Hiv Testing Coordinator

Job Type
Full-time
Description
HIV Testing Coordinator
Full Time, 36 hours per week
We offer competitive salary, benefits (including medical, dental, vision), retirement, PTO, and recognize 9 paid holidays.
If you are a compassionate professional who provides exceptional quality care, Jordan Valley is for you! We are Missouri's largest Federally Qualified Health Center founded in 2003 and we serve 75,000 patients each year. The mission of Jordan Valley is to improve the health of our community by providing high-quality and accessible medical, dental, and behavioral health services to Southwest MO. We're collaborative and believe in always going above and beyond as part of our commitment to deliver excellent care to our community!
Job Overview:
The HIV Testing Coordinator provides in-depth information, clarification and interpretation of internal and community-based HIV testing to promote education, awareness, and enhance treatment options with the goal of HIV eradication. The HIV Testing Coordinator will ensure program compliance with institutional rules, regulations, policies and procedures. This position will build relationships organizational-wide with the implementation of the HIV program. Through these relationships the HIV Testing Coordinator will serve as a liaison or link between patient and resources to facilities access to care, increase education on HIV resources, improve quality of care, and address the effects of social determinants of health on existing care for patients.
Duties:

• Provides individual support to patients working toward self-management of health conditions, primarily in a home or community setting.
• Contributes to the development of the patient based on the identified patient problems/needs.
• Provide referrals and follow-up on referrals.
• Coordinate the addition and expansion of walk-in, opt-out, at-home, and community-based HIV testing.
• Work with the HIV grant-funded team to address testing needs for PrEP initiation and maintenance.
• Serve as a resource for providers and staff, providing sensitivity training and other education pertaining to HIV and HIV testing, as needed.
• Assist in the preparation of internal and grant reporting on HIV testing and linkage to treatment.
• Serve as an advocate for HIV testing, prevention, and linkage to treatment and the de-stigmatization to HIV and HIV testing.
• Will work with APO for coordination of education, processes, and inventory.
• Maintain and coordinate communication among patient, staff, and physician.
• Works in a manner that builds individual and community capacity.
• Provides basic HIV testing using Chembio and Alere.
• Provides culturally appropriate health education and information to advance patient's health literacy related to their conditions.
• Follow up on appointments or instructions from the healthcare team by making phone or in-clinic communication.

Benefits
Our benefits are designed to encourage a healthy work-life balance.

• Health (Both HSA and FSA options and access to our Telemedicine program)
• Vision
• Free dental and life insurance, and long term disability. Affordable rates for family dental and life insurance.
• 403b retirement match on the 1st of the month after 30 days.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Day One PTO Accrual
• 9 Paid Holidays

Requirements
Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Valid driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1-3 years relevant clinical experience or current valid medical assistant credentials.
• Trained in and/or experience in:
  • Community Health Worker field
  • Communications
  • Healthcare Organizations and resources
  • Lifestyle choices
  • Child development
  • Project/event organization
  • Cultural beliefs and healthcare
  • Legal and ethical considerations
  • Disease-specific modules (e.g. asthma/COPD, cardiovascular diseases, developmental disabilities, diabetes, overweight/obesity, tobacco use)
  • Conducting interviews