At UAF Legacy Health, we’re dedicated to improving and transforming healthcare for the LGBTQ+ community in Utah. We provide comprehensive, equitable, and high-quality health services that address the needs of our community in a safe and inclusive environment. We envision a future where health justice is achieved through equitable access to transformative healthcare.
Administer all aspects of UAF Legacy Health's HIV/STI prevention and testing program, to include targeted outreach programming to reach those at highest risk for HIV infection.
Responsibilities:
1. Administer all aspects of HIV/STI testing and education programs (Test Site).
a. Maintain volunteer staff to conduct all aspects of HIV/STI testing.
b. Train volunteers to perform all tasks required for HIV/STI testing, including providing HIV prevention counseling, couples HIV prevention counseling and delivering HIV positive results.
c. Identify and conduct outreach testing events to reach those at highest risk for HIV infection. The HIV/STI Prevention Coordinator will research and select outreach settings in accordance with Utah’s epidemiologic data to ensure that testing and agency promotion reaches priority populations.
d. Conduct all activities required to provide partner counseling and referral services for those who test positive for HIV and/or STIs.
e. Coordinate with county health officials to report disease information, as per local regulations, and ensure partner counseling and referral services activities are completed.
f. Provide education, assess the need for, and navigate those in need/want of PrEP services or Syringe Exchange services.
g. Order and maintain appropriate supply inventory.
2. On the Job required trainings
a. HIV Lab Tech training
b. HIV Prevention Counselor training
c. Rapid Lab Administrator training
d. Phlebotomy training
3. Monitoring and Evaluation
a. Compile demographic data for analysis.
b. Maintain data to substantiate outreach and other services delivered.
c. Enter or oversee the entering of program data, in accordance with contractual obligations.
c. Design survey instruments to collect data.
d. Create and submit any required reporting, as outlined per contractual agreements.
e. Prepare and present data at relevant staff, board, and other meetings, as delegated.
f. Create and implement client satisfaction and needs surveys on an annual basis.
i. Create, test and implement assessment tools (surveys, focus groups, etc.) periodically to gain community input and feedback.
ii. Analyze results of surveys and focus group data.
4. Develop culturally responsive and sex positive HIV/STI education programming to be implemented statewide.
a. Research, develop, implement, and evaluate accepted HIV/STI prevention methods and programming.
b. Work directly with the Utah Department of Health to provide and implement training curriculum.
c. Monitor all programming to ensure they help to empower and support clients to have safe, healthy, and fulfilling sex lives and ownership over their sexual health.
d. Ensure that effective, culturally competent messages are the foundation of all activities.
e. Evaluate program, activities, and marketing strategies to ensure we are targeting those at highest risk for infection.
f. Utilize data from evaluations and needs assessments as well as other data sources to improve program function, targeting, and messaging to reach and change behavior in the target population(s).
5. Assist in program planning and implementation.
a. Take an active role in writing grants related to HIV/STI prevention activities.
b. Develop and maintain program budgets alongside finance manager.
e. Develop innovative approaches to improve and expand upon
existing programming.
f. Develop and advocate for HIV/STI prevention specific goals and objectives
in annual strategic plan updates.
g. Take an active role in planning and implementing special events, such as
PRIDE events.
6. Supervise interns and test-site volunteers
a. Recruit, train, manage, and retain volunteers for HIV/STI program activities.
b. Create position descriptions necessary for outreach and other
program volunteers for effective program function.
c. Train volunteers in appropriate roles and program function.
d. Schedule and manage volunteers in testing and outreach programs.
e. Recruit interns on an as needed basis.
f. Provide appropriate and sufficient training to all interns and volunteers
and continually provide updated training to all interns and volunteers with
the most current and relevant information and research.
g. Track and report intern hours.
7. Attend meetings as requested by the Programming Officer such as staff meetings, departmental meetings, supervision, and other meetings as appropriate.
a. Remain an active participant in the Utah HIV Planning Group (UHPG)
b. Maintain an active role in the UHPG PrEP Subcommittee
c. Remain an active participant in the Utah Syringe Exchange Network (USEN).
d. Mountain West Transforming Care Conference
8. Perform other duties as required or requested.
a. Other Duties: Please note, this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Accountable to: Chief Programming Officer
Qualifications:
1. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in health promotion/education, communication, social work, or a related field.
2. Public speaking, public relations, oral and written communications, volunteer supervision and staff teamwork experience.
3. Familiarity of word processing, data entry, and computerized communication required.
4. Ability to relate positively and sensitively to a person diverse in lifestyle, age, ethnicity, beliefs, socio-economic level, sexual orientation and gender identity.
5. Bi-Lingual English and Spanish are preferred.
Status: Full-time exempt
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: Up to $56,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 403(b)
- 403(b) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evenings as needed
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Salt Lake City, UT 84102 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Salt Lake City, UT 84102: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person