The Community
AppHealthCare serves the vibrant communities of Alleghany, Ashe, and Watauga Counties nestled in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains in Northwestern North Carolina. Take a quick look around and witness the many expressions of community pride and southern hospitality – a smile from someone walking downtown, a thriving culinary scene, and plenty of outdoor adventure. We experience the beauty of four seasons from white fluffy snow to colorful fall foliage. There is simply something special about these mountains and quaint small-town feels – come see for yourself!
Caring for Our Community
We are a local public health department and health center focused and committed to improving our communities’ health and well-being through compassionate, high-quality care. We have about 120 full/part- time employees and about 10 contract employees. We are governed by two boards that provide strategic direction and oversight of agency functions. We have received numerous awards and distinctions for the care we provide and have recently achieved accreditation with honors. We are committed to caring for our community and providing excellent customer service.
Position: Farmworker Health Technician [PDF Document]
Positon #: 405-77-102
Location: Alleghany County and Ashe County Field Work
Salary: $32,976 – $52,164
Hours: Clinic Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am -4:45 pm with expectation to work early mornings, late evenings, and weekends to support client needs.
Closing Date: Open until filled
Job Summary: The primary purpose of this position is to visit farmworker camps in Ashe and Alleghany County to survey the sanitary conditions and health care needs of migrant workers and their families.
Major Duties & Responsibilities
- Assist in overcoming farmworkers’ barriers to healthcare.
- Complete health assessments with farmworkers at farmworker locations to ascertain services needed.
- Circulate information to farmworkers regarding clinic services through state and local public agencies.
- Provides case management services such as assessment, referral, follow-up, and reassessment.
- Provides health education to farmworkers, laborers, and their families as needed.
- Complies with all NC Farmworker Health Program grant requirements.
- Coordinates and communicates regularly with the program manager to help improve farmworker outcomes.
- Ensures all program deliverables and objectives are met, and reports are delivered promptly.
- Attend relevant meetings in each county to improve farmworker health.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Bilingual Spanish speaker with strong oral and interpersonal communication skills
- Considerable knowledge of and ability to enlist available community resources and medical services
- General knowledge of health policies, procedures, and statutes
- Skilled in communicating with various types of laborers, a variety of service delivery disciplines, and the general public
- Skilled in reading, writing, and arithmetical computations
- Skilled in analyzing data and the ability to apply independently to sanitary and health conditions in farmworker camps
- Ability to complete required records and reports • Ability to establish effective working relationships with the crew leaders, laborers, community agencies, and groups
Minimum Education & Experience
A degree from a two-year technical school or a community college associate program designed to prepare support personnel for human services agencies, and one year of experience in providing direct services to similar populations where extensive coordination and liaison with community resources are required; or graduation from high school or equivalent and three years of the above experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
For questions or more information, please contact AppHealthCare Human Resources:
(336) 372-5641 x1119 | careers@apphealth.com | AppHealthCare.com
How to Apply
Complete an NC State Government Application for Employment (PD-107). The application is located on the NC Office of State Human Resources website. The application can be completed in hard copy or electronically.
A completed state application, including cover letters and resumes/CVs, should be sent to Human Resources by email to careers@apphealth.com or dropped off in person at the AppHealthCare Alleghany Health Center at 157 Health Services Road in Sparta, NC.
Benefits
We offer a variety of paid and voluntary employee benefits including retirement plans, health insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave annual and sick leave, and more. For more information about benefits, visit our website.
AppHealthCare recruits team members who share our values of Integrity, Drive, Resilience, Service, and Community and actively support the overall public health mission of the agency.
AppHealthCare is committed to providing equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, age, veteran’s status, family medical or genetic information, sexual orientation, gender status, pregnancy, gender identity or other non-merit based factors. All recruitment and selection activities will be administered according to EEO principles, to have a diverse workforce that reflects the population of the communities the District serves.
AppHealthCare is a recovery-friendly workplace.
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