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J ob D e s cri pt ion

Physical Activity Lifestyle Specialist United Indian Health Services, Inc. J ob D e s cri pt ion. R e v i e w , R e c o m m e nd a t i o n & Ap p r ov a l:. J ob T i t le : U P N( s ) : Di v ision: Sec t ion: Lo ca t ion: S hi ft: R e por t T o: Sal ar y T a ble:

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  1. Physical Activity Lifestyle Specialist • United Indian Health Services, Inc. JobDescription Review,Recommendation &Approval: JobTitle: UPN(s): Division:Section: Location:Shift: ReportTo: SalaryTable: Grade/Step: SalaryLevel: FLSAStatus: SOCCode: W/CCode: ApprovedOn: RevisedOn: PhysicalActivity LifestyleSpecialist SDP-05–SDP-06;SDH-01 CommunityServices Division DiabetesProgramSection Potawot HealthVillage, Arcata/DelNorteMonday – Friday, 8:00amto5:00pm DiabetesProgramManager Table1–LineStaff Grade06-01to07-10 $11.86/hrto$15.98/hr($24,669/yrto$33,238/yr) Non-Exempt -Hourly Received by HR: Recommended byPersonnelCommittee: Recommended byFinanceCommittee: Approved byBoardofDirectors: Review&Recommend byGDC: April4,2005 SUMMARY: Theprimarypurposeofthispositionistoserveasalifestyle “coach”forparticipantsintheintensivepartoftheUIHS DiabetesPreventionDemonstrationProject (Competitive Grant Programofthe SDPI).As such, theemployeewill develop relationshipswiththeparticipantsanduselessonsandtoolsfromtheDiabetesPreventionProgram(DPP)as wellasothermethods learnedappropriatetoourregionandculture tofacilitatelifestylechangefor participantstoward preventingdiabetesandlivingahealthier, more activelife. ESSENTIALDUTIESANDRESPONSIBILITIESincludethefollowing. Otherdutiesmaybeassigned. ThePhysicalActivity & LifestyleSpecialist (PALS)willbe responsiblefordevelopinga relationshipwithproject participantstofacilitatetheintensivelifestyleinterventioncomponentofthePreventionofDiabetesProject grant forthe participants.Thiswillrequire aconsiderableinterpersonalskilllevel. ThePALSwillserveasafacilitator betweendiabetes programstaffandclient. ThePALSwillmaintainweeklycontactat aminimumwiththeirassignedparticipants intheactivephaseofthecurriculum andthen maintain regularcontactwiththemat regularintervals(notlessthanmonthly)tobespecifiedat alaterdatethroughout thecourseoftheprogram.Thesecontactswillencourageparticipation, answerquestions, facilitatebehavior change, anddevelopthe relationship requiredfor successinthisprogram. ThePALSwillworkclosely withtheproject participantsandfamilymemberstoidentify waystoincreaseexercise, andtoutilizeprogram“tools”tomeet exercisegoals. ThePALSwillhelpprojectparticipantsachievespecificweight lossbehavior changegoalsinastep-wisefashionusingstandardizedstrategies, trackingbooksandotherDPP“toolbox” strategies. ThePALSwillreinforcethe[educationcurriculum] lifestylebalancecore curriculum(developedout oftheDPP curriculum) withparticipantsandfamiliesastaughtby thepreventionprogramstaff.ThePALSwillfacilitateself-management using food recordsandphysicalactivityhabitlogs.The PALSwillassist increatinggroupactivitiestomaintainmotivationinthe intensivelifestylecomponent oftheproject. ThePALSwillworkwithbehavioralspecialistsand/ orreceivespecialtrainingtoguideparticipantsinbehavioralchangeskillsandbehavioralreinforcement neededtomakelifestylechangestoattainthenutritionandphysicalactivity. PhysicalActivity LifestyleSpecialist.doc Approved00/00/0000 2010 COLA

