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About the Role
The Public Health Specialist I will contact overdose survivors, provide client navigation services, and support the Post Overdose Response Team (PORT). This role involves assisting with client home visits, counseling, education, and referrals to various services including suboxone, methadone, buprenorphine, drug treatment, housing, mental healthcare, and medical care. The incumbent will also provide escorting services, advocate for clients, and enter all interventions into a data tracking program. This position requires over 75% travel, which can be completed using public transportation.
Responsibilities
- Contacting overdose survivors
- Providing client navigation services
- Supporting the Post Overdose Response Team (PORT)
- Assisting with client home visits within New York City
- Assisting with counseling and education
- Providing tailored messages to participants based on risk behaviors
- Assisting with referral to services and health care
- Providing escorting services
- Advocating for clients
- Entering all interventions, outreach, and services into the data tracking program
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in public health, or a related field
- An associate’s degree in a related field and two years of experience in public health, human services or health related program/organization
- Four years of experience
- Professional experience providing direct services to individuals with a history of substance use using a harm reduction framework
- Professional knowledge of illicit drug use, overdose, HIV, viral hepatitis, trauma and stigma as experienced by people who use drugs
- Professional experience conducting post overdose interventions in home settings as well as street-based outreach
- Professional knowledge of the informed consent process
- Professional experience providing overdose prevention education and assisting individuals with overdose prevention planning
- Grant funded position compliance
- Valid and unrestricted authorization to work in the U.S.
- Reside within a reasonable commuting distance of the official work location
- Reside in or willing to relocate to New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, or Massachusetts prior to hire
Skills
- Public health
- Client navigation
- Harm reduction
- Substance use services
- HIV
- Viral hepatitis
- Trauma informed care
- Overdose prevention
- Data tracking
Location
- New York City
- Nassau
- Rockland
- Suffolk
- Westchester Counties
Work Type
- Fully onsite
- Travel over 75%
Experience Level
- Entry level
- Associate's degree with 2 years experience
- Bachelor's degree
- 4 years experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in public health or related field
- Associate's degree in a related field
Salary/Compensations
- $56,025.00 - $56,025.00 Annually
- $4,000 annual downstate adjustment for specific New York locations
Benefits
- Health, dental and vision insurance
- Flexible benefit accounts
- Generous paid time off
- Tuition support
- Retirement Benefits
- Postretirement Health Benefits Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
About the Company
- Health Research, Inc. (HRI) is a dynamic non-profit organization dedicated to making a difference in public health and advancing scientific research.
- HRI plays a crucial role in advancing the strategic goals of the New York State Department of Health (DOH), Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (RPCCC), and other health-related entities.
- HRI's mission is to transform the health and well-being of the people of New York State through innovative partnerships and cutting-edge public health initiatives.
Equal Opportunity
- Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer/Qualified Individuals with Disabilities/Qualified Protected Veterans
- HRI participates in the E-Verify Program.