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Health Board: The Northwest Tribes have long recognized the need to exercise control over the design and development of health care delivery systems in their local communities. To this end, they formed the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (also referred to as NPAIHB or Board) in 1972.

NPAIHB is a nonprofit tribal organization that serves the forty-three federally recognized tribes of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington on health-related issues. Tribes become voting members of the Board through resolutions passed by their governing body. Each member Tribe designates a delegate to serve on the NPAIHB Board of Directors. The vision of NPAIHB is health for the seventh generation and

our mission is to eliminate health disparities and improve the quality of life of American Indians and Alaska Natives by supporting Northwest tribes in their delivery of culturally appropriate, high quality health programs and services.

More on the NPAIHB Strategic Plan 2020-2025 can be found here: www. npaihb. org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/About-5-Strategic-Plan-Final. pdf Job Summary : Tribal Health Reaching out In Volves Everyone (THRIVE) is the suicide prevention project at the NPAIHB and works to reduce suicide rates among American Indians and Alaska Natives living in the Pacific Northwest by increasing tribal capacity to prevent suicide and by improving regional collaborations.

THRIVE has received funds to collaborate more closely with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline's in the region and the NW Tribes to improve access to and the services connected to local call centers.

This project will carry out suicide prevention grant activities required by SAMHSA's 988 Tribal Response grant. The Project Coordinator will work closely with both the THRIVE Project Director as well as the 988 Project Director. The team will collaborate with the Tribes, call centers, states, and other organizations invested in this work. The project coordinator will provide technical and specialized support to the Project Directors to support the overall grant goals and objectives.

The Project Coordinator will aid the THRIVE 988 Project Director in improving intertribal and interagency collaboration and communication about the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, suicide prevention, and treatment. This position will promote mental health and work to improve the social acceptability of mental health services for AI/AN people. The Project Coordinator will assist in developing Tribal partnerships to increase the capacity of local 988 centers to implement a comprehensive and coordinated response to individuals at risk for suicide. This position will work to increase tribal capacity and expand their delivery of suicide and substance use disorder prevention, early intervention, and crisis intervention strategies in NW tribal settings.

The Program Coordinator will also provide technical and specialized support to both THRIVE Project Directors to support the overall project goals and objectives. Essential Functions: Coordinate quarterly partner calls with local 988 call centers, NW Tribes, and State representatives to improve effective 988 response and linkage to tribal resources. Review current 988 crisis call center training and continuing education curricula and materials to ensure they are culturally appropriate and trauma-informed.

Develop, update, print, and disseminate suicide prevention social marketing and media campaign materials tailored to AI/AN populations. Assist all sub-awarded 988 crisis centers with creating a plan that will identify and track referrals and develop a response for staff to establish follow-up contact protocols for AI/ANs after crisis encounters. Help develop a quality improvement plan focusing on procedures, policies, backssment, referral, and access to local care to ensure a comprehensive and coordinated response to Tribal individuals at imminent risk for suicide.

Works with the Project Director and local evaluator for data collection and reporting Works with the Project Director to write continuation application and budget modifications for the funding agencies as required. Coordinate and facilitate QPR and ASIST workshops per requests. Responsible for preparing, initiating, and tracking purchasing requests. Record and transcribe minutes of project meetings. Collaborate with other NPAIHB programs to meet related goals and objectives. Attend training for trainer workshops to support suicide intervention training requests by the NW Tribes, workshops may include (Question Persuade Refer, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, Safe TALK, etc.

). Coordinate and provide presentations to NW Tribes and at conferences and tribal gatherings. Take part in speaking engagements to further the message of suicide prevention. Maintain regional and organizational relationships which further the work of suicide prevention. Prepare a Monthly Activity Report (MAR) and provide it to the Project Director at the end of each month. Manage and update project partners contact lists (email and physical addresses, contact numbers, correct list for the email listserv, etc.

). Promote NPAIHB projects at regional and national meetings and conferences. Maintain well-organized filing system for documents and computer files. Seek opportunities for ongoing suicide prevention education and professional development. Perform other duties as assigned by the Project Directors. As a community of professionals and NPAIHB Staff, we agree to: Act in service to the Tribes and the tribal communities we serve. Professional integrity and excellence. Contribute to a community of respect, collaboration and collectivity.

