Coach/Navigator (School of Medicine, Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine)

Johns Hopkins University•Baltimore, MD

1d•$19 - $35•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine, is seeking a Coach Navigator to support a federally funded research study and clinical sexual health navigation services. The role provides motivational interviewing–based coaching, peer navigation, and operational support for a randomized controlled trial evaluating an integrated substance use and HIV care intervention for young Black and Latino men who have sex with men who are at risk for or living with HIV. The position also serves as a clinic-based navigator, delivering HIV/STI testing, linkage, and longitudinal navigation services within the Adolescent Medicine Clinic. The position is divided between research study responsibilities (50%) and clinic-based navigation services (50%). Research duties include participant coaching, recruitment and retention, study coordination, documentation, and compliance with research protocols. Clinic responsibilities include HIV/STI testing and counseling, patient identification and workflow support, linkage to care, longitudinal engagement, wraparound referrals, and individualized health coaching and peer navigation. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; days and hours may vary from time to time. The position is based at the School of Medicine campus. The listed starting salary range is $18.65–$34.75 per hour, with a $46,000 targeted salary, commensurate with experience.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree.
Some related experience in a medical office environment.
Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma or graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with marginalized youth, including LGBTQ+ populations.
Experience in HIV/STI prevention, substance use, or behavioral health.
Training or experience in motivational interviewing or health coaching.
Experience with research data systems such as REDCap.
Familiarity with electronic medical records such as EPIC.
Familiarity with clinical workflows and/or research studies.
Experience working with adolescents and young adults, particularly in sexual health, HIV/STI prevention, or substance use.
Knowledge of HIV prevention strategies, including PrEP and HIV/STI testing workflows.
Experience with data tracking systems such as REDCap or EPIC and basic data management.

Responsibilities

Provide motivational interviewing–based coaching and peer navigation to study participants, build rapport with youth at risk for or living with HIV and co-occurring substance use, and deliver structured coaching aligned with intervention protocols.
Recruit, screen, and enroll participants from clinic and community settings across Baltimore and Philadelphia; support clinic-based and digital recruitment; and maintain participant engagement and retention through follow-up and relationship building.
Assist with day-to-day coordination of study activities across sites, intervention delivery, participant visits, assessments, and follow-up activities.
Maintain accurate study documentation, case report forms, tracking systems, and data quality; complete study tasks promptly.
Follow IRB-approved protocols and informed consent procedures and communicate with the study team across multiple sites.
Provide rapid HIV antibody testing in clinic, identify eligible patients for testing, deliver pre- and post-test counseling in person and virtually, and provide sexual health education and counseling during the testing window.
Generate and manage daily lists of eligible patients and coordinate with providers ordering tests through the EPIC point-of-care HIV workflow.
Partner with providers to increase testing uptake through integrated clinical workflows.
Link youth to STI treatment, confirmatory HIV testing, and HIV treatment or prevention, including PrEP.
Provide benefits navigation, appointment coordination, and follow-up tracking; support youth across prevention and treatment cascades.
Maintain longitudinal engagement via phone, text, and secure messaging; provide adherence counseling and support sustained engagement in care.
Conduct stigma-reduction counseling and sexual health risk-reduction education.
Connect youth to mental health care, housing and food resources, school or employment support, and violence prevention and crisis services.
Provide individualized, developmentally tailored navigation and integrated one-to-one health coaching, care navigation, adherence support, and tailored engagement strategies.