S moke S ignals
october 1, 2014
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
INterNAL oPeNINGS
SAVE OUR SKOOKUM
eXterNAL oPeNINGS
n AFc caregiver
(on-call)
Adult Foster Care
Grade: 5
open until fi lled
n Preschool bus Driver
Early Childhood Education
Grade: 5
closing date: oct. 15
n tutor/Advisor
Youth Education
Grade: 6
closing date: oct. 15
It’s time to start thinking about applying for or re-applying for pri-
mary health care coverage. If you do not have Medicare or primary
insurance coverage, you will need to apply for a product through
the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to maintain your Skookum Health
Assistance Program coverage.
If you have Oregon Health Plan or your state’s assistance program,
be sure to contact that plan and make sure your coverage doesn’t
expire. Most state assistance programs require recertifi cation on a
yearly basis.
The Save Our Skookum (SOS) team will begin sending letters to
Tribal members about applying for alternate health insurance cover-
age. Please be sure to make it a priority to reply to our requests in
order to avoid any suspension of Skookum.
If you are eligible for insurance coverage through your employer,
we do recommend that you apply for this coverage. If you have con-
cerns about costs for employer-sponsored insurance coverage, please
contact one of the SOS team members.
Remember, the Skookum Health Assistance Program IS NOT AN
INSURANCE PLAN. It is a payer of last resort, which means any
coverage you may have or be eligible for pays before the Skookum
Health Assistance Program.
We do have Certifi ed Application Assisters on staff at the Grand
Ronde Health and Wellness Center who can answer questions about
the Affordable Care Act and assist in the application process. Please
contact:
Loretta Meneley: 503-879-1359
loretta.meneley@grandronde.org
n Support counselor
Behavioral Health
Grade: 9
open until fi lled
Drug-Free
Workplace Policy
n Effective January 1, 2004, all
employees are subject to random
drug and/or alcohol testing.
n All pre-employment off ers.
n When there is reasonable
suspicion.
n Post accident.
Internal applicants are
1. Current Regular Employee, past
their six-month Introductory pe-
riod, receiving at least a “meets
expectations” on most recent
performance evaluation and not
under disciplinary action or per-
formance improvement within
the previous six months,
2. Grand Ronde Tribal members
3. Spouse of a Grand Ronde Tribal
member or
4. Parent or legal guardian of Grand
Ronde Tribal member children
Internal recruitment
For those individuals meeting mini-
mum qualifi cations an interview will
be given in the following ranking
1
n early HeadStart Home Visitor
(on-call)
Early Childhood Education
Grade: 9
open until fi lled
n certifi ed Medical Assistant
Medical Clinic
Grade: 6
open until fi lled
n Pharmacy Director
Pharmacy
Grade: 21
open until fi lled
order:
1. Grand Ronde Tribal members
a) Qualifi ed Grand Ronde Tribal
members who show they
meet the minimum qualifi ca-
tions of the position during
the course of the interview
process will be given first
consideration for hire and
the recruitment process will
end
2. Tribal member spouses, par-
ents and/or legal guardians of
Grand Ronde Tribal member
children
3. Current regular employees
Sydney Clark: 503-879-2197
sydney.clark@grandronde.org
If you have questions regarding the
Save Our Skookum efforts, please contact:
Tresa Mercier: 503-879-2008
tresa.mercier@grandronde.org
Barbara Steere: 503-879-2487
barbara.steere@grandronde.org
Erica Mercier: 503-879-2080
erica.mercier@grandronde.org
For a detailed job description, please contact the
Tribe’s job line at 503-879-2257 or 1-877 TRIBEGR.
Tauni McCammon: 503-879-1406
tauni.mccammon@grandronde.org
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Here is a link to explore ACA online products: www. healthcare.gov n
Goodnight Grand Ronde Order Form
Cover Oregon sign-ups continuing
Native American and Alaska Natives can enroll year-round in Medicaid and
the Oregon Health Plan, as well as for private health insurance coverage, through
Cover Oregon. For more information, contact Cover Oregon Certifi ed Application
Assisters Loretta Meneley at 503-879-1359, Sydney Clark at 503-879-2197 or
800-775-0095 for an appointment to apply for or discuss Cover Oregon. n
We knew
from the very beginning
what Mom wanted.
Holly Collier
Judy’s daughter
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to chaplains, our experienced team has one
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