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RESIDENT CARE
ASSOCIATE
Willow Creek Terrace As-
sisted Living Facility in
Heppner has openings for
a Resident Care Associate.
We can adjust schedule for
right applicant from 20 to
40 hrs/wk. Positions will
be benefit eligible: paid
sick leave, vacation, paid
medical & vision insurance
(prorated cost if less than
32 hrs per week). Duties
will include providing res-
ident care while promoting
independence, housekeep-
ing, and cooking. Wage
range is $13.86 to $14.91
per hour DOQ and any
certification: Background
check required. Applica-
tions are available at Wil-
low Creek Terrace, Pioneer
Memorial Hospital, or by
contacting wctalf@moc-
ohd.org, or by calling 541-
676-0004. EEOE. 8-31-2C
Transfer Station
Attendant
Morrow County has a
part-time Public Works
vacancy for a Transfer
Station Attendant. We are
searching for an enthusi-
astic individual who cares
about the environment and
would like to assist in as-
suring that trash and recy-
cling materials are proper-
ly handled. Saturdays and
Sundays only, 9am-4pm.
$18 /hour. For more in-
formation and to apply,
please visit Morrow Coun-
ty at http://www.co.mor-
row.or.us/hr or contact
(541) 989-9500. Morrow
County is an EOE. Open
until filled. 9-7-3c
Full-time Weed
Coordinator
Morrow County is now
accepting applications for
a full-time Weed Coordi-
nator with Public Works.
The Coordinator will serve
as the Weed Inspector for
Morrow County. The Co-
ordinator provides tech-
nical, educational, and
administrative leadership
for the Morrow County
Weed Control program.
Oversees County roadside
spraying program and oth-
er Integrated Pest Manage-
ment (IPM) activities (ie.
biological controls, seed-
ing, etc.). Acts as Morrow
County Weed Inspector in
accordance with Oregon
State Statutes and Morrow
County Ordinances. Works
secondarily as a Senior
Maintenance Specialist.
For more information and
to apply, please visit Mor-
row County at http://www.
co.morrow.or.us/hr or con-
tact (541) 676-5620. Mor-
row County is an EOE.
Open until filled.9-7-3c
MAINTENANCE TECH-
NICIAN II
Morrow County Health
District has an opening for
a full time Maintenance
Technician II at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital in Hep-
pner. $24.87 - $26.65/
hr DOQ with increase af-
ter 4-month probationary
period. The Maintenance
Technician II assists the
Maintenance Director in
managing equipment and
preventative maintenance
tasks in computerized soft-
ware program, assigning
out daily tasks and record-
ing completed tasks in the
system. Helps repair or
replace plumbing, electri-
cal and mechanical equip-
ment, changes heating/
cooling system filters, re-
pairs/replaces motors, fans,
bearings as needed, Repair
fire sprinkler system and
work with vendor as need-
ed to maintain constant
operation. Interior and
exterior construction proj-
ects as assigned. Maintain
grounds, all landscaping
duties, shoveling show on
walks, and maintaining
parking areas. Maintain or
arrange for maintenance of
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
District’s fleet of vehicles
and ambulances. Assist
clinic staff with patient
lifting if requested. Drive,
set-up and maintain over-
sized District vehicles as
needed and licensed for.
Become certified as an am-
bulance driver and drive
ambulance for emergency
calls and transfers during
assigned working hours
as needed. Must have a
high school diploma or
equivalent, five years work
experience in facilities
maintenance,
construc-
tion or grounds keeping
preferred. Certification in
HVAC, electrical, plumb-
ing, landscaping of facility
maintenance or education
in related field preferred.
Basic experience with
computers and Microsoft
Office programs. Have
valid Oregon driver’s li-
cense, CDL preferred or be
willing to obtain. Previous
maintenance experience,
computer skills required.