  2. ThePALSwillassistwiththemanagement, the “supportmaterials” componentsoftheproject forparticipants. ThePALS mayneedtotravelextensivelythroughout thetribalhealthserviceareatomeetwithparticipantstoachievethegoals stated, aswellastoparticipatein, plan, andimplement community-basedactivitiesandevents. ThePALSwilldocument allrelevant participantdataforthestudyparticipants. Assistsinthedevelopment andmonitoringofallperformanceimprovement initiatives and reporting requirementsofthe preventionprogram. Demonstratespositiveattitudeandprofessionalmanner, aswellasappropriateproblemsolvingandcommunications. Maintains cooperativeandeffectiveworking relationshipwithdiabetesprogramstaff, otherUIHSemployeesandsupervisorystaff, withtribalofficialsandvisitorstoUIHS. Meets allrequirementsofUIHS policy & procedure. Must haveawillingnesstolearn onthejob,employculturaltechniques, betrainedinsaidtechniquesas indicated. ThePALSwillagreetoparticipatein recruitment activitiesandlifestylesessionsthat mayoccurwithinoroutside regular workinghoursoronweekends. ThePALSwillbeanintegralpart ofamulti-disciplinary team(boththeDiabetesTeamandPreventionTeam), andwill workclosely withthediabetesprogramstafftoidentify impedimentstoadherenceand retentionintheproject.Theymay alsobeaskedtoparticipatein recruitment activitiesasneeded. Must bewillingtoparticipateinthelifestylebalanceprogramactivitiesinordertoserveasa mentorandexampletohelpfacilitate relationshipandbehavioralchangeforparticipantsintheintensiveprogram. Must beabletomaintainstrict confidenceofallinformation receivedonthejob. Participatesin mandatoryinitialtrainingandannualupdatetrainingasindicatedaswellas continuingeducationasrequired. Otherdutiesasassigned. SUPERVISORYRESPONSIBILITIES:none QUALIFICATIONS:Toperformthis jobsuccessfully,anindividualmust beabletoperformeachessentialduty satisfactorily.The requirements listedbeloware representativeoftheknowledge,skill,and/orabilityrequired.Reasonableaccommodationsmaybemadetoenableindividualswithdisabilitiestoperformtheessentialfunctions. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: HighSchooldiplomaorequivalent.Excellentinterpersonalandcommunicationskills.Experienceincommunity organizationorparticipationincommunityand/or culturalbuildingprojects. Knowledgeofhealth,sanitationandsafety codes. Understandingofthebasicprinciplesofnutrition, exercise,andweightlosswouldbeadditionalbenefit. Experienceinworkingwithawide rangeofagegroupsispreferred. COMPUTER OPERATIONS If applicable, pleasecheckoneof the following: pleaselistif electronichealth recordsexperienceisneeded 1. 2. 3. Basic personalcomputer skills. Basic personalcomputer skillsincludingelectronicmail,word processing, spreadsheet,graphics, etc. Intermediatepersonalcomputer skills, includingelectronicmail, routinedatabaseactivity,word processing, spreadsheet,graphics, etc. Proficient personal computer skillsincludingelectronicmail, record keeping, routinedatabaseactivity, word processing, spreadsheet,graphics, etc. 4. PhysicalActivity LifestyleSpecialist.doc Approved00/00/0000 2010 COLA