Commit to sharing knowledge and building expertise by participating in all virtual spaces in our workplace with our cameras on. Be present, available and responsive for meetings and calls during regular working hours. Respect confidentiality. Use reasonable judgement to dress appropriately for the workday, space or event In lieu of a formal dress code. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in community health, public health, health education or three or more years of experience in a similar position. Three or more years of experience working with tribal communities, tribal organization or other Indian organization, NW tribes preferred.

One or more years of experience with social media technologies. Experience with and feels comfortable discussing sensitive topics in public forums. Experience with public speaking and/or providing training to a variety of different audiences. Experience facilitating or moderating meetings. Must be highly organized and motivated and have the ability to carry out responsibilities with minimum supervision. Proficient spelling and grammar skills. The ability to proofread written materials accurately. Must have experience with organizing and setting up filing systems both electronic and hardcopy.

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs including Outlook, Excel, Power Point, and Word. Must have demonstrated ability to communicate in a friendly, courteous, and professional manager to effectively work with tribal representatives, NPAIHB staff, and other health care related organizations, and the general public. Typical Physical Activity: Physical Demands: Frequently involves sedentary work: exerting up to 10 pounds of force and/or a negligible amount of force to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Physical Requirements: Constantly requires the ability to receive detailed information through oral communications, and to make fine discrimination in sound.

Constantly requires verbally expressing or exchanging ideas or important instructions accurately, loudly, or quickly. Constantly requires working with fingers rather than the whole hand or arm. Constantly requires repetitive movement of the wrists, hands and/or fingers. Often requires walking or moving about to accomplish tasks. Occasionally requires standing and/or sitting for sustained periods of time. Occasionally requires ascending or descending stairs or ramps using feet and legs and/or hand and arms.

Occasionally requires stooping which entails the use of the lower extremities and back muscles. Infrequently requires crouching. Typical Environmental Conditions: The worker is frequently subject to inside environmental conditions which provide protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes, and is occasionally subject to outside environmental conditions. Travel Requirements: Travel outside of Portland is occasionally required. Overnight travel outside of the area is required up to 25% of the time.

Disclaimer: The individual must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation efficiently and accurately without causing a significant safety threat to self or others. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and or skills required of all personnel so classified. Except as provided by Title 25, U. S. C. § 450e(b), which allows for Indian preference in hiring, the NPAIHB does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, interaction, national origin, physical or mental disability, marital status, interactionual orientation, gender identity, religion, politics, membership or non-membership in an employee organization citizenship or immigration status, veteran or military status, genetic information, ancestry or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Tribes have long recognized the need to exercise control over the design and development of health care delivery systems in their local communities. To this end, they formed the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (also referred to as NPAIHB or Board) in 1972.

NPAIHB is a nonprofit tribal organization that serves the forty-three federally recognized tribes of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington on health-related issues. Tribes become voting members of the Board through resolutions passed by their governing body. Each member Tribe designates a delegate to serve on the NPAIHB Board of Directors. The vision of NPAIHB is health for the seventh generation and our mission is to eliminate

health disparities and improve the quality of life of American Indians and Alaska Natives by supporting Northwest tribes in their delivery of culturally appropriate, high quality health programs and services.

More on the NPAIHB Strategic Plan 2020-2025 can be found here : www. npaihb. org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/About-5-Strategic-Plan-Final. pdf. Job Summary: The NPAIHB Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) Consortium works to address the opioid crisis among tribal nations by increasing capacity to address the complex factors associated with a comprehensive opioid response, including access to culturally appropriate prevention, treatment, and recovery activities with the intent of reducing

unmet treatment need and opioid-related deaths, as well as a focus on using cultural and community strengths as prevention.

The project coordinator's (PC) primary responsibilities for the NPAIHB TOR Consortium are to provide coordination and support for the Consortium Tribes. Duties include, but are not limited to: organizing consortium calls, meetings, and/or trainings; coordinate travel for project if needed; track and divide technical assistance requests from Consortium tribes; be the primary contact for Oregon Tribes in the Consortium; maintain and send out resources/announcements for the TOR listserv and; coordinate all purchasing for harm reduction kits and travel payments for any contractors or Tribes.

