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<br />Marion County Class Specification BulletinPage of <br />>>> <br />Public Health Worker 3 <br />Class Code: <br />548 <br />Bargaining Unit: 06 - Marion County Employees <br />Association <br />MARION COUNTY <br />Established Date: Apr 1, 1999 <br />Revision Date: Jan 29, 2014 <br />SALARY RANGE <br />$17.82 - $23.85 Hourly <br />OVERVIEW: <br />FLSA: EEOC: Department: <br /> Non-Exempt 05 ParaprofessionalsHealth <br />GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES <br />Assures the health and social service needs of a specific population are being met primarily through <br />community outreach, visits to other agencies, and direct contact with allied health providers. In <br />partnership with a health professional, assists with case management functions. Provides information <br />and education on health related issues. May act as an interpreter for clients. <br />SUPERVISION RECEIVED <br />Works under the general direction of a health services professional and/or supervisor, who assigns work, <br />establishes goals and reviews the results obtained for overall effectiveness. <br />SUPERVISION EXERCISED <br />Supervision of other employees is not a responsibility of positions in this class. <br />DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS <br />The positions in the public health worker series are paraprofessionals focused on providing or supporting <br />services to individuals. <br />Public Health Worker 1: spends more than 50% of their time performing assigned standard tasks and <br />duties of a general nature, primarily in a clinic or office setting. Employees in this class typically <br />implement basic procedures and practices that are well-defined by the supervisor or professional staff, <br />such as restocking/ordering supplies, rooming patients, or making phone call reminders, or assisting a <br />client with an OHP application. <br />Public Health Worker 2: may perform the standard tasks and duties found at the PHW 1 level, but spends <br />more than 50% of their time performing tasks that require critical thinking within a defined process such <br />as managing an inventory to ensure adequate supplies at multiple clinic sites, or providing basic case <br />management/outreach services to a client that fit within a pre-determined protocol or care plan.Generally <br />these case management services are focused around a specific issue such as mental health, or prenatal <br />care. <br />Public Health Worker 3: may perform the duties found at the PHW 1 and 2 levels.More typically the PHW <br />3 spends more than 50% their time in the field providing public health or mental health services, and <br />spends more than 50% of their time performing case management or other work that requires them to <br />have a broad knowledge of the health services to be provided. When providing case management <br />services, the PHW 3's focus is on addressing the broad needs of the individual or family, requiring them <br />to have an extensive understanding of the related health and social service resources. The PHW 3 <br />functions within a pre-determined protocol or care plan, but applies critical thinking skills to ensure the <br />objectives of the plan are met.The PHW 3 is generally alone in the field and must demonstrate good <br />https://agency.governmentjobs.com/marion/default.cfm?action=specbulletin&ClassSpecID=...8/4/2020 <br /> <br />