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Apicha Community Health Center PREP NAVIGATOR in New York, New York
Apicha Community Health Center’s mission is to provide affordable healthcare for underserved and vulnerable people living in the New York City boroughs and on the lower east side of Manhattan. The phrase “we care” embodies everything that Apicha does. Whether it’s our approach to otherized people, the LGBTQ+ community, individuals living with HIV/AIDs, or anyone else who walks through our doors, we show all of our patients the same amount of dignity and respect.
“We care” is what we live and breathe; it’s an essential part of who we are as a health center. Our rapidly growing medical facilities are seeking to fill multiple positions with hard-working, professionally minded, and socially conscious individuals who believe in our core values and are passionate about helping others.
Position Summary:
We're looking for a committed, professional full-time PrEP Navigator for our Manhattan location. The ideal candidate is someone who is customer-focused, friendly with good organizational and time-keeping skills.
Job Responsibilities:
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Recruit people who are HIV positive or at high risk for HIV infection, specifically to MSM POC to medical care.
Provide navigation to patients on PEP and PrEP to engage and retain in care. Conduct outreach at high risk venues where People of Color (POC) - especially men who have sex with men (MSM) convene throughout New York City
Recruit MSM POC to HIV/STI testing services
Assist in HIV testing events and other health fairs.
Work collaboratively with agency staff from various departments.
Attend all required meetings including training and supervision meetings.
Collect all required data and submit all required documents such as timesheet, data collection form and reports in a timely manner following agency protocol.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
High school diploma/GED with 1 year of working experience in a related field required
Be able to successfully complete the Chief Medical Officer’s training/certification to conduct rapid HIV antibody & antigen testing within 60 days of hire required.
Strong socio-cultural identification or work experience with MSM POC
Familiarity with issues surrounding MSM POC community is required
Ability to recruit gay identified or non-gay identified men with HIV high risk behaviors from POC communities is required
Availability on some evenings and weekends is required.
Ability to work in HIV high risk venues required.
Ability to work with diverse populations (i.e. MSM, gay, bisexual, transgender, various ethnicities and religions).
Ability to communicate in English required.
Fluency in Spanish or one of Asian languages preferred
High energy with excellent interpersonal and communication skills to achieve the health center’s mission with team required
Ability to use public transportation is required.
Ability to use common office computer software (Word) in window environment required.
Ability to use internet required.
Ability to work within organizational structure with multi-disciplinary team environment required.
Proof of immunization or immunity to certain communicable diseases (including influenza during the flu season) and testing for tuberculosis is required. These certifications are required by the NYC DOHMH Health Code, NYSDOH and OSHA.
At Apicha, we believe that serving the needs of our staff is just as important as serving the needs of underserved people of New York City as such we are proud to offer our team members a competitive employee benefits package which include 11 Paid Holidays, vacation and sick leave, Health Insurance Coverage, Flexible Spending Account, Life Insurance, Employee Assistant Program just to name a few.
We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, religion, national origin, gender, disability, marital status, citizenship status, or sexual orientation. If this sounds like the place for you, please feel free to apply today!