Community Testing Counselor

Wake County Government•Raleigh, NC

1d•$26 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

Wake County Health and Human Services is looking for a Bilingual HIV/STD Community Testing Counselor to join the HIV/STD Community Health Team. The HIV/STD Community Health Team supports the HIV and Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Hepatitis C (HIV/STD/Hep C) Community Program within Wake County Health and Human Services Department - Preventive Division. The Community Counselor will serve their clients by providing confidential, compassionate, non-judgmental, client-centered HIV/STD/Hep C counseling and testing, conducting blood draws and specimen collection, laboratory packaging and transport of biohazard and urine specimens, applying and providing individual HIV/STD/PrEP education, limited STD Treatment, and linkage to care. They will also document client registration information, record tests and results, provide results and additional counseling, participate with teams and community screenings in community outreach, provide data collection and narrative reports, participate in staff meetings and staff development, and provide culturally competent HIV pre-test counseling and give test results with appropriate post-test counseling.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
No specific experience required
Valid Driver's License and "safe" driving record
Certified Medical Assistant certification
Equivalent education and experience are accepted
Must be highly comfortable and non-judgmental with the ability to have open discussions with anyone, including incarcerated individuals, sex workers, men who have sex with men, others who engage in high risk behaviors
Ability to order lab tests through the EMR system, GE Centricity
NC Whetstone Training completed or completed within 3 months of hire
Ability to perform phlebotomy or willingness to be trained

Nice To Haves

Spanish language skills strongly preferred
Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
NC Whetstone Training
Phlebotomy skills
Experience providing health education related to sexuality, HIV, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Experience working with individuals engaged in high risk behaviors including, including incarcerated individuals, sex workers, men who have sex with men and others

Responsibilities

Provides confidential, compassionate, non-judgmental, client-centered HIV/STD/Hep C counseling and testing to individuals seeking services at community/clinic testing sites and events
Conducts blood draws/specimen collection, laboratory packaging and transport of biohazard and urine specimens for HIV, syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and Hep C, in accordance with testing protocols
Applies and provides individual HIV/STD/PrEP education, limited STD Treatment, and linkage to care
Documents client registration information in medical record and laboratory websites
Records tests and results in client medical records and provides results and additional counseling to clients coming back for results and treatment
Participate with teams and community screenings in community outreach
Provide data collection and narrative reports as required
Participates in staff meetings and staff development
Provide culturally competent HIV pre-test counseling and give test results with appropriate post-test counseling