Must be able to work in
confined spaces and high
places. Some heavy lift-
ing. Successful applicant
will be self-motivated and
able to work independently
with minimal direction and
supervision. Background
check and drug screen
required Excellent ben-
efit package with health
insurance for employee,
employee and spouse, or
employee and children at
no cost with family options
available. For more infor-
mation contact Dan Sharp
541-676-2929. Applica-
tions and complete job
description are available
online at www.morrow-
countyhealthdistrict.org, at
Pioneer Memorial Hospi-
tal, or by calling 541-676-
9133. EEOE 9-7-2c
prepare agendas for, and
take medical staff meeting
minutes. Also assists with
policy development, track-
ing licenses, certifications
and contracts for renewal
of all providers, assist with
preparation of other cor-
respondence, reports, au-
dits, surveys, analyses and
spreadsheet
generation,
and various other duties.
Prefer two years of ex-
perience in credentialing
and/or medical staff co-
ordination, Bachelor De-
gree in a related field is
preferred. The successful
applicant must poses ex-
cellent interpersonal and
communication skills, the
ability to function under
strict confidentiality and
meet strict deadlines, work
without direct supervision
and have strong analytical
capabilities and comput-
er skills. Pre-employment
background check and
drug screen required.
Excellent benefits includ-
ing health insurance pack-
age including medical,
dental and vision coverage
for employee, employee
and spouse, or employee
and children at no cost.
Also paid sick, vacation,
holidays, life, AD&D cov-
erages, excellent retire-
ment and more. For com-
plete job description and
Employment Application
go to www.morrowcount-
yhealthdistrict.org and vis-
it the Career Opportunities
page. EEOE. 9-7-2c
Certified Nurse’s Aide/
Medication Aide
Pioneer Memorial Hospi-
tal in Heppner is seeking a
full-time Certified Nurse’s
Aide or Certified Medica-
tion Aide. Starting wage
CNA $17.36 – $23.02 with
increase after 4-month pro-
bationary period. $2.00/
hr. night shift differential.
Excellent benefits package
including medical, dental
and vision for employee,
employee and spouse, or
employee and children at
no cost. Family coverage
options available. Pre-em-
ployment
background
check and drug screen re-
quired. Job Description,
complete list of benefits
and Employment Applica-
tion are available at www.
morrowcountyhealthdis-
trict.org, at Pioneer Me-
morial Hospital, or by con-
tacting 541-676-9133. For
more information, contact
the Nurse Manager at 541-
676-2947. EEOE. 9-7-2c
Medical Staff/
Executive Coordinator
Morrow County Health
District is recruiting for a
full time Medical Staff/Ex-
ecutive Coordinator. Start-
ing salary $75K or DOQ.
This position is located in
Heppner, Oregon and will
assist the Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) in all mat-
ters of the District, includ-
ing contract management
and personnel issues. Em-
phasis is in management
and coordination of all
medical staff programs,
policies and privileging,
and payer credentialing
for all district providers
and facilities. The Co-
ordinator will coordinate
and assist the CEO with all
functions of the medical
staff, including assistance
with contracting, recruit-
ment, privileging, provider
scheduling and other relat-
ed tracking. Will schedule,
HOSPITAL RN
Pioneer Memorial Hos-
pital, located in Heppner,
OR, has an opening for a
full-time RN. Excellent
work environment where
you will work in each area
of our 21-bed CAH. Will
train newly licensed Ore-
gon RNs. $40.44 - $63.14
hr. Must be dependable,
work well as part of a team,
and have excellent written
and verbal communication
skills. Excellent benefits
including health insurance
package with coverage for
employee, employee and
spouse, or employee and
children at no cost. Fami-
ly coverage options avail-
able.
Pre-employment
background check and
drug screen required. Job
Description, list of benefits
and Employment Applica-
tion available at www.mor-
rowcountyhealthdistrict.
org, at Pioneer Memorial
Hospital or by calling 541-
676-9133. EEOE. 9-7-2c
HELP WANTED
Home Health &
Hospice RN
Morrow County Health
District, has an opening for
a full-time Home Health &
Hospice RN. Position is
headquartered in Heppner,
OR, but employees can
live anywhere in Morrow
County or close neighbor-
ing area. Paid drive time
and District car or mileage
provided. M-F business
hours plus some shared
call time.
Must have Current Or-
egon RN license with 1
year minimum of home
health and hospice nursing
experience and a driver's
license. Must work well
as part of a team and have
excellent written and ver-
bal communication skills.
