JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
POSITION: Rehabilitation & Aftercare Specialist
REPORTS TO: Tribal Health Director
LOCATION: Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
Grand Ronde, Oregon
RESPONSIBILITIES: ,
This position shall provide administrative coordination,
direct care and support services for substance abuse
rehabilitation and aftercare activities as mandated by PL
99-570, the Anti-Drug Act of 1986.
DUTIES:
Assist the Health Director in developing, maintaining
and monitoring the quality of care as it relates to
patients receiving alcoholdrug related treatment care.
Coordinates all functions relating to PL-570 as they
relate to quality assurance and reporting requirements.
Functions as liaison between the Indian Health Service
Portland Area Office Intervention Team, Tribal Sub
stance Abuse Program, and other agencies.
Coordinates, designs and arranges training activities
directed toward substance abuse staff members as well
as others identied.
Coordinates, develops, and maintains aftercare suppor
tive services for persons returning from residential '
substance abuse treatment programs.
Coordinates, develops, and provides family counseling in
concert with the patient's treatment plan.
Coordinates and provides direct care activities for all
RehabilitationAftercare patients.
Provides referral of patient to public and private
resource agencies in order to assist patients in resolving
substance abuse problems.
Identify and assist youth in establishing positive alterna
tives to the prevention of alcohol and substance abuse,
working with schools, youth groups, communities and
other agencies, local and state agencies.
Provides case and program consultation for the develop
ment of comprehensive community substance abuse
services.
Provides crisis intervention services to persons, espe
cially youth, in acute emotional distress. Offers psycho
logical treatment modalities to patients experiencing
significant situational disruptions affecting coping
abilities and to patients with substance abuse problems.
Prepares and maintains case records, medical summa
ries, and monthly statistical and narrative reports.
Coordinates with the Siletz Tribal Rehabilitation .
Aftercare Specialist to insure parity in the caseload
distribution and identifying un-met needs for planning
purposes on a monthly basis.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Prefer Mental Health Professional (Masters), or a B.S.
B A. with major in Counseling and certified Substance
Abuse Counselor.
Experience in working with the Native American
population, supervisory experience in a clinical setting is
helpful
SALARY: $25-30,000, depending on experience.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 20TH,
1988
SEND IN YOUR HEALTH
BILLS!!!
Fiscal year 1988 is nearing an end and Contract Health
Services needs to close out our fiscal year 1988 files.
Please submit any pre-authorized bills you have received
from your medicaldental providers. For those Tribal
members who have private insurance or an alternate
resource, you need to submit an EXPLANATION of
BENEFITS or MEDICARE EXPLANATIONS to us as
soon as possible. If we don't receive your bill or explana
tion of benefits we can't pay for them.
If you have recently changed your address or have not
updated you Health Application in the last year, please
call the Contract Health Service office and we will be
glad to send you some new forms. Updating your Health
Application keeps Contract Health Services in touch
with our Tribal members: it also helps us to pay your
medical and dental providers, when we have current
information on you. You can obtain your Health
Application and mail your bills to: Tribal Health, P.O.
Box 178, Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call Teri or
Mary in Contract Health Service, 879-5211 or 1-800-422-0232.
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TIPS FOR BUYING NON
PRESCRIPTION GLASSES
Over-the-counter reading glasses can make a good deal
of sense if all you need is magnification. However, they
will not correct a stigmatism, near-sightedness, or other
refractive defects.
Most people over 45 begin to need glasses to read small
print, even those who still have excellent distance vision.
Sooner or later, we all wish for longer arms in order to
read a telephone book. This perfectly normal condition,
for which the medical term is presbyopia (meaning "old
eyes"), occurs when the lens of the eye becomes less
flexible and thus less able to change shape and focus on
close objects and fine print.
All that's needed to correct presbyopia is a set of
magnifying lenses in frames: reading glasses. These can
cost $100.00 or more if prescribed by an eye specialist;
yet over-the-counter glasses, which cost around $12.00 to
$20.00, are just as effective. These glasses must meet the
requirements of the American National Standards
Institute and of the FDA (Federal Drug Administra
tion), including impact resistance tests.
There is an important caution, however. Buying a pair of
ready-made glasses can not substitute for an eye exam.
Particularly as you grow older, it's essential to see an eye
care specialist regularly (every two to five years) for a
glaucoma test and an exam to detect other potential
vision problems. If your vision is changing rapidly,
consult an optometrist or ophthalmologist to make sure
that a magnifier is all you need.
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When you pick out non-prescription glasses, be sure you
have time to try on several pairs and read the test cards
provided. You might also carry along a book or newspa
per for testing. Glasses will usually be marked with a
number ranging from 1.00 to 4.00, indicating the
magnifying power. (Low magnification would be 1.25 or
1.50, high would be 3.00 and above.) Start at the low end
and work your way up, holding the card (or book or
newspaper) at a comfortable reading distance.
Carol Terp,RNC
Community Health Nurse
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Miss Indian USA, Theodora Roanhi
DATES FOR MISS INDIAN
USA PAGEANT CHANGE
The Miss Indian USA Pageant, usually held in conjuc
tion with American Indian Heritage week in November,
has been scheduled for June 25th July 4th, 1989 in the
nation's capitol.
The Pageant, sponsored by the American Indian
Heritage Foundation, was rescheduled to avoid possible
conflicts with school schedules for qualified participants.
American Indian Heritage Week will still be celebrated
and is scheduled for November 13th - 20th, 1988 in
Washington D.C.
The 3rd National Miss Indian America, Miss Theodora
Roanhorse will have her reign extended until the
pageant is held in the summer of 1989.
Miss Theodora Roanhorse, is very pleased about the
extension of her reign, according to a spokesman for the
American Indian Heritage Foundation. Miss Roan
horse, who was one of thirty contestants vying for the
crown, was selected on November 21st, 1987.
For any further information, please contact the Ameri
can Indian Heritage Foundation at (202) INDIANS.