Program Specialist I- HIV /Infectious Disease
Company: CAN Community Health
Location: Clearwater
Posted on: January 27, 2023
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Job Description:
Description: CAN Community Health one of the nation's largest
providers of HIV Services has an exciting opportunity for HIV
Program Specialist for our prevention department located in
Clearwater/New Port Richey area of FL. We are looking for someone
who is passionate about serving the needs of individuals impacted
by HIV and other infectious diseases. You will become part of our
professional team that drives home our Company's Mission and
Values. We offer good quality of life with an excellent schedule,
competitive pay with a bonus plan, premiere benefits package with a
retirement plan with a generous company matching contribution. We
have received recognition in 2022, 2021, 2019, & 2018 NPT's Best
Non-Profit to Work for Award. All new hires must provide proof of
COVID-19 vaccination status. CAN is a Drug-Free Workplace. All
potential hires will be required to take and clear a pre-employment
drug screen upon job offer. Salary Range: $40k to $44k based upon
education level, background, and experience.You can find out more
about us by visiting our website at www.cancommunityhealth.org.
Apply Today!Statement of Purpose: This position is responsible for
the development and implementation of CAN HIV Community Health'
Inc., HIV prevention, testing and PrEP navigation programs to all,
including those geared toward priority populations including gay,
bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender
individuals and disproportionately affected communities of color.
Outreach occurs in mobile locations with its sprinter unit,
including hot spot zip codes in assigned region of service. This
position is also responsible for building and developing
relationships and collaborations with community partners.Program
and Community Development (25%) Program Specialist I- HIV
/Infectious Disease1. Functions as one of CAN's representatives,
with strong program development abilities.2. Develops/fosters
grassroots relationships with community/support resources,
including establishing memoranda of understanding (MOUs) and
Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) with other medical and social
agencies (i.e. substance use, mental health, colleges, shelters,
etc.).3. Collaborates with other disciplines internally and
externally to coordinate client/patient services and community
needs.4. Establishes and maintains vendor relationships with
self-test and rapid-test kit companies, including a procurement,
inventory, and disbursement process.5. Promotes and practices CAN
Community Health, Inc.'s mission and values, and follows its
policies and procedures.6. Collaborates with target populations and
counties regularly, utilizing innovative interventions.7.
Establishes and/or follows prevention policies, procedures,
partnerships, and schedules.8. Analyzes epidemiological data and
plans outreach efforts accordingly.9. Performs other tasks as
directed by supervisor to further the mission of CAN Community
Health, Inc.Prevention and Testing (50%) Program Specialist I- HIV
/Infectious Disease10. Maps HIV prevention and testing efforts,
locally and throughout assigned region.11. Establishes and
maintains an HIV prevention and outreach testing calendar.12.
Drives and maintains the sprinter mobile unit as
needed/applicable.13. Completes weekly clinic(s)/testing in areas
of service, which could include occasional overnight stays at local
hotels.14. Provides health screenings including but not limited to
-HIV testing, blood pressure and glucose testing to a minimum
number of clients per month. Ensures accurate completion and
appropriate transport of all forms of minimum number of clients per
month. Ensure accurate completion and appropriate transport of all
forms of documentation and tracks grant requirements accordingly.
Additional STD testing may vary, per area of service and grants
received.15. Develops strategies to identify communities that are
at high-risk for HIV, STDs and Hep C.16. Oversees referrals to
community partners, targeted testing activities, marketing and all
other activities.17. Participates in the implementation of the
program strategies, evaluation outcomes and ensure the full
integration of HIV Prevention Program activities.18. Develops,
reviews and updates policies and procedures related to HIV
Prevention Program activities.19. Ensure accurate completion and
prepares reports in accordance with funders requirements.20.
Collaborates with other CAN prevention teams for peer reviews,
training and capacity building purposes.21. Conducts online health
education interventions through the use of sex-seeking and dating
geolocation applications.22. Prepares HIV home test kits for
distribution and utilizes the chatbot system to provide HIPAA
compliant support to clients participating in Tele-Testing
program.PrEP Navigation (20%) Program Specialist I- HIV /Infectious
Disease23. Assess and address clients' knowledge, attitudes and
beliefs regarding PrEP along with their intentions to initiate and
comply with a PrEP regimen during HIV testing or navigation
appointment.24. Engage high-risk individuals in discussions
regarding HIV risk reduction and PrEP to educate them in what is
required of the patient to ensure the most effective use of
PrEP.25. Provide continual client education about PrEP on community
and individual levels.26. Managing area-wide PrEP referrals:a.)
Confirm with referring location that contact has been made with
prospective client.b.) Connection with the respective medical team
to enroll client in care via central scheduling or local
support.c.) Provide warm hand-off of client to team as applicable
local workflow.d.) Identifies MD offices to expand CAN PrEP
provider network.26. Train and efficiently navigate EMR system.27.
Providing PrEP Educationa.) If interest expressed in PrEP:i. Engage
in biopsychosocial and financial assessments with patients.ii.
