Puyallup Tribal Health Authority A Tax Exempt Non-profit Organization
Employment Opportunities
By Tribal News
For Puyallup Tribal NewsPublished on: September 04, 2008
- COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPT.
Position: Tobacco Cessation Nurse Educator
Closes: Open until filled
Requirements: Must be a licen-sed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Washington. Minimum of five (5) years Registered Nursing experience in community health and/or home health and three (3) years experience in patient health education. Must also be tobacco free for a minimum of the past five (5) years.
Position: Wellness Manager
Closes: Open until filled
Requirements: Masters degree in public health or health administration or related field. Minimum of five (5) years experience in community or public health setting as a Registered Nurse. Minimum (3) years experience in a supervisory role. Current and valid WA State Registered Nurse license required.
- DENTAL DEPT.
Position: Dentist
Closes: Open until filled
Requirements: Graduate from an accredited school of dentistry and must have a current and valid Wash. state license to practice dentistry.
- HEALTH RECORDS DEPT.
Position: Data Analyst/Coder
Closes: Open until filled
Requirements: Must have high school diploma or GED and meet one or more of the following criteria:
• Active Registered Health Infor-mation Technician (RHIT) with recent ICD-9 and CPT coding experience, preferable in an outpatient setting.
• Associates degree in Health Information Technology and eligible to sit for the national Accreditation exam (must successfully pass the same year of hire).
• Certified coding specialist with two yeaers recent ICD-9 and CPT coding experience. Will be required to submit yearly certifications with credentials.
- KWAWACHEE COUNSELING CENTER
Position: Counselor III Child & Family
Closes: Open until filled
Requirements: Masters Degree in Human Services related field plus two (2) years experience in the behavioral health and early childhood areas. Work experience with Native American preferred. Current Washington state license to practice counseling. Current CPR and First Aid certification required.
- Medical DEPt.
Position: Registered Nurse
Closes: Open until filled
Requirements: Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. One year of professional nursing experience in ambulatory care. Must have a current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Washington.
- MIS DEPT.
Position: Systems Engineer I, II or III Closes: Open until filled
Requirements:
• System Engineer I: Bachelor degree in a related IT field. Must have 1 year experience in information systems, communications hardware and software installation. MCSE or CISCO certification required. Experience in a health care setting preferred.
• System Engineer II: Bachelor degree in a related IT field. Must have 3-5 years of progressively responsible experience in information systems, communications hardware and software installation. MCSE or CISCO certification required. Experience in a health care setting preferred.
• System Engineer III: Bachelor degree in a related IT field. Must have 6+ years of progressively responsible experience in information systems, communications hardware and software installation. MCSE or CISCO certification required. Experience in a health care setting preferred.
- PHARMACY DEPT.
Position: Pharmacist Closes: Open until filled
Requirements: Must have a current and valid WA state pharmacist license.
- PUYALLUP TRIBE TREATMENT
CENTER
Position: Residential Attendant (fill-in)
Closes: Open continuously*
Requirements: High school diploma or GED. One year experience in a health care setting. Certificates of education for CPR, First Aid, Blood Borne Pathogens and HIV/AIDS. Current Food Handlers card required.
*For this position, PTHA is continually accepting applications to create a pool of applicants. Hiring will be dependent on departmental needs.
To Apply: PTHA employment application must be completed for each position applied for by 5 p.m. on the closing date. Indian preference in hiring according to law. Continuous recruitments for which a closing date is not listed may close at any time. Positions may be added or deleted at any time. All listed positions require applicants to acknowledge and sign a background check.
For more information, contact: PTHA
(253) 593-0232, Ext. 516.
Puyallup Tribal Health Authority Human Resources Department
2209 East 32nd St.
Tacoma, WA 98404
Jobline: (253) 593-0101
Phone: (253) 593-0232, Ext. 516
Fax: (253) 593-3479 E-mail: HR@eptha.com
Website: www.eptha.com
Due to the large number of applications, not everyone who applies for a vacant position will be interviewed. The interviewed applicants will receive notification when the job position is filled or closed.

