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Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation

Nicotine Dependence Treatment Counselor

Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation, Bethel, Alaska, us, 99559


Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation - Nicotine Dependence Treatment Counselor - Bethel, Alaska

Your passion is in what you do, the care you provide, and the dedication with which you serve. It is the same commitment with which our people live their lives, and in turn, share their culture.With Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation in Bethel, Alaska, you will serve the over 50 rural communities in the Yukon Delta Region who come to us for care. You will grow your skills and expertise in a clinically challenging environment, and experience a community that will embrace you as one of their own.Serving the people of Southwestern Alaska, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Hospital is a 50-bed general acute care medical facility. Fully accredited by JCAHO, services include adult med/surg, pediatrics, obstetrics, emergency room, as well as outpatient family medicine clinics, pharmacy, lab, and imaging.Position Summary:

Initially, this position will be one of training to become proficient in delivering tobacco cessation clinical services to clients of the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta Regional Hospital. Training includes becoming a Tobacco Treatment Specialist. Once proficient in cessation counseling delivery, this person performs the following duties:Assisting physicians in assessing patients' readiness for change stages.Accepting referrals to provide cessation counseling.Tracking the addiction process of patients.Documenting readiness for change status of patients.Providing addiction counseling to patients in a clinical setting and following up in person or over the phone.Entering data in order to track progress of the program over time.Participating in training for YKHC clinicians and staff on tobacco cessation and tobacco use documentation.Participating in grantee teleconferences, face-to-face meetings, and special projects.Working in the areas of policy, community interventions, counter marketing, and evaluation.

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