Wage range $41.20 -
$63.14. Excellent benefits
including health insurance
package with coverage
for employee, employee
and spouse, or employee
and children at no cost.
Family coverage options
available. Pre-employment
background check and
drug screen required. Job
Description, benefits list
and Employment Applica-
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HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
tions are available at www.
morrowcountyhealthdis-
trict.org, at Pioneer Me-
morial Hospital, or by call-
ing 541-676-9133. EEOE.
9-7-2c
and submit claims for pay-
ment to insurance carriers.
Which includes prima-
ry, secondary and tertiary
claims. Both electronical-
ly and by paper if needed.
Other duties include back
up for processing bill runs,
utilizing the claims clear-
inghouse to manage claims
with errors, denials or no
payer responses, work ac-
count receivable reports as
needed to ensure all claims
are followed up to resolu-
tion, work credit balances
in a timely manner and
prepare insurance refunds,
prepare Medicare credit
balance reports as directed
and post all insurance and
self-pay payments. This
includes electronic posting
as well as manual entry.
Requires significant com-
puter experience with Mi-
crosoft Office program
experience required and
other program experience
helpful. Prior medical of-
fice experience, especial-
ly with Electronic Health
Record and billing pro-
cesses strongly preferred.
Excellent benefits package
including health insurance
with medical, dental and
vision for employee, em-
ployee and spouse, or em-
ployee and children at no
cost. Also paid sick, vaca-
tion, holidays, life, AD&D
coverages,
retirement,
more. Background check
and drug screen required.
For more information,
contact Juli Kennedy, 541-
676-2955.
Applications
available at www.morrow-
countyhealthdistrict.org
thru the link on this page,
or at Pioneer Memorial
Hospital, 541-676-9133.
EEOE. 9-7-2c
LPN
Pioneer Memorial Hos-
pital in Heppner, OR has
a Full Time opening for
an LPN. Starting range
$26.04 - $29.04 with in-
crease after 4-month pro-
bationary period. $2.00/
hr. night shift differential.
Excellent benefits package
including health insurance
for employee, employee
and spouse, or employee
and children at no cost.
Family coverage options
available.
Pre-employ-
ment background check
and drug/alcohol screen
required. For Job De-
scription, complete list of
benefits and Employment
Application, visit www.
morrowcountyhealthdis-
trict.org, Career Opportu-
nities. For additional infor-
mation contact the Nurse
Manager, 541-676-2947.
EEOE. 9-7-2c
Referral Coordinator
Morrow County Health
District is accepting ap-
plications for a full-time
Referral Coordinator at Pi-
oneer Memorial Clinic in
Heppner. $19.12 - $21.14/
hr to start, increase after
probation. Duties include
obtaining authorizations
from insurance compa-
nies, scheduling patient
appointments with special-
ists, documenting patient
and third party contacts,
obtaining necessary data
for proper documentation
to complete services.
Requires highly organized
and detail oriented indi-
vidual with great custom-
er service skills who can
work independently. High
School Diploma and two
years of medical office and
electronic health record
experience required. Ex-
cellent benefits package
including medical, dental
and vision for employee,
employee and spouse, or
employee and children
paid in full. Background
check and pre-employ-
ment drug screen required.
Applications are available
at
www.morrowcount-
yhealthdistrict.org/em-
ployment, at the Patient
Business Office at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital, 541-
676-9133. EEOE. 9-7-2c
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190 N. Main St.
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Patient Account
Representative
Morrow County Health
District has a full-time
opening for the Patient
Business Office at Pio-
neer Memorial Hospital
in Heppner for a Patient
Account Representative.
$23.01 - $25.41 DOQ with
step increase after 4-month
probationary period. The
Patient Account Represen-
tative is responsible for all
aspects of accounts receiv-
able billing and follow-up
with all insurance payers,
along with payment post-
ing and credit balances.
This position is responsi-
ble for assigned insurance
carriers and/or financial
classes assigned by PBO
Director. This includes
claims, follow-up, credits,
etc. Responsible for track-
ing electronic Explanation
Of Benefits for Electronic
Funds Transfers. Must be
able to navigate inside the
electronic medical records
(EMR) system to abstract
needed data for billing pur-
poses or release of medical
records as needed. Prepare
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