HIV Outreach Specialist

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Missouri; On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Mississippi Medical Center is seeking an HIV Outreach Specialist to provide direct and indirect client services, support linkage and retention in HIV care, and engage with the community. The role includes counseling on medication adherence, safe sex practices, and connecting People Living with HIV (PLWH) to available services.

Candidates must have education and experience in peer counseling or community outreach.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Degree (Associate or Bachelor) or High School Diploma/GED and two (2) years of peer counseling, community outreach, or case management experience.
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Interviewing skills and knowledge of customer service principles and health-related issues; verbal and written communication; interpersonal skills.
• Responsibilities: Non-medical support for PLWH, outreach activities, and HIV education to clients or potential clients.

Responsibilities

• Provides specialized, non-medical support for PLWH, including peer counseling, outreach activities, and HIV education to clients or potential clients.
• Locates and re-engages PLWH who have been lost to HIV care, identifying barriers and addressing them.
• Facilitates linkage to care with open communication to PLWH using various techniques.
• Maintains contact with high-risk clients to prevent dropout of HIV care.
• Collaborates to provide HIV/STD education and linkage to care for priority populations.
• Connects clients to services and resources; maintains Ryan White databases and reporting.

Skills

Interviewing skills

Customer service principles

Community engagement

Verbal and written communication

Interpersonal skills

Multi-tasking & problem solving

Education

Degree (Assoc/Bach) or HS Diploma/GED with 2 years peer counseling experience

Job description

After you apply, we will review your qualifications and contact you if your application is among the most highly qualified. Due to the large volume of applications, we are unable to individually respond to all applicants. You may check the status of your application via your Candidate Profile.

Thank you,

Human Resources

Job Category:

Allied Health

Organization:

Linkage, Engagement, and Retention Services

Location/s:

Jackson Medical Mall

Job Title:

HIV Outreach Specialist

Job Summary:

To provide direct and indirect client services to support linkage and retention in care for HIV/AIDS clients, supports all aspects of community engagement and outreach, seeks and connects PLWH (People Living with HIV) to available support services. Counsels medication adherence, and safe sex practices. Candidates do not have to have a diagnosis of HIV infection.

Education & Experience

Education and Experience Required:

Degree (Associate or Bachelor) or High School Diploma/GED and two (2) years of peer counseling, community outreach, or case management experience.

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required:

N/A

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Interviewing skills. Knowledge of customer service principles and procedures, knowledge of community engagement, and health related issues, verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal skills to interact with a wide range of constituencies; ability to multi-task and use creative problem solving. Must be comfortable discussing HIV, sexually transmitted infections, alternate lifestyles, and associated risks with peers. Must be comfortable engaging individuals who may be mentally ill, homeless, HIV positive, or have substance abuse issues. Skill in the use of personal computers and related software applications.

Responsibilities:

• Provides specialized, non-medical support for PLWH, including peer counseling, outreach activities, and HIV education to clients or potential clients.
• Locates and re-engages PLWH who have been lost to HIV care, determining the barriers that contributed to them leaving care and addressing those barriers.
• Facilitates linkage to care by maintaining open communication with PLWH using various communication techniques.
• Maintains ongoing contact with current clients who are at a higher risk of dropping out of HIV care.
• Collaborates with others to provide HIV/STD education and linkage to care to those priority populations who are more at risk for HIV.
• Collaborates with internal and external individuals and agencies to connect clients to available services and resources available to PLWH.
• Inputs data and helps maintain Ryan White specific databases in order to meet all Ryan White reporting requirements and facilitates and maintains tracking and reporting of calls, community engagement and outreach activities also for reporting purposes.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive.

Physical and Environmental Demands:
Requires occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, frequent travelling to offsite locations, frequent activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, constant work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, frequent bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 75 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, constant driving, occasional kneeling, frequent pushing/pulling, constant reaching, frequent sitting, constant standing, occasional twisting, and constant walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type:

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:

No

Pay Class:

Hourly

FTE %:

100

Job Posting Date:

09/16/2026