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Prevention Specialist

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center

#Customer Service #Data Entry #MS Office Suite #Behavioral Health Services #Community Outreach #Substance Use Services #Evidence-Based Interventions #Mental Health Services

Quick overview

The specialist will deliver and facilitate access to comprehensive sexual and behavioral health services, including testing, PrEP/PEP linkage, and risk-reduction education using evidence-based interventions. Responsibilities also include conducting community outreach, recruitment targeting high-risk individuals, and maintaining accurate client documentation and logs.

Requirements summary

A minimum requirement is an Associate Degree or certification equivalent plus three years of related job experience, with desired criteria including additional college or work experience in HIV prevention or counseling. Candidates must possess strong verbal and written communication skills and active certification in HIV testing and counseling.

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Job description

Responsible for delivering and facilitating access to comprehensive sexual and behavioral health services for clients at risk for HIV/STI/HCV, including HIV/STI/HCV testing and treatment, PrEP and PEP, navigation and linkage to medical and social services, and risk-reduction education and counseling informed by training in evidence-based interventions. Will conduct program outreach to disseminate information and materials in the community regarding HIV, sexual health, and biomedical interventions to prevent HIV transmission (PEP and PrEP), strategies for risk reduction, and the availability of comprehensive sexual health and HIV services at the Medical Center and to recruit clients to access these services.
Through individual or group sessions, provide instruction in behaviors and tools which decrease the risk of HIV infection and enhance relevant psychosocial skills to support health and wellbeing.
Conduct community outreach and recruitment targeting individuals at high risk for HIV and STI transmission.
Assist new and returning clients in setting up and maintaining medical appointments at Wyckoff for sexual health services, including HIV and STI testing, prevention, and treatment.
Facilitate linkage to healthcare and social services for clients and follow-up on client referrals to services to verify linkage, i.e.,: PrEP, PEP, substance use and mental health, benefits enrollment, housing, etc.
Impart risk-reduction information and educate clients on building skills supporting safe sex behaviors and demonstrating strategies that can lower the risk of infection.
Assist individuals in accessing additional services to support risk reduction that are not provided at Wyckoff Hospital, including substance abuse treatment, needle exchange, insurance enrollment assistance, etc.
Enter client data in a timely fashion in program-related documentation templates and databases and maintain accurate, complete, and up-to-date client charts.
Enter and maintain accurate and complete outreach activity logs.
Conduct rapid HIV testing and counseling with clients.
Provide community education and prevention resources to clients and staff of community agencies or groups serving key individuals at high risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
Must be flexible and willing to work irregular hours, including evening and weekend events. Resourcefulness, creativity, and enthusiasm are highly desirable.

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