Migrant Health Technician

Primary Purpose of Position: The primary purpose of this position is to visit migrant camps in Ashe and Alleghany Counties to survey the sanitary conditions and health care needs of migrant workers and their families.   

Job Requirements: 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 family’s as needed.  Complies with all NC Farmworker Health Program grant requirements.  Coordinate and communicate on a regular basis with the program manager to help improve farmworker outcomes.  Ensure all program deliverables and objectives are met and reports are delivered in a timely manner.  Attend relevant meetings in each county for the purpose of improving farmworker health. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Considerable knowledge of and ability to enlist available community resources and medical services; general knowledge of health policies, procedure and statutes; skill in communicating with various types of laborers, a variety of service delivery disciplines and the general public. 

Skill in reading, writing and arithmetical computations; skill in analyzing data and ability to apply independently to sanitary and health conditions in migrant camps; ability to complete required records and reports; ability to establish effective working relationships with crew leaders, laborers, community agencies and groups.  Minimum education and experience: Degree from a two-year technical school or 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. 

About Appalachian District Health Department

AppHealthCare is a fully accredited district health department serving Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga counties and a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving Alleghany and Ashe counties. Our mission is to promote safe and healthy living, prevent disease, and protect the environment. The Appalachian District Health Department was established in 1933 and covers Alleghany, Ashe and Watauga Counties. The health department provides many services such as high quality clinical care, nutrition services, Women Infants and Children (WIC), community health services and environmental health services. The rebranding initiative represents our ability to continue to provide high quality patient care and essential services that are critical for the health of the public. We are committed to serving our patients and clients and ensuring the fulfillment of our mission to promote safe and healthy living, prevent disease and protect the environment. We provide a variety of high quality services to meet the needs of our communities: Clinical Services Environmental Health Services Nutrition Services Community Health Services AppHealthCare accepts private insurances, Medicaid, a...nd Medicare, as well as patients without health insurance. We offer a sliding fee discount program for patients. AppHealthCare is governed by a Board of Health and an FQHC Board, Partners in Public Health.

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