ib a l O f f ic e , P .0 . Box 137» S i l e t z , Oregon
Qr?38O. T elephone: 444-2726 o r th e Bureau o f In d ia n A f f a i r s , Branch o f T rib a l
O p e ra tio n s , P .0 . Box 378'. , o r tla n d , Oregon 97208. Telephone: (503) 234-3361 e x t . 4283.
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Mary (D o lly ) F is h e r , P .0 . B?x 64, S i l e t z ,