About the Role
Supervises the overall implementation of the EIS Program, including staff supervision, increasing HIV testing availability, and referring positive individuals to care.
Responsibilities
- Supervises EIS Health Educators/STI Testers.
- Maintains collaborative relationships with staff of Argus and EIS partner sites.
- Identifies individuals in OASAS-certified programs with unknown HIV status.
- Uses culturally sensitive best practices to increase rapid HIV testing.
- Ensures confidential pre-test and post-test counseling and HIV testing.
- Supports HIV/AIDS awareness/education sessions.
- Ensures individuals testing positive are linked to HIV/AIDS medical care and initial appointments are kept.
- Ensures referrals are made for supportive services.
- Oversees maintenance of client case records in accordance with confidentiality laws.
- Supervises EIS program data collection, entry, and documentation.
- Supervises billing of Managed Medicaid, Medicare, or Private Third Party Insurance Payors.
- Supervises documentation of counseling and educational sessions, filing, and timely submission of paperwork.
- Supervises health education and workshop event planning.
- Attends all required staff meetings and trainings.
- Prepares OASAS narrative and fiscal reports.
- Orders testing and health education supplies as needed with VP approval.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in social sciences, social work, sociology, human services, psychology or public health.
- Certification as an HIV Pre-test/Post-test Counselor.
- 2+ years of public health supervisory experience.
- Strong interpersonal skills demonstrative of empathy and support.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively.
- Ability to travel to OASAS-certified sites.
- Basic Microsoft Office skills.
Skills
- HIV testing
- Counseling
- HIV medical care referral
- HIV/AIDS awareness/education
- HIV prevention
- Risk reduction
- Syringe Exchange Programs
- HCV
- PEP
- PrEP
- Data collection
- Data entry
- Billing
- Microsoft Office
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred
Experience Level
- 2+ years of public health supervisory experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in social sciences, social work, sociology, human services, psychology or public health
- Certification as an HIV Pre-test/Post-test Counselor
About the Company
- Argus Community Early Intervention Services (EIS)
