Terros Health is pleased to share an exciting and rewarding opportunity for a Full-Time HIV Outreach Specialist working at our Indian School location, in Phoenix, AZ. Reporting to the Program Coordinator, the ideal individual is flexible, compassionate and professional. If you enjoy working with individuals during some of the most vulnerable times of their lives this may be just the opportunity you've been seeking. You will need to be professional, friendly, a self-starter, organized, and compassionate.
Every day we strive to bring together the LGBTQI communities in Phoenix and our team is a reflection of the community we are serving. We are a respite site during the sweltering summer offering anyone bottled water. Our daily programs include a hot meal, life skills classes, clothing closet, and other incentive programs for homeless guests. Along with great benefits, continuous training and a welcoming environment, we offer the opportunity for you to grow in your career with Terros Health.
Terros Health is a healthcare organization of caring people, guided by our core values of integrity, compassion and empowerment. For more than four decades, the heart of everything we do is inspiring change for life. We help people manage addiction and mental illness, provide primary medical care, restore families, support our veterans, and connect individuals to the care they need.
Bilingual Differential Pay Available!
Terros Health is hiring a Full-Time HIV Outreach Specialist for our Indian School location in Phoenix, AZ.
High School Diploma or GED in Combination With One (1) Year of Life/Work Experience Working With HIV/STI and SUD/COD
Monday - Friday 8am-5pm or 7am-4pm
Competitive Compensation
Full Benefits, Including 401K and Generous PTO/PST (4+ weeks)
$2,000 sign on bonus-External Candidates Only!
Position Summary: The mobile HIV/Portable Clinical Care/Peer Outreach Specialist particpates as a member of an interdiciplinary clincial team working with individuals with or at risk of HIV/STIs, SUD, or other mental health and behavioral health conditions, and underserved and/or unsheltered homelessindividuals. Provides active outreach in the community, including on the streets, in homeless encampments, in parks and other public places. Develops professional caring relationship to engage individuals into available primary medical care, SUD, BH, harm reduction for HIV/STI/SUD and SDoH services. Provides education to patients about prevention care, wellness activities and prescribed treatments. Makes connections to specialty serives with partner service agencies. Assists members in pursuing and achieving their recovery based goals through direct one to one and group psychosocial support, brief clincial interventions, motivational interviewing, active listening, and sharing their personal shared experience to support the client's recovery. Works under the direct supervision of the team Project Coordinator.
Essential Duties:
- Works collaboratively with the clincial team to engage, educate, comminicate, and coordinate care with partcipants, their family, behavioral health, medical and other providers, community resources and others in ensuring that all serices prescribed in the individualized service plan are implemneted.
- Maintain appropriate knowledge, skill, and certification for this position.
- Conduct face to face interactions with clients, family or other involved parties in the home, community, and integrated care clincis for the purpose of assessing, maintaining, or enhancing a person's functioning.
- Establish therapeutic relationships with a variety of patients for the purpose of establishing and reaching appropriate health and treatment goals.
- Provides direct assistance in finding necessary resources other than covered services to meet basic needs for clients served.
Benefits & Wellness
- Multiple medical plans - incl. a no premium plan for employees and their families
- Multiple dental plans - incl. orthodontia
- Financial well-being - 401(k) with a company match, interest free medical line of credit, financial education, planning, and support
- 4 Weeks of paid time off in the first year
- Wellness program
- Child Care Support Program
- Pet Insurance
- Group life and disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program for the Whole Family
- Personal and family mental and physical health access
- Professional growth & development - including scholarships, clinical supervision, and CEUs
- Employee perks and discounts
- Gym memberships
- Tuition at GCU and University of Phoenix
- Car rentals
- Bilingual pay differential
- High school diploma or GED in combination with one (1) year of life/work experience working with HIV/STI and SUD/COD.
High level of competency in Microsoft Word, Intermediate Level Excel, Power-Point, Outlook.
- Strong oral, written and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to assist patients, convey information, resolve issues, cultivate connections, build solid relationships and express empathy throughout the patient experience.
- Phlebotomy trained and certified preferred, but not required. Willingness to undergo phlebotomy certification is required and needs to be completed within 60 days.
Flexibility and ability to work evenings and weekends if the Director deems it necessary to achieve the objectives of the program.
Willing to work with all cultures and sub-cultures that comprise the population of Maricopa County in a non-judgmental manner.
- Must have or be able to attain CPR/First Aid certification within 60 days of assuming role.
- Phlebotomy trained and certified preferred, but not required. Willingness to undergo phlebotomy certification is required.
- Must have valid Arizona driver's license, be 21 years of age with minimum 4 years driving experience, and meet requirements of Terros Health's driving policy.
- Must have a valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance card or apply for an Arizona fingerprint clearance card (Level 1) within 7 working days of assuming role.
- Must pass a TB Test
Physical demands of this position are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.