Telehealth Navigator - Rush City, United States - State of Minnesota

Description

Working Title:
Telehealth Navigator

Job Class:
Medical Assistant, Certified

Agency:
Corrections Dept

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  Job ID : 76338
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  Location :

Rush City

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  Telework Eligible :

No

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  Full/Part Time :

Full-Time

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  Regular/Temporary :

Unlimited

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  Who May Apply :

Open to all qualified job seekers

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  Date Posted : 05/01/2024
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  Closing Date : 05/14/2024
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  Hiring Agency :

Department of Corrections

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  Division/Unit :

Health, Recovery and Programming

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  Work Shift/Work Hours :

Day Shift/7:30 am - 4:00 pm

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  Days of Work :

Monday - Friday

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  Travel Required :

No

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  Salary Range: $ $30.68 / hourly; $50,007 - $64,059 / annually
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  Classified Status :

Classified

• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (ov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans.

The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

This position performs designated duties relating to incarcerated individual diagnosis and treatment in order to assist practitioners and nurses, in a clinic setting, in the provision of general health care; and to perform related duties as assigned.

This position will collaborate with a regional team of Telehealth Navigators to provide onsite technical assistance, coaching and guidance to site-based virtual health care appointments.

Responsibilities include:

• Manage the daily operation of Northern Region telehealth clinics.
• Support the Telehealth Coordinator in the scheduling, workflow, processes and protocols used to establish and maintain the use of telehealth opportunities as indicated.
• Assist in maintaining the medical records system and provide technical and administrative assistance as directed.
• Provide direct incarcerated individual care, as delegated by an RN and/or practitioner, ensuring that incarcerated individuals are receiving appropriate and quality care in the most efficient manner. Provide face to face education to incarcerated individuals regarding their health care needs and to promote self care, in a safe and secure environment.

This position will support telehealth clinics in the Northern Region (Minnesota Correctional Facility (MCF)-Rush City, St. Cloud, and Moose Lake). The primary work location is MCF-Rush City, but will be required to travel to MCF-St. Cloud and Moose Lake for virtual health care appointments.

Minimum Qualifications
To be qualified for and considered for this position, applicants must meet all of the minimum qualifications listed below.

Ensure that your resume contains descriptions of your work experiences sufficient for comparison against the requirements stated below and indicate the beginning and ending month and year for each job held.

• Completion of an approved training program in medical assisting plus certification or registration as a medical assistant by passing a national examination.
• Clinical experience in a hospital, long-term care and/or clinic setting within the last five years.
• Computer experience sufficient to prepare videoconferencing equipment, complete electronic charting, and use basic computer functions such as email.

Preferred Qualifications
The following qualifications are strongly desired of applicants seeking consideration for the position:

• Experience working in a correctional or secured setting.
• Experience in specialized clinical area(s), such as in gender-specific, geriatric, juvenile health care, medical/surgery unit, and/or behavioral health.

Physical Requirements
The completion of pre-placement physical components may be required for this position. These components consist of a tuberculosis screening and/or respirator clearance. The selected finalist is required to review and sign a Physical Demands Analysis (PDA) for this position. For a copy of the PDA, please email Katie Wynn ( ).

Additional Requirements

The selection process may include screening the top candidate(s) on their criminal history, predatory offender registration, offender associations and/or other applicable background information in accordance with Department of Corrections' policy.

Top candidate(s) must pass a criminal history check which includes successful completion of all sentencing and/or restitution requirements of law enforcement jurisdictions, including probation.

Employment history/reference checks, including incidents of sexual harassment, will also be conducted on the top candidate(s) in accordance with Department of Corrections' policy.

This may include a review of job performance and discipline records.
New employees will be fingerprinted within the first 30 days of employment.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity.

We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law.

As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities.

If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at or email .

Please indicate what assistance is needed.