  3. 5. Demonstrateduseofintermediatecomputeroperations(basicprogrammingin3rdand4thgeneration languages, relationaldatabases, andoperatingsystems)andintermediatesoftwarepackages 9word processing, spreadsheet,graphics, etc.) Utilizecomplex computeroperations(intermediateprogrammingin 3rdand4thgenerationlanguages, relationaldatabases,andoperatingsystems)andadvancedfeaturesofsoftwarepackages(word- processing, spreadsheet,graphics, etc.) 6. LANUGUAGESKILLS: Select theleveloflanguage (abilityto read, write,andspeak)neededtosuccessfullyaccomplishtheessentialdutiesof this job.  Level 1:Ability to readalimitednumberoftwo- andthree-syllablewords andtorecognizesimilarities anddifferencesbetweenwordsandbetweenseriesofnumbers. Ability toprint andspeaksimplesentences. Level 2:Ability to readandcomprehendsimpleinstructions, short correspondence, andmemos. Ability towritesimplecorrespondence.Ability toeffectivelypresentinformationinone-on-oneandsmallgroupsituationstocustomers, clients,andotheremployeesoftheorganization. Level 3:Ability to readandinterpret documents suchas safetyrules, operatingandmaintenance instructions, andprocedure manuals. Abilitytowrite routine reportsandcorrespondence.Abilitytospeakeffectivelybefore groupsofcustomersoremployeesoforganization. Level 4:Ability to read,analyze, andinterpret generalbusinessperiodicals, professional journals, technicalprocedures,orgovernmentalregulations.Abilitytowrite reports, business correspondence, andprocedure manuals.Abilitytoeffectivelypresentinformationand respondtoquestionsfrom groupsof managers, clients, customers, andthegeneralpublic. Level 5:Ability to read,analyze, andinterpret commonscientificandtechnical journals, financial reports, andlegaldocuments. Ability to respondtocommoninquiriesor complaintsfromcustomers, regulatoryagencies, ormembersofthebusiness community. Abilitytowritespeechesandarticlesfor publicationthat conformstoprescribedstyleandformat. Abilitytoeffectivelypresent informationtotopmanagement, publicgroups, and/orboardsofdirectors. Level 6:Ability to read,analyze, andinterpret themost complexdocuments. Ability to respond effectivelytothemost sensitiveinquiriesor complaints. Abilitytowritespeeches andarticlesusing originalorinnovativetechniquesor style. Abilitytomakeeffectiveandpersuasivespeeches and presentationsoncontroversialor complextopicstotopmanagement, publicgroups, and/orboardsof directors.      MATHEMATICALSKILLS: Select thelevelof mathematicalskillsandabilitiesneededtosuccessfullyaccomplishtheessentialdutiesofthisjob.  Level 1:Ability toaddandsubtract twodigitnumbersandtomultiplyanddividewith10'sand100's.Ability toperformtheseoperationsusingunitsofAmericanmoneyandweight measurement, volume, anddistance. Level 2:Ability toadd,subtract, multiply,anddivideinallunitsof measure, usingwholenumbers, commonfractions, anddecimals. Abilitytocompute rate, ratio, andpercentandtodraw andinterpret bargraphs. Level 3:Ability tocalculatefiguresandamounts suchasdiscounts, interest, commissions, proportions,percentages,area, circumference, andvolume. Abilitytoapplyconceptsofbasic algebra andgeometry. Level 4:Ability toworkwithmathematicalconceptssuchasprobabilityandstatisticalinference, andfundamentalsofplaneandsolidgeometryandtrigonometry. Abilitytoapplyconcepts suchasfractions, percentages, ratios, andproportionstopracticalsituations. Level 5:Ability toapplyadvancedmathematicalconcepts suchasexponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, andpermutations. Abilitytoapplymathematicaloperationstosuchtasksasfrequencydistribution,determinationoftest reliabilityandvalidity, analysisofvariance, correlationtechniques, samplingtheory,andfactoranalysis. Level 6:Abilityto comprehendandapplyprinciplesofadvancedcalculus, modernalgebra,and advancedstatisticaltheory.Ability toworkwithconcepts suchaslimits, rings,quadratic and differentialequations,andproofsoftheorems.      REASONINGABILITY: PhysicalActivity LifestyleSpecialist.doc Approved00/00/0000 2010 COLA

