Harm Reduction Specialist
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Job Location:
Monticello, UT - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Cornerstone Family Healthcare is actively recruiting for a Harm Reduction Specialist to join our growing team in Monticello.
RATE OF PAY/SALARY: $24.73 per hour
WORK LOCATION(S): Monticello NY
STATUS: Full-Time
Schedule: Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM
CORNERSTONES MISSION:
Cornerstone Family Healthcare is a non-profit 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.
CORNERSTONE BENEFITS:
Competitive salaries I Health Benefits I Retirement plan I Paid Time Off I Sick Time I Flexible Spending IDependent Care IPaid Holidays
Under the supervision of the Program Supervisor the HR Specialist will provide services to people who use drugs (PWUD) and are at risk of/or engage in behaviors that place them at risk for overdose or acquisition of bloodborne diseases. HR Specialist services will be provided within Orange Dutchess Rockland Ulster Putnam Westchester and Sullivan County Counties. Additionally the HR Specialist will be responsible in identifying and linking people who inject/use drugs (PWID/PWUD) to harm reduction services offered by the Health Hub program to increase access and availability of buprenorphine within Orange Dutchess Rockland Ulster Putnam Westchester and Sullivan County. The position is based in Cornerstones Monticello office and may entail coverage in Orange Sullivan Dutchess Rockland Ulster Putnam and Westchester counties.
- Maintain program and agency standards as outlined in policies and procedures.
- Observe and abide by HIPAA and the HIV Confidentiality Law.
- Assist clients schedule transportation for medical appointments and troubleshoot barriers to successful linkage to and retention in care. Escort clients as needed to appointments to assist in treatment adherence.
- Provide opioid overdose prevention trainings to participants.
- Provide harm reduction educational services to participants.
- Provide referrals to harm reduction services drug treatment entitlements medical care behavioral health and other services where applicable.
- Conduct continual follow-up of clients who have received referrals.
- Ensure that services are trauma-informed based on a harm reduction model that is culturally responsive in order to produce positive outcomes for clients.
- Continually review and assess the demand for services in the communities where the programs are located and adjust and/or develop programming as needed.
- Encourage and maintain relationships with community-based resources helpful to the programs priority population.
- Provide street outreach and agency in-reach to engage at risk individuals into our services.
- Assess biopsychosocial needs identify barriers to successful linkage and connect clients to support services as appropriate through completion of screening intake and assessment.
- Responsible for quality assurance activities including timely completion of data entry in to AIRS and agency EHR maintaining client charts within program standards and ensuring compliance with goals and objectives in the annual workplan.
- Complete the mandated continuing education trainings as selected and scheduled by the Program Supervisor.
- Participate in individual supervisions and attend department meetings.
- Assist in program 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.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
- High school diploma or has passed either GED test or TASCTM and has earned a high school equivalency credential or has 3 years experience in case management and related supportive services to PWUD including 1 year of HIV/substance use-related experience.
- Minimum of one year experience working with PWUD knowledge of HIV/AIDS harm reduction mental health and/or community resources.
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- Sales Experience
- Crane
- Customer Service
- Communication skills
- Heavy Equipment Operation
- Microsoft Word
- Case Management
- OSHA
- Team Management
- Catheterization
- Microsoft Outlook Calendar
- EHS
About Company
Cornerstone Family Healthcare provides high-quality, primary & preventative medical, dental & behavioral health services for all people. Find a location near you.
