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POSITION TITLE: Executive Health Director
DEPARTMENT: Yakutat Community Health Center
SUPERVISOR: Yakutat Tlingit Tribe Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
PAY GRADE: 27
FLSA STATUS: Exempt
ESC CODE: 11-1011
FUNDING SOURCE: Indirect
Opening: March 18, 2024
Closing: April 15, 2024
Anticipated Selection: May 13, 2024
About Yakutat Tlingit Tribe:
The Yakutat Tlingit Tribe, nestled in the northern Tongass Forest of southeastern Alaska, holds a rich cultural heritage deeply intertwined with the land and sea. With a legacy spanning centuries, the Tribe embraces traditional Tlingit values while adapting to modern challenges and opportunities.
Mission Statement
To empower our tribal community to thrive for generations to come by contributing positively to haa shagoon, our legacy as the people of Yaakwdáat.
Vision Statement
Yaakwdáat stands as a powerful Tlingit community, deeply rooted in our cultural values and continually striving to improve the well-being of our people, community, and traditional homelands, waters, and air by embracing the richness of our identity and the world around us.
The Yakutat Community Health Center, a component unit of the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe, is a dual health center under Indian Health Service (IHS) as a Tribal Health Organization (THO) and considered a Medically-Underserved Area under Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The Yakutat Community Health Center is dedicated to providing comprehensive healthcare services to tribal members and residents alike. Guided by principles of holistic wellness and cultural sensitivity, the health center offers a range of medical, dental, behavioral health, and preventive care services tailored to meet the unique needs of the Yakutat community.
Surrounded by breathtaking natural beauty, Yakutat boasts unparalleled opportunities for outdoor adventure, from world-class fishing and hunting to hiking in ancient forests and exploring majestic glaciers. Despite its remote location, Yakutat is a vibrant and tight-knit community where residents celebrate their cultural heritage, support one another, and forge lasting connections amidst the awe-inspiring landscapes of the Last Frontier.
Position Summary:
This position is responsible and accountable for the continued delivery of quality health care service including primary care and ancillary health services, and community health programs, focused upon prevention and early intervention; the overall fiduciary, operational and leadership responsibilities for the Yakutat Community Health Center; development, implementation and evaluation of new programs; and overseeing the development and results of short-term and long-term strategic plans. All responsibilities will be reported to the CEO of the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe.
As a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, the Executive Health Director understands and exemplifies the established Values of the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe, which are: Strength and Honor of Self, Strength and Honor of Community, Strength and Honor of Ancestral Homelands, Waters and Air and Strength and Honor of Ancestors and Descendants.
This position requires compliance with Health Center’s compliance standards, including its Standards of Conduct, Compliance Program, and policies and procedures. Such compliance will be an element considered as part of the position’s regular performance evaluation.
Essential Functions:
Minimum Qualifications:
Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Work Environment/Physical Demands:
The environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, requiring use of safe work practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations and traffic signals. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. Recent protocols have been added to address COVID-19; all employees are informed of most current health requirements to keep employees and the community as safe as possible.
The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items, such as papers, books, or small parts; or driving an automobile. The employee must be able to read, write, speak and hear. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position requires frequent travel and operation of a motor vehicle. Must have a current driver’s license.
Supervisory and Management Responsibility:
This position has direct supervision over assigned department heads and other full-time staff. This position uses independent discretion in the performance of duties, and is responsible for formulating, recommending, or implementing policy or controlling YCHC resources, including employees, money, equipment, supplies, or time. This position reports to the CEO of the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe.
Disclosures
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.
THE YAKUTAT TLINGIT TRIBE IS A DRUG FREE WORKPLACE. THIS POSITION MAY BE SUBJECT TO RANDOM DRUG TESTING AND CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK.
Preference will be given to qualified Alaska Native and/or Yakutat Tlingit Tribal Member candidates.
NATIVE AMERICAN PREFERENCE WILL BE APPLIED TO HIRING OF THIS POSITION AS DEFINED IN TITLE 25, US CODE, CHAPTER 14, SUBCHAPTER V, SUBSECTION 273 AND 274. WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER WITH PREFERENCE GIVEN TO QUALIFIED NATIVE AMERICAN/ALASKA NATIVE APPLICANTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW AND TRIBAL POLICY.