HIV Prevention Operations Coordinator
Boston Health Care for the Homeless

Job Order #: 21831150

Boston, MA 02118

Full Time

40 hours per week

POSTED 12/2/2024

CLOSE DATE 3/2/2025

Job Description

Job Summary:

The HIV Prevention Operations Coordinator is a hybrid administrative and outreach role providing direct operations support and coordination for the HIV Prevention and Screening team. In addition to oversight of service delivery, the HIV Prevention Operations Coordinator ensures timely data collection for PrEP and OEND services, and supports the development, planning, implementation of HIV prevention service delivery.

HOURS:  Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm

Primary Administrative Duties and Responsibilities:
Oversee and monitor services provided by PrEP Navigators.
Explicitly strive for equitable access to HIV prevention services to patients of all races, ethnicities, and genders.
Review and update policies and procedures for PrEP and PEP coordination of care in conjunction with Prevention and Screening Manager and appropriate clinical supervisor
Monitor PrEP team activities and outcomes across multiple sites.
Oversee the collection of PrEP team and OEND data. Ensure timely updates of patient records, and the submission of program reports and documentation as required.
Work with Data Team to produce necessary reports for quality assurance/quality improvement initiatives as needed.
Participate in monthly and quarterly DPH OEND data.  Support Prevention and Outreach Services Manager in ensuring that the protocols for the delivery of prevention and screening services follow MDPH contractual requirement and CDC procedures and guidelines.
Participate in quality improvement activities of PrEP program including developing quality indicators to assess work done.

Primary Direct Service Duties and Responsibilities:
Conduct outreach in a variety of settings (street, shelters, treatment programs) to educate patients about PrEP, identify PrEP candidates and link them into PrEP services, conduct initial PrEP assessments for PrEP eligibility, coordinate intake laboratory testing, facilitate and coordinate PrEP nursing and provider follow up visits.
Assist with insurance barriers, referral for benefits, transportation, provide reminder calls for visits, and proactively contact patients to remind them about appointments and lab work; Visit patients at their place of residence (street, shelter, etc.) to accompany them to appointments, reconnect them to care, and/or provide medical case management.
Provide adherence counseling, coordinate PrEP refills with pharmacy staff, and assist with medication delivery, as well as work with partner agencies on medication storage.
Assist clients identify health-related social service needs, help them access related resources, and support the successful utilization of these resources.
Provide patients with health promotion, behavioral risk reduction, and prevention of communicable disease acquisition or transmission by offering health education and promotional materials and conducting health educational groups in a variety of outreach settings.
Will document each patient encounter in the electronic medical record; Keep accurate statistics of work done and assist in report preparation, including managing HCV team tracking document.
Participation in research activities related to PrEP program activities.
Work with partner agencies to facilitate PrEP services access, medication storage (when feasible) and provide PrEP educational materials.
Provide HIV counseling and testing as well as phlebotomy for HIV, HCV, and syphilis serologies, as well as for PrEP intake laboratory testing. Link patients with positive test results to appropriate clinical services.

Qualifications:

Bachelor?s Degree (social service or related field preferred)
Bilingual Spanish is required.
Understanding of Harm Reduction approaches and knowledge of HIV prevention strategies
Familiar with database management

How To Apply

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Address

780 Albany Street
Boston, MA 02118

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First

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Union Position

No

Apprenticeship

No

Pay

$49,500.00 per year

Benefits

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Benefit Details

BHCHP full time employees are eligible for our competitive time off policy of 4 weeks’ vacation, health, dental and vision insurance, 403B retirement savings plan and employer retirement contribution, and pre-tax MBTA pass program with 40% discount. In addition, eligible employees will receive yearly increases, additional compensation of seven thousand five hundred dollars added to your base hiring rate for demonstrated bilingual proficiency added to the base rate and the opportunity to work wit

Name

Kara Sun

Title

Business Services Representative

Email

kara.sun@masshirebostonabcd.com

Phone

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MassHire Boston ABCD Career Center
Boston, MA 02118

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