Medical Care Manager position at the Bronx HCC:

Responsibilities 
The Medical Care Manager (MCM) blends the mission of AHF with Medical Care Management, utilizing their experience, skills, and education with a thorough understanding of the Retention & Adherence Program (RAP) within their specific area.

With a caring and knowledgeable focus, you will work with our providers and healthcare center team so that every eligible client receives the support they require and access to available resources. This will include providing education and assistance so that eligibility for the program is understood. Working directly within the Healthcare Center, you will meet with patients and complete Health Risk/Needs Assessments, develop Service/Action/Care Plans, and provide ongoing education to clients so that they understand their diagnoses and their medications.

For RAP contracts that combine psychosocial needs within Medical Care Management, you will understand mental health needs and basic needs such as housing, food, and clothing and develop relationships with programs and agencies serving those needs and facilitate referrals, support, and assistance for your patients who lack those services.
 
By utilizing your care management experience, you will meet our clients where they are, identify strengths and opportunities for growth and assist them with realistic goal setting. With your skills of collaboration and engagement, you will bring the essence of the safety net for the uninsured HIV/AIDS clients - to our most vulnerable population.

By establishing Health Risk/Needs Assessments, Action/Service/Care Plans, referrals and support, your work will directly contribute to AHF’s success in meeting the deliverables of our Retention & Adherence contract. Beyond the scope of the contract, your work contributes to measures established by the HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) Measures and the Department of Health and Human Services.  
 
The MCM is often the liaison between provider and client and is able to facilitate the shift from leaving the exam room to implementing the optimum plan of care and putting it into action. Providing brief interventions focused on a long-term achievable goal, the client and the MCM work together each step of the way towards viral suppression, better health outcomes, and quality of life.

Education and/or Experience
•    Medical Care manager must meet one of the minimum qualifications: 
          a. A bachelor’s or master’s degree in social science.
          b. A bachelor’s degree not in social science with at least 6 months of case management experience.           
•    At least three years of social work experience in a medical environment is preferred.
•       Knowledge of community resources
•       Knowledge of the target population
•       Knowledge of HIV disease and treatment
•      Competence in Cultural and linguistic Diversity.

To apply or for additional information, please click on the link below: 
Medical Care Manager, AHF Bronx

Or feel free to contact:
Nicole Castaldo 
Lead Talent Acquisition Recruiter 
[email protected] 
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Office: (631) 870-5147 ext. 1967
Mobile: (516) 509-4522

Job Details:
The Peer Coordinator will be responsible for providing client centered support and education to clients aging with HIV. Through a collaborative effort with the client’s care team, the Peer will coordinate and advocate for services that will promote positive health outcomes. Peers have a deep understanding of what the patient is experiencing; Patients have an opportunity to discuss personal issues with Peers in a safe environment and with someone who can relate to their situation.

Responsibilities:
•    Identifies and addresses barriers to care, anticipate and pre-empt potential problems, promote patient self-efficacy through teaching and coaching; and provide emotional support – HIV positive with success in managing their HIV care and treatment as well as navigating health care systems
•    Responsible for the orientation of new patients to grant support services and to clinic services. In addition, introduce new patients to clinic staff
•    Navigation of patients to medical visits or other health and human services appointments.
•    The Coordinator is expected to outreach all new referrals within 5 work days, make reminder calls and follow-up for missed appointments.
•    Provide educational and organizational materials
•    Support education and adherence assistance through individual or group activities.
•    Peer Coordinator will meet patients in their home and escort them to appointments as needed.
•    Conducts outreach to clients who are eligible for People Aging with HIV grant funded programs who have become lost to contact and make follow up phone calls to patients who miss appointments, if they are receptive to the calls.
•    Ensure that program goals of client outcomes are documented in AIRS so that annual service units can be met and demonstrate ability to set priorities and manage time in an efficient manner.
•    Responsible for documenting all interventions conducted with the client or on their behalf in AIRS in a manner that is accurate and error free. Track all interventions on the program specific client contact logs. Documentation is to be completed immediately following the intervention and program specific monthly monitoring data is to be submitted no later then the 5th of the following month.
•    Will attend the AIDS Institute Peer Certification program to completion
•    Ensure that client’s confidential health care and personal information is protected at all times. Responsible for ensuring that appropriate consent forms are signed and updated as required. Ensure that exchanges of information are only disclosed to those individuals for which client consent has been obtained. Responsible for the safeguarding of electronic devices and passwords.
 •    Work as a team player in all areas to enhance the program as a whole. Hear staff and client concerns in an open and solution-oriented manner and refer all case management/client needs to the Administrator ACC.
 •    Responsible for actively participating in the Department’s Quality Improvement and Quality Assurance efforts, including but not limited to participation in the Department’s Quality Improvement Committee.
Other job duties as requested by supervisor.