The PC will also help the Project Manager with coordination of communication across NPAIHB projects closely related to TOR to respond to the needs of the NW Tribes. This may include sharing resources, implementing activities that cross NPAIHB projects, and visiting sites when requested or needed. This position reports directly to the TOR Project Director. Essential Functions Support to the Project Director & Managers and the efforts of the project Serve as the primary contact for Oregon Tribes in the Consortium Work with the Funding & Contracts manager to prepare, initiate and track contract payments for these Consortium Tribes Work with the Funding & Contracts Manager to maintain database tracking systems pertaining to the project and sub-recipients Monitor and update sub-recipient project work plans Review and update topical content on the npaihb.

org/opioids webpage Assist PM on media material development, scheduling and dissemination Complete and submit electronic monthly activity reports (e MAR) Maintain the project listserv to disseminate important information on a schedule Maintain relationships with project partners Collaborate with other NPAIHB programs to meet related goals and objectives Work with PD and PM on the preparation of all required project reports Work with the external evaluation team to compile monthly activity reports submitted by the sub-recipients Review monthly activity reports for any TA needs Schedule and prepare materials for partner calls, meetings, and events Take notes for partner calls, meetings, trainings, etc.

and disseminate when necessary Coordinate and disseminate resources to Tribes and partner organizations, including NARCAN, Harm Reduction supplies, and print outs Maintains project files and records Regularly update project partners contacts Perform other duties as assigned As a community of professionals and NPAIHB Staff, we agree to: Act in service to the Tribes and the tribal communities we serve Professional integrity and excellence Contribute to a community of respect, collaboration, and collectivity Commit to sharing knowledge and building expertise by participating in all virtual spaces in our workplace with our cameras on Be present, available, and responsive for meetings and calls during regular working hours Respect confidentiality Use reasonable judgement to dress appropriately for the workday, space or event In lieu of a formal dress code Qualifications: Bachelor's level degree in a health-related field required One year of experience in health promotion/disease prevention programs One year of experience working with tribal communities or tribal organizations Experience in project coordination and project planning Must have the ability to make professional oral presentations in settings at the national level, regional level and community level, as well as in tribal settings Experience using Microsoft Office package (Access, Excel, Word, Publisher, Power Point) Excellent writing and communication skills Must be highly organized and motivated, and be able manage complex projects and carry out all responsibilities of the job requirements with minimal day-to-day supervision Must demonstrate discretion, tact, knowledge, judgment, and overall ability in working effectively with federal, tribal, and other professionals and facilitating participation and partnership in the activities of the program Must be sensitive to cross-cultural differences, and able to work effectively within their context Typical Physical Activity: Physical Demands: Frequently involves sedentary work: exerting up to 10 pounds of force and/or a negligible amount of force to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Physical Requirements: Constantly requires the ability to receive detailed information through oral communications, and to make fine discrimination in sound. Constantly requires verbally expressing or exchanging ideas or important instructions accurately, loudly, or quickly. Constantly requires working with fingers rather than the whole hand or arm. Constantly requires repetitive movement of the wrists, hands and/or fingers.

Often requires walking or moving about to accomplish tasks. Occasionally requires standing and/or sitting for sustained periods of time. Occasionally requires ascending or descending stairs or ramps using feet and legs and/or hand and arms. Occasionally requires stooping which entails the use of the lower extremities and back muscles. Infrequently requires crouching. Typical Environmental Conditions: The worker is frequently subject to inside environmental conditions which provide protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes, and is occasionally subject to outside environmental conditions.

Travel Requirements: When travel restrictions are lifted and when travel is safe, travel may be needed for this job, up to 25% of time. Disclaimer: The individual must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation efficiently and accurately without causing a significant safety threat to self or others. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and or skills required of all personnel so classified.

Except as provided by Title 25, U. S. C. § 450e(b), which allows for Indian preference in hiring, the NPAIHB does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, interaction, national origin, physical or mental disability, marital status, interactionual orientation, gender identity, religion, politics, membership or non-membership in an employee organization citizenship or immigration status, veteran or military status, genetic information, ancestry or any other characteristic protected by law. Job Posted by Applicant Pro