  4. Select thelevelof reasoningskillsandabilitiesneededtosuccessfullyaccomplishtheessentialdutiesofthisjob.  Level 1:Ability toapplycommonsenseunderstandingtocarryoutsimpleone-ortwo-step instructions. Abilitytodealwithstandardizedsituationswithonlyoccasionalornovariables. Level 2:Ability toapplycommonsenseunderstandingtocarryoutdetailedbutuninvolvedwritten ororalinstructions.Abilitytodealwithproblemsinvolvingafewconcretevariablesinstandardizedsituations. Level 3:Ability toapplycommonsenseunderstandingtocarryoutinstructionsfurnishedin written, oral, ordiagramform. Abilitytodealwithproblemsinvolvingseveralconcretevariablesinstandardizedsituations. Level 4:Ability tosolvepracticalproblemsanddealwithavarietyofconcretevariablesin situationswhereonly limitedstandardizationexists.Ability tointerpret avarietyofinstructions furnishedinwritten, oral, diagram, or scheduleform. Level 5:Ability todefineproblems, collectsdata,establishesfacts, anddrawvalidconclusions. Ability tointerpret anextensivevarietyoftechnicalinstructions inmathematicalordiagramformand dealwithseveralabstract andconcretevariables. Level 6:Ability toapplyprinciplesoflogicalor scientificthinkingtoawide rangeofintellectualand practicalproblems. Abilitytodealwithnonverbalsymbolism(formulas, scientific equations,graphs, musicalnotes, etc.,)initsmost difficult phases.Ability todealwithavarietyofabstract andconcretevariables.      • CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: • Shallpossessavaliddriver’slicense. • Must beeligiblefortheagency’svehicleinsuranceandprovideproofofprivatevehiclecoverage. • Must haveor beabletoobtainCPRcertificationwithinsixmonthsofhireandmaintainsuch. • OTHERSKILLSANDABILITIES: • Ability tooperatestandardofficeequipment (copier, fax, etc.). • Must beabletoworkwithAmericanIndianpeopleandbesensitivetotheir culture. • Complywithall safetypolicies, practices andprocedures. Report allunsafeactivitiestosupervisorand/orHuman Resources. • ParticipateinproactiveteameffortstoachievetheMission,VisionandGuidingprinciplesofUIHS. • Provideleadershiptoothersthroughexampleandsharingof knowledge/skill. • PHYSICALDEMANDS: • Thephysicaldemandsdescribedhere are representativeofthosethat must bemet byanemployeetosuccessfully performtheessentialfunctionsofthis job.Reasonableaccommodationsmaybe madetoenableindividualswithdisabilitiestoperformtheessentialfunctions. • N (Not Applicable)Activity isnot applicableto thisoccupation. • O(Occasionally)Occupation requiresthisactivityupto33%of thetime(0-2.5+ hrs/day) • F (Frequently)Occupation requiresthisactivityfrom33%-66%of thetime(2.5- 5.5+ hrs/day) C (Constantly)Occupation requiresthisactivitymorethan 66%of thetime(5.5+ hrs/day) PhysicalActivity LifestyleSpecialist.doc Approved00/00/0000 2010 COLA

  5. Specificvisionabilitiesrequiredbythis jobincludeclosevision, distancevision, color vision,peripheralvision,depthperception,andabilitytoadjust focus. WORKENVIRONMENT: Theworkenvironment characteristicsdescribedhere are representativeofthoseanemployeeencounterswhileperformingtheessentialfunctionsofthis job. Reasonableaccommodationsmaybemadetoenableindividualswithdisabilitiestoperformtheessentialfunctions. Thenoiselevelintheworkenvironment isusuallymoderate. UnitedIndianHealthServices,Inc. (UIHS) hasreviewedthisjobdescriptiontoensurethatessential functionsandbasicdutieshavebeenincluded.Itisnotintendedtobeconstruedasanexhaustivelistofallfunctions, responsibilities,skillsandabilities. Additional functionsand requirementsmaybeassignedbyUIHSasdeemedappropriate. Employee Signature Date PhysicalActivity LifestyleSpecialist.doc Approved00/00/0000 2010 COLA

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