Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS)

Santa Fe Recovery Center, Inc; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Santa Fe Recovery Center, Inc. seeks a Disease Intervention Specialist to provide intervention and linkage to care for clients at risk for or living with HIV, Hepatitis C, or related infections.

You will coordinate case management, education, and referrals to testing, treatment, PrEP/PEP, and community supports. Responsibilities include assessing client needs, following up to meet goals, promoting harm reduction, and maintaining strict confidentiality per laws and policies.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication with diverse populations.
• Cultural understanding and awareness.
• Interpersonal skills that promote teamwork.
• Advanced knowledge of HIPAA and confidentiality.
• Advanced knowledge of behaviors and emotions related to addiction.
• Advanced knowledge of community and referral resources for clients’ diverse needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide disease intervention and linkage to care for clients at risk for or living with HIV, Hepatitis C, or related STIs.
• Provide case management including HIV prevention education, care coordination, and referrals to testing, treatment, PrEP/PEP, and supports.
• Assess clients at program entrance and help establish prevention and treatment goals for sexually transmitted infections.
• Follow up to ensure basic needs are addressed and documentation is completed to enable progress.
• Liaise with community services and other case managers to assist clients with goals and recovery needs.
• Educate clients on harm reduction, promote healthy resources, and risk-reduction training.
• Uphold client confidentiality per policies and laws; maintain case files with residential/outpatient teams.
• Ensure GPRA documentation is completed in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with MAI Coordinator and grants for data tracking and reporting.
• May attend community events to promote health information and linkage to resources for prevention, screening, and treatment of STIs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Cultural competence

Interpersonal skills

HIPAA knowledge

Addiction knowledge

Community resources knowledge

Job description

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REPORTING:

Reports to the MAI Coordinator, Kay Simon

POSITIONS SUPERVISED:

None

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide disease intervention and linkage to care services for clients who are at high risk for or living with HIV, Hepatitis C, or related sexually transmitted infections.
• Provide case management services including HIV prevention education, care coordination services, referrals to appropriate resources including infectious disease testing, HIV/HCV treatment, PrEP/PEP, community supports, and other assistance programs.
• Assess the needs of the clients at program entrance and work with the client to establish goals for prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
• Continue to follow up with clients throughout service provision to ensure that basic needs are addressed, including required documentation, to allow the client to move forward and achieve goals.
• Liaison with community services and other case managers to assist the client with identified goals and needs through recovery.
• Educate the clients on harm reduction, promoting healthy resources, and risk reduction training to provide highest quality of person-centered care.
• Uphold client confidentiality in accordance with company policies and procedures and local, state, and federal laws and regulations
• Maintains case files and other required documentation according to agency policies while working alongside residential and outpatient case managers, other members of the medical team, and the Prevention & Recovery team.
• Ensure all GPRA documentation is completed in a timely manner
• Works with MAI Coordinator and grants department to ensure accurate data tracking, monitoring, and submissions to all appropriate agencies.
• May attend community-based events to promote health information and linkage to resources for prevention, screening, and treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
• Other duties assigned

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Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with diverse populations.
• Cultural and diversity understanding and awareness
• Interpersonal skills that promote and encourage teamwork
• Advanced knowledge of HIPAA and confidentiality
• Advanced knowledge of behaviors and emotions related to addiction
• Advanced knowledge of community and referral resources for client’s diverse needs

Education and Experience:

• 2. Harm reduction and health promotion experience: 1 year (required)
• 3. Valid NM driver’s license and clean driving record (required)