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Prevention Specialist\ Permanent, Full Time, Non-Exempt

The function of this position is to provide HIV/AIDS, syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and Hepatitis C prevention education and testing in the communities served by Positive Connections. This position will conduct education activities (traditional/face-to-face in the community, and internet-based/virtual) to individuals, groups, and communities most heavily impacted by HIV. This person will meet one-on-one with individuals who need and request information and will provide regularly scheduled in-office testing, outreach education, and presentations upon request to community agencies, organizations, and institutions. In addition, this position requires collaboration with existing testing agencies and the identification of new education opportunities to locate individuals with HIV, who are unaware of their status. This position will work closely with Positive Connections Outreach Coordinator, other community agencies, KDHEs Disease Intervention Specialists and Linkage to Care Coordinators.

Duties:\ Complete and maintain all training and certifications required by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, including venipuncture training\ Provide HIV testing (both rapid and through blood draws), health and education information, and HIV risk reduction interventions to individuals at high risk of HIV infection\ Provide information and/or make appropriate referrals to individuals who contact Positive Connections with questions and/or concerns\ Conduct HIV, syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and Hepatitis C testing and behavior change counseling both in the office and in outreach settings\ Ensure blood is spun and refrigerated within two hours of blood draw and deliver blood to the KHEL twice per week.\ Ensure urine is processed withing two hours of specimen collection, refrigerated, and delivered to KHEL twice per week.\ Conduct education activities on a regularly scheduled basis for the purpose of establishing relationships, and providing prevention education information and materials with other community organizations\ Conduct controls and complete the appropriate paperwork as required\ Conduct pre-release education and ongoing education groups at the Womens Correctional Facility, Mirrors, Shawnee County Jail and any other facilities as requested. In the course of these educational presentations, provide testing as requested\ Complete and oversee the completion of all paperwork or we- based reporting as required by KDHE and by Positive Connections\ Ensure that testing room temperatures are maintained, and test logs completed and submitted as required by KDHE lab\ Order supplies and maintain an inventory of prevention supplies\ Use social media weekly to promote HIV, and STI testing and education\ Deliver HIV, syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea and Hepatitis C test results and make referrals as appropriate (DIS, LTC, STI treatment and Hep C treatment)\ Participate in quarterly prevention calls as scheduled by KDHE\ Complete daily time and effort report\ Train other agency staff in testing, paperwork and procedures as needed\ Provide back-up to other staff when they are absent or unavailable to perform their duties, including answering phones and greeting incoming visitors\ Other duties as assigned\ Job Requirements: The person must possess the ability to work with others in an empathetic and purposeful manner, while maintaining appropriate personal boundaries, and be willing to work hours outside of regular business hours. A knowledge of, and sensitivity to, diversity is required. The person in this position must be a good communicator, must have their own transportation and be able to travel to other locations as required to perform the job duties. This person must be a self-start r and able to work with a minimum of supervision, while still maintaining a high level of communication with the Executive Director and other team members to ensure smooth operation of the program.\ \