Bilingual PrEP Navigator

Job Description

Job Description

Bilingual PrEP Navigator 

PrEP Navigation Team

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Founded in 1987, Damien Center is Indiana’s oldest and largest AIDS service organization (ASO) and serves more than 8,000 individuals living with or at risk for HIV through a comprehensive, innovative approach to care and prevention. Our purpose is to be a trusted partner in providing services, education and advocacy for all people living with or at risk for HIV and any person seeking a safe and welcoming home for care. Our services include care coordination, clinical and pharmacy services, mental health, housing, and nutrition. 

Position Summary:

Working as part of the PrEP Navigation Team, the Bilingual PrEP Navigator will prioritize outreach, engagement, and care coordination for Latinx and Hispanic clients, with a focus on Latinx men who have sex with men (MSM) who may benefit from comprehensive HIV prevention services. The Navigator will develop individualized plans of care based on each client’s medical, psychosocial, financial, and supportive service needs. This may include connecting clients to health care coverage, medication access, PrEP appointments, HIV/STI testing, behavioral health services, housing or transportation resources, and other community-based supports. Through culturally responsive and bilingual services, this position helps ensure clients can access affirming, client-centered prevention care that supports their overall health and well-being.

Duties and Responsibilities:

This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position. It should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all required duties, responsibilities, and skills. 

• Manage an active caseload of PrEP patients.
• Support referrals seeking linkage to PrEP, PEP, STI testing, and other medical services.
• Assess patients for service eligibility, barriers to care, medication access, and treatment adherence.
• Promote continuity of care and self-sufficiency by developing care plans and interventions that address patient needs.
• Assist the Financial Counselor team with collecting documents needed for insurance enrollment.
• Refer patients to medical, optical, dental, mental health, substance use, legal, transportation, food, and other community resources as needed.
• Educate patients and community members about HIV prevention and treatment.
• Complete required documentation and enter case notes within 24 hours of patient interaction.
• Return phone calls within 48 hours.
• Advocate for patients and serve as a liaison with clinical, prevention, and pharmacy staff.
• Follow Damien Center and funder policies and standards.
• Conduct face-to-face intakes and review assessments.
• Provide patient-centered care.
• Assist in the promotion of the program at local health fairs and events, as well as implement other recruitment strategies for the program.  
• Collaborate with the care team to ensure comprehensive patient support.
• Follow up on medical and other referrals.
• Monitor patient engagement in HIV prevention care.
• Arrange transportation to appointments as needed.
• Perform special assignments and other duties as needed.

Education and/or Experience:

High school diploma or equivalent required. Experience with Medicare/ Medicaid and commercial Insurance preferred but not required. Experience with care coordination or patient management experience required. Bilingual in Spanish/English required. Experience working with the focus population is preferred. 

*Work or lived experience may substitute for education requirements on a case-by-case basis. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Possess superior organizational and administrative skills. Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities. Excellent computer skills in a Microsoft Windows environment. Ability to work independently and achieve high standards of productivity, achieving deadlines and with superior product results. Strong calendaring, organizational, and document management skills required. Proactive approach to solving problems and communicating to leadership. Knowledge of office management systems, procedures, and office equipment required. Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize work. 

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the basic knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The individual in this role must display the highest level of integrity and confidentiality. The individual should have effective communication skills, attention to detail and organization, and flexibility and adaptability. The individual will also maintain knowledge of trends in their area of responsibility.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are general representations of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to touch and handle objects. The employee frequently stands or walks.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Remote work is on a case-by-case basis and must be approved by the supervisor. 

• Office setting, with sustained use of a computer.
• The noise level in the work environment is minimal to moderate.
• Individuals should maintain personal and professional competency and work to create an environment of courtesy, respect, inclusion, and positivity in all interactions both internal and external to the organization.

FLSA Status: Hourly, Full-time, Non-Exempt                 

Leader: Bilingual PrEP Program Manager

Salary: $25.03 hourly

Benefits: 

• 150 hours of PTO in the first year followed by 195 hours per year moving forward.
• 12 paid holidays
• Medical coverage options include a PPO plan or a HDHP. 
• Dental & Vision plans
• Health Saving Account or Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• 403b Retirement Account with 5% matching and 100% vesting after 90 days
• Life Insurance @ 2 times the annual salary
• Voluntary Life Insurance Plan including spouse and child coverage options
• Short- & Long-Term Disability Plans
• Premium Subscription to the CALM APP which assists with anxiety, stress & other mental health challenges
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Tuition Assistance
• Annual performance review that includes an annual performance-based salary increase

Protecting our team members, clients, volunteers, and community partners is an integral part of how we ensure our continued work with the clients we serve.  As a condition of employment, Damien Center requires team members to be vaccinated against influenza and receive a tuberculosis skin test (or chest x-ray) annually), barring an approved religious or medical exemption. 

Damien Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Damien Center provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family status, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, status as a covered veteran, other legally protected status, or genetic (including family medical history) information.

Damien Center complies with applicable federal laws and with all state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which Damien Center has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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This position description does not constitute a contract of employment or guarantee of any terms or conditions of employment.  Damien Center employees are employed on an at-will basis. Nothing in this position description restricts Damien Center’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.