Prevention Navigator

About the role

The Specialist, Prevention Navigator provides intensive care coordination, support, and services to people who inject drugs, many of whom are already clients of Vivent Health’s LifePoint Program, which provides syringe access services.

Responsibilities

• Work with Prevention staff to identify potential prevention navigation clients.
• Recruit and enroll clients into the prevention navigation program.
• Provide support to people who inject drugs who are interested in initiating an individualized plan to access prevention and treatment services.
• Complete screenings to identify barriers to care and readiness for prevention navigation.
• Effectively collaborate with Vivent Health Prevention Specialists to provide HIV and hepatitis C testing, counselling and referral.
• Work with internal and external partners to assist clients in overcoming barriers to services (e.g., safe and stable housing, food services, insurance enrollment, employment).
• Maintain appropriate client records and timely documentation of services utilizing electronic software.
• Establish working relationships with appropriate community resources in the area, including those providing mental health, social services, and drug treatment programs to the target population.
• Ensure ongoing network partner engagement by working closely with organizations to understand their capacity to take referrals and establish points of contact with key personnel.

Requirements

• Education: High school diploma or GED.
• Experience: A minimum of 2 years of experience in prevention activities, care navigation, linkage to care, counselling, providing education and/or direct services in a community-based health center or social service environment.
• Licenses/Certifications: Peer support specialist, a plus.
• Other: Must have a valid driver’s license. For positions that require driving a company vehicle, a valid driver’s license, auto insurance and a clean driving record.

Qualifications

• Soft Skills: Must be willing and able to travel within and throughout the service delivery area. Understanding of and sensitivity to HIV/AIDS, harm reduction, and people who inject drugs population and/or eagerness to learn about these communities. Effective use of motivational interviewing when working with clients. Previous experience working with people who inject drugs preferred. Effective verbal and written communication skills, and a strong comfort level in discussing issues of sexuality, orientation, gender, sex and substance use. Demonstrated cultural competency, including the ability to communicate effectively and work cooperatively with individuals from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Knowledge of prevention, medical, and social delivery systems. Ability to complete work assignments with minimal supervision, thoroughness, and efficiency. Ability to communicate effectively with community members, organizational leaders, medical providers and others.

Skills

• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Understanding of and sensitivity to HIV/AIDS, harm reduction, and people who inject drugs population and/or eagerness to learn about these communities.
• Previous experience working with people who inject drugs preferred.
• Demonstrated cultural competency, including the ability to communicate effectively and work cooperatively with individuals from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
• Knowledge of prevention, medical, and social delivery systems.
• Ability to complete work assignments with minimal supervision, thoroughness, and efficiency.
• Ability to communicate effectively with community members, organizational leaders, medical providers and others.

Benefits

• 401k with 100% employer match up to 5%.
• 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
• Employer subsidized medical, dental, vision benefits, and gender-affirming care benefits.
• Employer paid short and long-term disability.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Certification and licensure assistance.

Pay

$24/hourly - $24.60/hourly (Depending on Experience)

Schedule

Not specified