Job Detail

Evergreen Opportunities

Health Education Coordinator Assoc

Experience
0 to 1 Year
Location
Kentucky , United States
Job Type
Full time
Company
Evergreen Opportunities
Posted on
03.06.2023

    Job Description

    This position will be embedded in a Harm Reduction Program in the Marshall County Health Department and will serve as a EIS Health Education Coordinator Associate. This position will provide targeted HIV and Hepatitis C testing and counseling to persons presenting for services at the harm reduction programs to help the unaware learn of their status. This position will refer persons found to be positive for HIV or Hepatitis C to medical care and treatment services at key points of entry for Outpatient/Ambulatory Health Services, Medical Case Management, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.This position will provide interventions and educational information to persons at high-risk for contracting or transmitting HIV on how to reduce the risk of HIV transmission and will work with individuals to assess individual risk needs and connecting them to appropriate resources as needed. This position will provide information about medical and psychosocial support services and counseling to improve the participants health status. Educational topics covered to include: risk reduction strategies to reduce transmission including comprehensive HIV, Hepatitis C, and STI prevention ctreatment as prevention and harm reduction.

     

    Job Requirements

     This position will provide tools to clients ounseling, preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for clients’ partners and to improve their health literacy, increase retention in medical care, and improve treatment adherence to achieve better health outcomes. This position is distribute patient education materials (pamphlets and books) as well as risk reduction supplies (sharps containers and condoms) to persons at high risk for contracting or transmitting HIV. The EIS Health Education Coordinator Associate will represent the Target4 Project within the local health department and assist in collaborations and strategic planning.