Infectious disease HIV/HCV/STI Tester Position Available In Bronx, New York

Infectious disease

HIV/HCV/STI

Tester BOOM!Health – 3.1 Bronx, NY Job Details Full-time $47,500 a year 1 day ago Benefits 403(b) matching Health savings account Health insurance Dental insurance Paid time off Parental leave Employee assistance program Vision insurance 403(b) Flexible schedule Life insurance Retirement plan Qualifications Infectious disease care Bachelor’s degree Social Work 1 year Entry level Mobile testing

Full Job Description Job Summary:

SHE is a multi-layered and coordinated response to the need for expanded HIV, HCV, and STI screening, increased access to treatment, care and wraparound support for women of color including transgender women. The intensified program focuses on women at high risk and woman living with

HIV/AIDS

with special focus on the Bronx community. The program addresses gaps in services for women and Trans women through the provision of

HIV/STI/HCV

testing and linkage to care. The Infectious disease tester for the SHE Women’s program focuses on providing low income, woman of color, minority women with access to

HIV/STI/HCV

testing, pre and post counseling, PrEP n PEP education, risk assessment and linkage to medical care. The tester will outreach women in the community at Women’s shelters, SRO’s and other Women’s CBO’s to test and link to care. Primary Duties & Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Conduct

HIV/STI/HCV

testing on site and in the field (during outreach and or community health fairs).

• Ability to communicate effectively with participants before and after

HIV/STI/HCV

test.

• Attend all trainings and webinars required in order to provide PrEP and PEP education and referrals when engaging participants.
• Engage participant in harm reduction and risk reduction educational sessions, as well as provide pre and post counseling.
• Ability to go out to required field sites, during all seasons, to provide mobile testing to the community.
• Maintain and track all referrals (internal and external).
• Maintain confidentiality at all times and appropriate record keeping
• Enter data into AIRS daily.
• Attend community events.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Criteria:

• Experience conducting infectious disease testing (HIV/HCV/STI) a plus
• At least 1 years of experience testing target population (women, homeless & people who inject drugs).
• Familiar with Harm reduction practices. _
• We follow the NYC Workplace Vaccination requirements.

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Education:

Minimum of a BA in Social Work or Community Health Education or related degree. BOOM!HEALTH is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Individuals who have personal experience with drug use, PLWHA, women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, and the formerly incarcerated are strongly encouraged to apply Please visit our website: www.boomhealth.org for information about the company. Compensation competitive; based on clinical ability & experience. Excellent benefits, including Major Medical, Dental, Pension match after 1 year. Close to all public transportation. We are a Drug-Free Workplace. All candidates are subject to a drug test. NYC law prohibits us from requiring you to share information about your current or past salary. Although we may discuss salary expectations with you, you should not interpret any of our questions as seeking or requiring information about your current or past salary.

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible schedule Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Retirement plan Vision insurance

Schedule:

Monday to

Friday Education:

Bachelor’s (Preferred)

Experience:

relevant work: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location:

In person

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$47,500.00 per year

Benefits:

403(b) 403(b) matching Dental insurance Flexible schedule Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Parental leave Retirement plan Vision insurance

Schedule:

8 hour shift

Work Location:

In person