CAN Community Health · 1 week ago
Early Intervention Program Specialist I (Bilingual Spanish)
Arlington, Texas
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
1+ years expCAN Community Health is focused on increasing awareness and access to HIV care for patients. The Early Intervention Program Specialist I is an entry-level role responsible for facilitating HIV testing, providing health education, and ensuring clients receive necessary care and support.
Health CareMedicalPersonal Health
Responsibilities
Facilitates methods of HIV/STI testing pre/post-test counseling referral services and provides health literacy and education to all clients/patients in both clinic and community-based settings
Provides linkage to care as bridge to medical care, medication access, and treatment adherence to all clients and patients
Provides follow up care to ensure complete and sustained entry into care by providing clients with assistance to overcome barriers to care
Accurately documents the provision of testing in the electronic medical record and within the appropriate EIS Tracking System
Collaborates with other disciplines internally and externally to coordinate client/patient services and community needs
Conducts assessment of clients’ psychosocial needs to create care system referral services for individuals
Follow up with referrals, verification of outcomes with internal and external partners
Initiates and addresses health literacy regarding HIV care to clients in order to enhance treatment compliance
Promotes and practices CAN Community Health Inc.'s mission and values and follows its policies and procedures
Serves as a representative of CAN Community Health during community-based outreach events
Conducts tabling and provides health education and testing as appropriate
Participates in professional training and education to advance skills/knowledge of HIV, STIs, and Hepatitis C
Maintains required certifications for the provision of services including but not limited to testing, as required by state/local health department
Ensures client confidentiality 100% of the time by conforming to HIPAA laws and CAN Community Health Policies and Procedures
Supports CAN Community Health’s efforts to develop new partnerships and partnership agreements in assigned region/territory
Represents CAN Community Health at local, state, and national conferences and meetings, as deemed necessary
Prepares HIV home test kits for distribution and utilizes the chatbot system to provide HIPAA compliant support to clients participating in the tele-testing program
Participates in special projects and initiatives as assigned
Accurately documents and maintains records as related to grant efforts, including but not limited to time spent
Conducts data input for grant information for internal and external reports, in relation to morbidity reporting, harm reduction efforts, and other applied projects
Qualification
Required
Neat professional appearance
Exert up to 25 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Physical demands are in excess of those of sedentary work. Light work usually requires walking or standing to a significant degree
Requires expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word, visual and auditory acuity
Valid driver's license and ability to operate a motor vehicle
Preferred
Ability to apply principles of health promotion and disease prevention
Ability to accurately coordinate several tasks at one time
Able to work autonomously and self-motivated
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with a diverse population
Knowledge of community health services and agencies
Working knowledge Microsoft Office products including Outlook, Excel, Power Point and Microsoft Word
Demonstrates appropriate organizational skills
Demonstrates excellent communication skills
Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques
Demonstrates knowledge of HIPAA compliance
Ability to meet deadlines in timely manner
Knowledge of CDC effective behavioral interventions and motivational interviewing
High School Diploma, and or Associate or Bachelor's Degree preferred
Minimum 1-year of experience in HIV programmatic experience and/or health care program development. Relevant college-level coursework may be a substitute
Company
CAN Community Health
CAN Community Health is a nonprofit organization that provides hope, encouragement and inspiration to people suffering from HIV.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Rishi Patel, PharmD, MBA, AAHIVP
President & CEO at CAN Community Health, Inc.
Mary Lifland
Chief Financial Officer
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