Community Health Educator

Job Summary:

Under the direction of the Community Health Diagnostic Testing and Outreach Manager, the Community Health Educator provides one-time health education on individual, group and community levels, referrals and prevention/education messages and materials.

Job Status: Full time (or Part-time), Hourly, Non-exempt

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Provides HIV, HCV and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) education services to individuals in community settings reaching individuals at high-risk for HIV/HCV infection.
  • Completes a risk assessment.
  • Provide risk reduction education messaging.
• Provides HIV, HCV and Syphilis testing to clients and instruct self-collection for gonorrhea and chlamydia.
  • Collects and processes blood (finger-stick and venipuncture) specimens and instruct self-collection for gonorrhea and chlamydia.  Prepares specimens for laboratory processing.
  • Provides HIV and HCV test results to clients.
  • Facilitates referrals to medical care, Early Intervention services, PrEP/PEP navigators and other DAP or other health clinic services as needed.
• Provides group and community-level health education presentations, and speaks at events regarding risk-reduction and Community Health modalities to reduce individual and community risk for HIV, HCV and other infectious diseases. Locations include in the community at schools, alternative schools, substance abuse and mental health facilities, homeless care organizations, jails and correctional facilities, and courthouses among others.
• Provides support group facilitation that does not utilize a formalized curriculum or evidence based intervention and does not require adherence with fidelity to a structured curriculum and evaluation component.
• Provides education to DAP staff as appropriate and as assigned, on topics regarding health conditions impacting our service area and strategies to engage members of targeted and impacted populations in care.
• Reaches out to local schools, community centers and other entities to expand our education and outreach services.
• Remains well-informed of how to access community resources helping to guide clients through these systems.  Communicates information in a manner consistent with agency standards.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation of work.
• Keeps Electronic Health Record up to date as needed (Epic).
• Establishes and maintains positive community relations.
• Works a flexible schedule including working some evenings and weekends.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written.

Education and Experience:

• Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross accredited BLS certification.
• Valid CA Driver's License with up-to-date auto insurance.
• California Department of Public Health Office of AIDS HIV testing and finger stick certification preferred.  If not presented upon hired, it must be completed upon first available training in the region.
• Partner Services Training certificate. If not presented upon hired, it must be completed upon first available training in the region.
• State of California Phlebotomy license. If not presented upon hired, it must be completed upon first available training.