Community Health Educator & Outreach Specialist

DAP Health; Oceanside (CA); Presencial; USD 30.000 - 33.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

DAP Health in Oceanside, CA is seeking a Community Health Specialist to provide one-time health education at individual and community levels and to coordinate referrals and prevention messaging.

You will conduct HIV, HCV, and STI education and testing in community settings, collect specimens, share results, and connect clients to care; you will also lead outreach to schools and shelters and help keep patient records up to date.

Formación

• Excellent verbal and written communication required.
• Ability to conduct health education in community settings.
• Ability to perform risk assessment and provide education messaging.

Responsabilidades

• Provide HIV, HCV, and STI education to individuals at high risk.
• Provide HIV, HCV, and Syphilis testing with self-collection instruction.
• Collect and process blood samples (finger-stick and venipuncture).
• Provide HIV and HCV test results to clients.
• Facilitate referrals to medical care, Early Intervention services, PrEP/PEP navigators and other services.
• Provide group and community health education presentations and speak at events.
• Reach out to local schools, community centers, and other entities for outreach.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of work and update EHR (Epic).
• Establish and maintain positive community relations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Conocimientos

Excellent communication

Educación

BLS certification

CA finger-stick HIV testing

Partner Services Training

Phlebotomy license CA

Descripción del empleo

DAP Health in Oceanside, CA is seeking a Community Health Specialist to provide one-time health education at individual and community levels and to coordinate referrals and prevention messaging.

You will conduct HIV, HCV, and STI education and testing in community settings, collect specimens, share results, and connect clients to care; you will also lead outreach to schools and shelters and help keep patient records up to date.