Care Specialist

Hep Free; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Hep Free NYC is seeking a Linkage to Care Specialist to connect people who use drugs to hepatitis C testing and treatment services. The role supports care coordination initiatives in a public health setting and collaborates with the Washington Heights CORNER Project.

Responsibilities include epidemiology-informed interviewing, counseling for clients diagnosed with HIV or venereal diseases, and tracking engagement in care.

Responsibilities

• Linkage to Care Specialist connects people who use drugs to testing and treatment services and leads initiatives related to care coordination for testing and treatment of hepatitis C
• Technical, investigative and counseling work involving epidemiology for the Department of Health; duties involve interviewing and counseling persons diagnosed with HIV or VD, plus tracking and interviewing

Job description

A network building capacity to prevent, manage and treat hepatitis B and C in NYC

Job | Linkage to Care Specialist @ The Washington Heights CORNER Project - The Linkage to Care Specialist (LTCS) connects people who use drugs to testing and treatment services and leads initiatives related to care coordination for testing and treatment of hepatitis C

Technical, investigative and counseling work involving the field of epidemiology for the Department of Health. Duties involve interviewing and counseling persons diagnosed as having Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or a form of venereal disease (VD), plus tracking, interviewing...

Hep Free NYC brings together stakeholders to network, share information, resources and best practices, identify needs, and develop and implement collaborative strategies to improve capacity to prevent, manage and treat hepatitis B and C in NYC.

Hep Free NYC was the 2019 Best of Brooklyn.NYC Website!