PEER EDUCATOR

Borinquen Health Care Center; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Long-term disability

Life insurance

401K Plan

Standard Paid Holidays

Vacation and Sick Time

Team & Atmosphere

Job summary

Borinquen Health Care Center in Miami, FL seeks a full-time Peer Educator to provide peer support, client orientation, and education about health and social services. You will recruit participants into testing and treatment programs.

Responsibilities include intake processing, scheduling, HIV prevention and counseling, data collection, and coordination of home visits as needed. Bilingual English/Spanish preferred; Creole optional.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent, plus outreach experience.
• HIV positive (required for role).
• Bilingual preferred: English and Spanish (Creole optional).

Responsibilities

• Enter, enroll and process all new intakes into Medical Management.
• Enter, enroll and process all new intakes into SDIS.
• Coordinate and maintain a schedule for patient appointments.
• Monitor appointments and follow up with those who missed them.
• Prepare and maintain patient charts and documentation of services.
• Provide HIV risk reduction information and counseling.
• Coordinate home visits and adherence outreach as needed.
• Ensure timely data collection and reporting.

Skills

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

HIV/AIDS knowledge

Outreach experience

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

PEER EDUCATOR

Case Management Full Time Miami, FL, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 6847

Borinquen Medical Centers is based in Miami, FL and is seeking to hire a full-time Peer Educator. The Peer Educator is to provide “peer support” including client orientation and education about health and social service delivery. Recruits participants into testing and treatment programs.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Enter, enroll and process all new intakes into Medical Management.


• Enter, enroll and process all new intakes into SDIS.


• Design new charts with require documentation according with Ryan White Requirements (RWR) and BHCC.


• Coordinate and maintain a schedule for patient appointments.


• Monitor by phone or by mail every day the appointments to follow up with those that missed the appointments.


• Maintain a schedule in the calendar Re-Assessments according with RWG.


• Prepare and maintain a patient chart with the necessary documentary of all services provided to or in behalf of a client.


• Gives out HIV/BHV/STD risk reduction information.


• Monitors and follows up on service delivery.


• Counsel newly diagnosed HIV persons in treatment and service options.


• Coordinate home visits and reaches out to persons/patients that present an adherence problem to treatment.


• Provides HIV pre and post counseling and testing.


• Ensure data collection on a timely, accurate and consistent manner.


• Distributes preventive materials including safe sex kits.


• Participate in all meetings and training necessary to perform the job.


• Support staff in assigned project based work.


• Other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor as required.

REQUIREMENTS

• High School degree, or equivalent and/or outreach experience.


• HIV positive.


• Basic knowledge of HIV/AIDS services and training on HIV funding streams.


• Bilingual (English and Spanish preferred ; Creole).

BENEFITS

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Short Term Disability


• Company paid long term disability


• Life insurance


• 401K Plan


• Standard Paid Holiday's


• Vacation and Sick Time


• Amazing Team & Atmosphere