Harm Reduction Specialist

Applies skills and experience as a seasoned quality data and / or improvement (QI) specialist to projects of medium size at all levels of complexity, or to portions of large projects. This position is assigned to the Harm Reduction Unit, of the California Office of AIDS (OA). As the Harm Reduction Strategist, this position will be the leader in coordinating quality improvement within the Office of AIDS. Specifically, this position analyzes rules, regulations, and quality measures affecting healthcare and preventive services programs to ensure they are responsive to emerging needs. The position will work with research and analytic staff to develop and release periodic reports or fact sheets summarizing quality measures and outcomes, and support data dissemination activities in close collaboration with state, local, and community partners. This position will need to maintain expertise in all aspects of HIV, sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in order to best support programs and will represent CDPH/OA at internal and external meetings.