Prevention Specialist

Position Summary

What your day will look like at Prisma Community Care:

• You will conduct confidential HIV & STI counseling, testing and referral (CTR), in accordance with state guidelines, with individuals engaging in high-risk behaviors. 
• You will record all contacts and activities into all system databases and EMR within 24 hours of encounter, completing and submitting all testing information in accordance with state policy (e.g., completion of appropriate testing forms, entering tests into web-based reporting system), and filing the complete packet within 72 hours of receiving final lab results. 
• You will conduct one-on-one education sessions and assessments with clients, to include referrals for internal and external services (e.g., pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), treatment, and general wellness/primary care.  
• You will identify patients appropriate for treatment or clinician evaluation and link them to care.  
• You may collaboratively work with other Clinical Programs to further develop and evolve the needs of the department, including but not limited to, policy reformation, training new-hires, and identifying opportunities for growth and improvement within the agency.  
• You will use a personal vehicle to transport specimens and results to and from local laboratories, as well as to community testing events, and complete a month-end report for work-related mileage reimbursement. 

• 200 hours of PTO per year 
• Up to 13 paid holidays per year 
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance 
• Basic life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance paid by Prisma Community Care 
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
• Retirement savings

Who we're looking for:

• You've graduated from high school or completed your GED. 
• You are a Certified Medical Assistant or Phlebotomist.
• You are professional, flexible, caring, and compassionate while exhibiting a congenial and sensitive attitude toward patients. 
• You possess a valid driver’s license, insurable driving record, and access to a reliable personal vehicle for work-related activities.  
• You are proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) software applications and competent in using electronic medical records and information systems in providing effective documentation of patient care.
• You have a full understanding of HIPAA and protecting patient confidentiality.  
• You have demonstrated a sound understanding of gender identity, gender expression, gender presentation, sex, and sexual orientation etc. This includes a strong grasp of local and national resources (medical, mental health, social etc.) for those that are transgender or gender non-conforming. 
• You have demonstrated an understanding of basic medical terminology.
• You are a highly organized self-starter with excellent problem-solving skills and ability to multi-task effectively and is willing to learn. 
• You have demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication. 
• You have the ability to work in fast paced environment with changing deadlines and priorities while maintaining a positive attitude.  
• You have demonstrated cultural competency to professionally and respectfully serve the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. 
• All agency employees must be able to work effectively in a mission-driven agency whose clients and staff exhibit significant diversity with respect to race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, nationality, and religion.

We'd love to see you apply if you have these preferred qualifications too:

•  You are bilingual in Spanish and English. Additional quarterly incentive for bilingual employees!

Environmental Factors, Physical Requirements, and Compliance

• Work primarily in a climate-controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential. 
• Office environment, exposure to computer screens for lengthy periods of time. 
• The position requires extensive use of computers using a standard computer keyboard. 
• This position may require evening and occasional weekend work. 
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, sit, stand; use hands, talk, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus. 
• This position may require the employee to occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, or crawl. 
• Currently have, or be able to obtain within 90 days of employment, a valid Fingerprint Clearance Card
• Currently have, or are able to obtain within 7 days of employment, a clear TB test
• Currently have, or are able to obtain within 7 days of employment, a current flu vaccination
• Currently have, or are able to initiate within 7 days of employment, a Hepatitis-B primary vaccination series
• Currently have, or are able to obtain within 14 days of employment, a CPR certification

Equal Employment Opportunity

Reasonable Accommodations