HIV Care Services Nurse Consultant

TX-HHSC-DSHS-DFPS • Austin, TX

88d • $5,425 - $6,680 • Onsite

About The Position

The DSHS is committed to hiring skilled and dedicated individuals who share a passion for public health to pursue its vision of A Healthy Texas. The HIV Care Nurse Consultant performs highly advanced professional and administrative nursing functions in the HIV Care Services Group. Work involves determining healthcare service requirements and improving systems of care for People Living With HIV (PLWH) statewide. Responsible for planning, developing, coordinating, and assisting in the implementation of the HIV Clinical Services program, Minority AIDS Initiative program, Quality Management program, monitoring the performance of the contractors who deliver services under these programs, and assisting in the evaluation of the programs. Conducts medical record reviews to determine compliance and quality of care and provides extensive clinical consultation, training, and technical assistance. Supports the Texas HIV Medication program with medication consultations and researches health insurance plans for medication coverage. Coordinates development and implementation of state-wide standards of care. Oversees field investigations into medical access points and complaints related to quality of care. Develops and provides input into policy development. Works under the general direction of the Care Services Group Manager, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s in nursing with current status as a registered nurse with the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas.
• Experience working in a clinical setting for a minimum of 3 years as a full-time employee.
• Experience working with people living with HIV.
• Must possess and maintain current status as a Registered Nurse with the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of public health policies, structure, and functions of public health organizations
• Knowledge of current trends in public health
• Knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act, and laws and ordinances governing public health
• Knowledge of universal precautions
• Knowledge of Case Management principles
• Knowledge of community-based health and social services programming for persons living with HIV
• Knowledge of community and government service delivery systems
• Skills in using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, TEAMS, or similar software programs
• Skills in using a personal computer to prepare and store documents and reports
• Skills in providing clinical and/or case management services
• Skills in problem-solving
• Skills in monitoring and evaluating health care programs
• Ability to function without direct supervision
• Ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, to a wide range of audiences
• Ability to provide constructive and critical feedback and guidance
• Ability to collect, analyze, and evaluate facts and to provide meaningful feedback
• Ability to work effectively with others and in teams
• Ability to organize, coordinate, and evaluate program activities
• Ability to interpret policies and procedures
• Ability to work tactfully with the public, agency, and contractor leadership
• Ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines

Responsibilities

• Plans, develops, implements, coordinates, and evaluates the service delivery programs of state-funded grantees and their major subcontractors statewide that provide clinical, medical case management, and psychosocial case management services to PLWH and their families. Activities include conducting annual and follow-up site visits and providing on-site technical assistance as needed.
• Conducts medical record reviews of clients served by grantees and subcontractors to determine compliance with professional standards of care, DSHS policies and procedures, and State and Federal requirements to evaluate the quality of contracted clinical, case management services, and other core medical services.
• Provides extensive clinical consultation, training, and technical assistance to HIV Care and Medications Unit grantees and subcontractors, medical and nursing providers, the general medical community, and other health care organizations and individuals that deliver services.
• Serves as a resource for clinical information related to HIV and STDs, and provides consultation on HIV/STD clinical services to the general public.
• Works with the Quality Management Coordinator to support projects and champion telehealth and telemedicine implementation in the state.
• Supports the Texas HIV clinical panel, which serves as a resource for the HIV/STD Section programs.
• Oversees field investigations into complaints related to the quality of care provided by subcontractors for clinical, medical case management, and psychosocial case management services.
• Conducts interviews with clients, contractors, and others as needed; gathers other relevant facts and data; analyzes and summarizes findings; develops recommendations for consideration by the Section Director, including possible imposition of sanctions; prepares written reports of findings/recommendations and related correspondence.
• Coordinates the implementation and review of standards of clinical care and case management services for use in evaluating the quality of care delivered by contract providers to people living with HIV.
• The development process for standards includes revising the clinical standards, quality assurance of all standards, facilitating work groups, locating and evaluating applicable research findings, and publishing and distributing documents to stakeholders.
• Maintains current knowledge of nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines for HIV/STD services, and distributes information and trains clinical providers and others.
• Coordinates the development and implementation of records and tools used to evaluate the quality of clinical and case management services delivered by contractors by researching existing materials, piloting new products, procuring management approval to implement changes, and orienting staff.
• Develops and provides input into policy development; represents the Care Services Group on workgroups and advisory committees related to HIV/STD.
• Collaborates with other HIV/STD branch programs and the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) to address cross-group goals and support implementation of systems that increase the health outcomes for persons living with HIV.
• Surveys HIV/STD clinical providers regarding continuing education needs and analyzes the results.
• Develops in-service and educational programs to meet the needs of clinical providers.
• Participates in planning, budgeting, executing, and evaluating the HIV/STD Clinical Conference for state-wide medical and nursing professionals who deliver services to people living with HIV.
• Other duties as assigned, including but not limited to actively participating and/or serving in the agency's disaster response and recovery.

Benefits

• insurance coverage and other benefits available through the State of Texas Group Benefits Plan administered by the Employee Retirement System of Texas (ERS)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level