Review of prescription support programs, such as linkage to patient
assistance programs such as Advancing AccessPrograms, DHHS and
others.iii. Providing client education as it relates to temporary
financial assistance.iv. Links client to a Program Specialist 2 or
3 for further PrEP navigation.28. Promotes and practices CAN
Community Health, Inc.'s mission and values and follows its
policies and procedures.Grants management (5%) Program Specialist
I- HIV /Infectious Disease29. Implements and complies with federal
(i.e. CDC, Ryan White), state (Department of Health), and local
(county, city) program requirements.30. Develops and provides grant
information for internal and external reports.Secondary Tasks:
Program Specialist I- HIV /Infectious Disease1. Represents CAN
Community Health at local, state, and national conferences and
meetings, as deemed necessary.2. Works in the field to recruit
clients, provide HIV and other STD's testing, distribute condoms,
provide pre- and post- test counseling, and proper referral to care
when needed.3. Ensures outreach activities are comprehensive,
timely, and coordinated in the most effective manner in accordance
with the epidemic.4. Ensures outreach activities adhere to the CAN
Community Health guidelines.5. Ensures client confidentiality 100%
of the time by conforming to HIPPA laws and CAN Community Health
Policies and Procedures.6. Maintains confidentiality regarding
patient/client and/or family standards in accordance with
professional and departmental standards.7. Participates in quality
improvement and assurance processes.8. Utilizes resources in a
cost-effective manner.9. Continues professional training and
education to advance skills/knowledge of HIV and related disease
processes, medications, and treatments.10.Assist with recruitment,
training and supervision of outreach volunteers and interns.11.
Performs all other duties as assigned. Responsible To:
Program/Prevention ManagerRequirements:Physical Requirements:
Program Specialist I- HIV /Infectious DiseaseNeat, professional
appearance.LIGHT- Exerts up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally,
and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently, and/or a negligible
amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise
move objects, including the human body. Involves sitting most of
the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of
time.Work requires close visual acuity to perform an activity such
as; preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing
a computer monitor; extensive reading; visual inspection involving
small objects, and/or operation of clinical equipment, devices and
tools.Requires expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken
word, visual and auditory acuity.Work is performed in both a
clinical indoor setting and outdoor setting utilizing the mobile
sprinter unity and or tents for outreach events.Requires moderate
travel to community meetings throughout the assigned territory
county.Required Education/Professional Experience: Program
Specialist I- HIV /Infectious Disease1. Public health, social work,
and/or health education/social sciences bachelor's degree and three
(3) year minimum of relevant work experience.2. Experience working
with priority populations, including injection drug users (IDU), as
well as Hispanic, African American and Native American
communities.Preferred Education/Professional Experience: Program
Specialist I- HIV /Infectious Disease1. Three (3) years plus in HIV
programmatic experience and/or healthcare program development.2.
Medical assistant, public health, and/or nursing experience.3.
Experience and comfort administering HIV rapid testing and/or
drawing blood, per state requirements.4. Bilingual in
Spanish.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: Program
Specialist I- HIV /Infectious Disease1. Ability to apply principals
of health promotion and disease prevention.2. Ability to accurately
coordinate several tasks at one time.3. Able to work
autonomously.4. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work
effectively with a diverse population.5. Knowledge of community
health services and agencies.6. Demonstrates visual and auditory
acuity.7. Working knowledge Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Power Point
Presentation and Microsoft Word8. Experience with development and
implementation of HIV Prevention procedures9. Ability to
self-motivate10. Managerial and Leadership skills11. Demonstrates
experience with Ryan White, CDC, and 340B mandates, documentation,
and compliance.12. Demonstrates appropriate organizational
skills.13. Demonstrates excellent communication, intervention and
people skills.14. Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.15.
Demonstrates knowledge of documentation
protocols.Machines/Equipment and Tools Used: Program Specialist I-
HIV /Infectious Disease1. Computer2. Telephone3.Must be able to
operate a motor vehicle.Training Requirements: Program Specialist
I- HIV /Infectious Diseaseo All new employees are required to
attend New Employee Orientationo At least 1-2-week out-of-state
onboarding training(s), included but not limited to:HIV prevention
planningTesting best practicesPrEP NavigationMobile unit
managementBasic annual safetyBlood borne pathogenHazard
CommunicationInfectious WasteTuberculosisEMRContract managemento
On-going internal and external grassroots development trainingo
Department of Health required trainingo Other internal/external
training as deemed necessaryTravel Requirements: Moderate in-state
and occasional out-of-state travel required, including prevention
outreach work in the community on evenings and weekends as needed
in area of service. This includes the responsibility and operation
of a company van/mobile unit. Requires a valid driver's
license.Other Duties: Program Specialist I- HIV /Infectious
DiseasePlease note this job description is not designed to cover or
contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or
responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with
or without notice.CAN is an equal opportunity employer that is
committed to diversity and values the ways in which we are
different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran
status, or other characteristic protected by applicable
law.PI200399391
Keywords: CAN Community Health, Clearwater , Program Specialist I- HIV /Infectious Disease, Other , Clearwater, Florida
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