Regional Opioid Data & Prevention Coordinator

Prestera Center for Mental Health Services; Logan (WV); Vor Ort; USD 42.000 - 64.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Prestera Center for Mental Health Services in West Virginia seeks a data-driven professional to translate state-level data into county-focused overdose prevention actions. You will collaborate with local agencies to map opioid use and coordinate across treatment providers, law enforcement, and health departments.

Responsibilities include leading monthly county collaboration meetings, maintaining a local registry of treatment programs, conducting naloxone trainings, pursuing grants, and

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Health, Social Services, Marketing or Communications or four to ten years related experience.
• Masters degree preferred.
• Driver's license and reliable transportation required.
• Obtain and maintain CPR/FA and CPI certifications.

Aufgaben

• Coordinate between all local county agencies regarding overdose prevention, stigma reduction, and treatment access.
• Utilize mapping tools to provide data on the geographic distribution of substance use and overdoses.
• Coordinate a monthly incident review team to coordinate efforts to identify previous overdoses and opportunities for improvement including treatment providers, law enforcement, QRTs, prevention professionals, local governments, health departments, harm reduction, and other community partners.
• Lead and coordinate a monthly county-based collaboration meeting where the main topic is always What else can we do? What are the gaps in the care continuum? What resources do we need? Where is the problem? How do we find the people that will overdose tomorrow? Next week?
• Identify local opportunities for multiple pathways to immediate treatment and recovery.
• Maintain a local registry of all available treatment and recovery programs including MOUD (with rapid access numbers), recovery residences, treatment programs, 12 step and mutual help programs, etc.
• Hold regularly scheduled naloxone training.
• Perform and coordinate community harm reduction outreach to new populations.
• Develop and distribute informational sheets on local naloxone resources.
• Utilize available state data to educate local citizens and community groups on drug trends including drugs used, geographic areas with more use, etc.
• Coordinate with law enforcement and EMS on data logging tool implementation to strengthen the mapping of overdose events to provide targeted geographic interventions.
• Coordinate and conduct stigma trainings for local organizations.
• Apply for grants for ongoing funding and sustainability.
• Support groups such as Recovery Community Organizations (RCOs) to expand the supportive network of recovery-oriented individuals.
• Work with local agencies and Jobs & Hope WV to expand access to employment for people with barriers due to a history of SUD.
• Collaborate with all ODCP Regional Coordinators statewide on a monthly basis to share best practices and lessons learned.
• Develop a standardized set of policies and best practices for outreach and intervention models (QRT, LEAD, START, RPG, etc.) as a toolkit to motivate positive change.

Jobbeschreibung

Prestera Center for Mental Health Services in West Virginia seeks a data-driven professional to translate state-level data into county-focused overdose prevention actions. You will collaborate with local agencies to map opioid use and coordinate across treatment providers, law enforcement, and health departments.

Responsibilities include leading monthly county collaboration meetings, maintaining a local registry of treatment programs, conducting naloxone trainings, pursuing grants, and