PEER EDUCATOR

BORINQUEN HEALTH CARE CENTER, INC; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Short Term Dis.?

Company paid long term disability

Life insurance

401K Plan

Standard Paid Holiday's

Vacation and Sick Time

Amazing Team & Atmosphere

Job summary

Borinquen Medical Centers in Miami, FL is hiring a full-time Peer Educator to provide peer support, client orientation, and education about health and social services, including HIV testing and treatment program recruitment. You will enter intakes, coordinate appointments, share HIV risk reduction information, and support adherence through home visits and follow-ups.

The role values bilingual English/Spanish and may appreciate Creole skills; benefits include health/dental/vision, 401K, and paid

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent
• HIV positive
• Basic knowledge of HIV/AIDS services and funding streams
• Bilingual English and Spanish preferred; Creole may be valued

Responsibilities

• Enter, enroll and process all new intakes into Medical Management
• Enter, enroll and process all new intakes into SDIS
• Design new charts with required documentation per Ryan White Requirements
• Coordinate and maintain a schedule for patient appointments
• Monitor daily appointment follow-ups by phone or mail
• Prepare and maintain patient charts with necessary documents for services
• Provide HIV risk reduction information and counseling for newly diagnosed individuals
• Coordinate home visits and outreach to adherence-challenged patients
• Distribute preventive materials including safe sex kits
• Participate in meetings and training; support project-based work

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

HIV/AIDS knowledge

Outreach experience

Education

High School degree

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