Public Health Representative I

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Posted: 19-Mar-24

Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey

Salary: Open

Categories:

Allied Health - Staff/Administrative
Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 150756

Position Summary:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Public Health Representative I for the Department of Medicine – Infectious Diseases within the New Jersey Medical School. Under the direction of the Medical Director, the Public Health Representative I will serve as the lead staff for HIV counseling, screening, testing and referral in the Coordinated Outreach and Linkage (COOL) Program Mobile Unit. The Public Health Representative I will serve as an HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Counselor, provide sex-positive sexual health counseling, and coordinate community outreach for key populations disproportionately affected by HIV.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Provides HIV and STI testing through blood extraction, phlebotomy, and urine collection.
• Ensures that HIV counseling, testing and referral is provided in accordance with the standards of the Division of HIV and AIDS (DHAS)/NJ Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS).
• Ensures that blood and other specimens collected adhere to the standards of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.
• Ensures that blood and other specimens collected are transported to the NJ Department of Health/Courier pick up site.
• Assists in the coordination of activities related to HIV services at health fairs, colleges/universities and other community sponsored event information and testing sites.
• Lead of at least two COOL events per year.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Public Health, Nursing or related field plus three (3) years of experience in a public health of which two (2) years should be in performing HIV counseling, testing and referral or in a related testing/prevention outreach service.
• Prior completion of the NJDHSS HIV Prevention Counseling Course Series.
• Equivalent experience, education and/or training may be substituted for the education requirements.

City: Newark

State: NJ

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Must be able to lift or exert force up to ten (10) pounds.

Special Conditions:

• Must be able/willing to learn to drive mobile unit.

Posting Number: 21ST4090

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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.
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