Prevention Specialist
Prevention Specialist
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Job Description
Cornerstone Family Healthcare is actively recruiting for a Prevention Specialist to join our growing team in Newburgh.
RATE OF PAY/SALARY: $21.98 per hour
WORK LOCATION(S): Newburgh NY
STATUS: FullTime
CORNERSTONE BENEFITS:
Competitive salaries I Health Benefits I Retirement plan I Paid Time Off I Sick Time I Flexible Spending I Dependent Care I Paid Holidays
CORNERSTONES MISSION:
Cornerstone Family Healthcare is a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center with a mission to provide high quality comprehensive primary and preventative health care services in an environment of caring dignity and respect to all people regardless of their ability to pay. For more than fifty years Cornerstone has been responsive to meeting the needs of the communities in which we serve with a continued emphasis on the underserved and those without access to health care regardless of race economic status age sex sexual orientation or disability.
General Purpose:
Under the supervision of the Syringe Services Program (SSP) Program Supervisor the SSP Prevention Specialist is a member of a mobile van based outreach program which provides syringe exchange testing counseling and referrals to PWUD in the communities within Ulster Orange Sullivan and Dutchess Counties.
Key Competencies:
- Conduct outreach to PWUD at the communitylevel as within shelters soup kitchens and other community based organizations in order to publicize program services and recruit potentialclients.
- Develop and maintain partnerships withcommunity providers and work collaboratively to make PWUD aware of healthissues and their risk for HIV/HCV.
- Provide HIV/HCV counseling testing (rapid finger stick) referrals IDIs and partner services to clients at riskand their partners.
- Provide ESAP vouchers PrEP information andinformation on opioid prevention to clients to increase awareness of HIV/HCV transmission and to increase risk reduction skills.
- Comply with chart requirements testing protocol timely data entry and other agency policies and procedures.
- Responsible for proper maintenance and cleanliness of the agency vehicle.
- Provide Narcan trainings to clients and community members.
Description of Duties:
- Observe and abide by HIPAA and the HIV Confidentiality Law.
- Maintain ongoing relationships with administrators and staff at communitybased resourcesand local police precincts in the area in which the program provides services.
- Attend training for the Opioid Prevention Program (NARCAN) and such other trainings asassigned.
- Perform HIV/HCV testing (rapid finger stick) and counseling to PWUD.
- Provide referrals to drug treatment benefits medical treatment and HIV/HCV services where applicable.
- Provide followup on all referrals.
- Ensure that client charts are complete and filled out properly in accordance with program standards and goals and in keeping with the objectives as stated in the annual workplan and in compliance with agency policies and procedures.
- Enter client data onscreening intake enrollment and followup into the agencys AIDS Institute Report System (AIRS) in a careful and timely manner consistent with agency policies.
- Review develop and continually assess the demands for services in the community where SSP provides services to ensure services are effective and reaching thepriority population.
- Ensure vehicle maintenance and cleanliness is carried out on a regular basis track mileage and turninfuel receipts to the main office in a timely manner.
- Actively participate in supervision with the SSP Program Supervisor on a weekly basis.
- Assist in program and van coverage as needed.
- Attend and participate in monthly department All Staff and other required meetings.
- Be familiar with Cornerstone policies and procedures and the Employee Handbook.
- Maintain confidentiality of all aspects of Cornerstone including but not limited to patient confidentiality financials and employee relations.
- Conduct outreach to enroll new program participants and promote the program
- Conduct Narcan trainings for both clients and community members
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
- Bachelors Degree in education health human services or related field with experience in outreach HIV STI and HCV counseling and prevention.
- Or an Associates Degree with two years of experience in peer education HIV/AIDS counseling and/ordisease prevention will be considered.
- Or High School Diploma with four years of experience in peer education HIV/AIDS counseling and/ordisease prevention will be considered.
- Minimum of one year experience working with PWUD drug treatment knowledge of HIV/AIDS harm reduction mental health and/or community resources.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
