BIOLOGICAL SCIENTIST II - 64005727 1

State of Florida • Jacksonville, FL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Employee would be responsible for providing confidential testing and treatment services within Duval’s public school system. The position also aids and with the CHD’s Community Outreach Mobile Unit. This position will work to expand the MMU’s reach in providing access to HIV and STI prevention, treatment, and care to the community and to help End the HIV Epidemic by helping expand the program to offer increased services in the community. Conduct interviews, provide partner services, performs field investigations, PREP, NPEP, Test and Treat navigation and field testing for Syphilis and HIV, or other bacterial, biological, or viral agents.
Complete reports, analyze data, and perform case management activities as directed in the process of identifying individuals infected with a STD, HIV/AIDS, or other bacterial, biological and/or viral agents. These activities will include but not be limited to case discussions, work prioritization, records documentation, case management, interviewing, visual case analysis and documentation of activities in the STARS database. Provide coverage in the FDOH-Duval STD clinic on scheduled, designated days as assigned by STD supervisory staff. Perform Pre and Post test HIV counseling and provides Partner Counseling Referral Services (PCRS) in accordance with STD program policy to a wide variety of individuals with or at risk of an STD, HIV/AIDS, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Syphilis or other bacterial, biological and/or viral agent. Provide STD technical assistance to all Area 4 County Health Departments.
Participate in community outreach testing events, community educational presentations, staff meetings, and training sessions. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Three years successful experience working in public health/community engagement.
• Excellent communication skills and a proven ability to juggle multiple high priority tasks.
• Detail-oriented, with a reputation for thorough process documentation creation, review, and training.
• Knowledgeable in Records management
• Recent experience of two years minimum to five years maximum of working within a Community based organization providing medical services, community outreach.
• Conducting Health Education and/or Mental health services in high-risk areas, jails, shelters, and within homeless shelter.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with community outreach
• Effective communication skills dealing with youth/adolescents.
• Preferred Two years minimum to five years maximum experience conducting investigations, interviews, and/or counseling sessions that require the clients to disclose personal and sensitive information including their race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, behaviors, and social economic status preferred.
• HIV 500/501, CDC ISTDI/ASTDI, STD passport training, medical assistant and phlebotomy experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Providing confidential testing and treatment services within Duval’s public school system.
• Aiding with the CHD’s Community Outreach Mobile Unit.
• Expanding the MMU’s reach in providing access to HIV and STI prevention, treatment, and care.
• Conducting interviews, providing partner services, performing field investigations, PREP, NPEP, Test and Treat navigation and field testing for Syphilis and HIV, or other bacterial, biological, or viral agents.
• Completing reports, analyzing data, and performing case management activities.
• Providing coverage in the FDOH-Duval STD clinic on scheduled, designated days.
• Performing Pre and Post test HIV counseling and providing Partner Counseling Referral Services (PCRS).
• Providing STD technical assistance to all Area 4 County Health Departments.
• Participating in community outreach testing events, community educational presentations, staff meetings, and training sessions.
• Performing other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition waivers

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed