HEALTH EDUCATOR

Marion County Public Health Department; Dawnbury (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Marion County Public Health Department seeks a Health Educator to plan, implement, and provide HIV testing, STD screenings, and risk reduction education. Applicants should be self-starters who can conduct outreach in non-traditional locations and hours.

The educator will link HIV-positive clients to medical care, coordinate outreach events in the community, and document all interventions in the EHR according to MCPHD guidelines.

Qualifications

• Fundamentals of HIV Prevention Counseling training and related certifications.
• Bachelor's degree preferred in a relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Assist with development of health education and risk reduction for target groups.
• Provide client-centered counseling and education sessions.
• Present HIV/STD health education/prevention programs to schools, groups, and communities.
• Provide and document referrals for HIV testing & STD screenings with follow-up.
• Coordinate outreach and link HIV-positive clients to medical care per MCPHD/SUOS guidelines.
• Conduct patient follow-up to ensure services are obtained and provide support.
• Utilize an electronic record system to document interventions and access health information.
• Collaborate with community agencies to increase testing access and reduce barriers.

Skills

HIV prevention counseling

Outreach coordination

Counseling & education

Communication with diverse populations

EHR documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

EHR system

Job description

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Sub-Division:MCPHD

FLS Status: [[JOB_REQUISITION_CUSTOM27]]

Marion County Public Health Department is an organization that celebrates diversity, and seeks to employ a diverse workforce. We actively encourage all individuals to apply for employment and to seek advancement opportunities. Marion County Public Health Department also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities as required by law. For additional questions please contact us at: [e-mail] .

Job Role Summary

The health educator plans, implements, and provides health education, HIV testing, STD screenings and risk reduction activities. The educator must be innovative and a self-starter and must demonstrate the ability to develop outreach locations in order to promote early HIV testing and to ensure that all persons receive HIV/STD education. Also, he or she will provide information regarding transmission, prevention, and behavior change techniques. The health educator must be motivated and willing to conduct outreach in non-traditional locations during non-traditional hours. The educator will identify and link HIV-positive clients to HIV medical care through the implementation of outreach, brief intervention sessions, graduated disengagement, and follow up. Experience working with diverse ethnic and cultural communities is a must, including, but not limited to the following populations: African American Men who have Sex with Men (MSM), and African American Substance Users community in Marion County. Additionally, the person needs to be able to coordinate national HIV events in the community.

• Assists with the development of health education and risk reduction for target groups
• Provides client-centered counseling and education sessions
• Presents HIV/STD health education/prevention programs to schools, groups, and target communities
• Provides and documents referrals for HIV testing & STD screenings (with follow-up)
• Identify and link HIV-positive clients to HIV medical care through the implementation of outreach and brief intervention sessions per MCPHD and SUOS Program guidelines.
• Conduct patient follow-up to ensure services were obtained and provide additional support as needed.
• Ability to fully utilize an electronic record system to perform essential job functions, which include, but are not limited to, (1) documentation in EHR, (2) transmission of EHI, and (3) retrieval of EHI.
• Document all patient interventions in the EHR in accordance with established MCPHD policies/procedures and demonstrate compliance with all program policies.
• Collaborate with community agencies to strategically develop and implement plans to increase testing by reducing barriers to wellness and increasing access to care.
• Establish and maintain relationships with community organizations to coordinate access to testing.

Qualifications

• Completion of the following training: Fundamentals of HIV Prevention Counseling, Counseling, Testing and Referral, Client Centered Prevention Counseling, Outreach Techniques and Quality Assurance
• Bachelor's degree preferred in an area of study considered relevant to job requirements

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Functions effectively in a number of different settings and locations (i.e., office, schools, groups)
• Modifies or adjusts prevention education to fit the needs of varied and diverse populations
• Assesses the impacts of prevention education activities and modifies them accordingly
• Manages time and activities effectively
• Communicates effectively with diverse populations and age groups
• Works independently and in team relationships effectively
• Engages in conversations with persons regarding HIV/STD prevention and risk reduction
• Standard office environment
• Exposure to communicable disease, illness, and irate community members
• Some physical effort associated with filing, carrying of supplies for health fairs, travel between main office and meetings, program sites, and health fairs

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.