Qualifications/Experience Requirements:
•    Living with HIV with proficiency in managing care and medication adherence
•    Experience with sexual health education, harm reduction strategies preferred
•    Comfortable with communicating with patients and within the community

Education:
•    High School diploma or GED
•    Completion of NYS-Department of Health’s Peer Education Training or willingness to complete

Licenses / Certifications:
NYS HIV Confidentiality Certificate. Candidates will have protected time to complete the NYS DOH AI Peer Certification Training requirements and be supported in applying to become a Certified Peer Worker (CPW)

Other:
Participate in regular continuing education surrounding HIV, HIV and aging • Maintain annual NYS HIV Confidentiality Certificate

If interested, please contact:
Alexis Sanchez 
(she/her/hers)
Practice Manager, ALLY Care Center
Westchester Medical Center
(P) 914-493-1273  (F) 914-493-1806
[email protected] 

E/Quality Care Training Co-Facilitator – Part Time, Virtual
rainbowheights.org

Rainbow Heights Club is seeking a part-time, virtual training co-facilitator to support the enhancement and expansion of the E/Quality Care training program. The E/Quality Care Training Co-Facilitator will be responsible for collaborating directly with Rainbow Heights Club staff to prepare and co-facilitate LGBTQ+ and TGNC cultural competency trainings for health and human services providers in New York State.

Co-Facilitator Responsibilities:

• Co-facilitate between 3-5x E/Quality Care training webinars per month via Zoom with Director of Community Engagement
• All training scheduling with external agencies will be handled by Director of Community Engagement; Co-Facilitator is expected to respond in a timely fashion to availability queries
• Onboarding will include paid time spent viewing, evaluating and providing feedback on content and presentation of LGBTQ+ and TGNC trainings, to ensure their alignment with co-facilitator’s own clinical expertise and lived experience

Co-Facilitator Qualifications:

• Education: Master’s degree and licensure in Social Work or a related field
• Clinical Experience: A minimum of 2 years of clinical experience in the provision of behavioral health services in a community setting. Clinical experience working with LGBTQ+ (particularly TGNC) adolescents a huge plus, but not required.
• Training Experience: A verifiable track record of developing and delivering cultural competency or continuing education trainings for health and human services providers
• Communication Skills: Effective oral communication and presentation skills – particularly, comfortarticulating the clinical benefits of LGBTQ-affirming care, as well as answering participant questions and providing practice suggestions in real time
• Commitment to Organizational Mission & Values: Understanding of and commitment to addressing mental health disparities within LGBTQ+ communities, in particular for LGBTQ+ communities of color, TGNC people and people with disabilities
• Understanding of Racial and Economic Justice: Understanding of the impacts of racial, ethnic and economic marginalization on LGBTQ New Yorkers living with mental illness, and commitment to culturally competent, anti-oppressive clinical practice
• Service Familiarity: Knowledge of and connections to community resources that address the mental health, substance use, physical health, housing, etc. needs of low/no income LGBTQ+ New Yorkers
• Optimism: Ability to assume positive intent in training Q&As and respond in ways that foster growth

Location: Applicants must live and be familiar with the service landscape in New York State, but the duties of the position can be fulfilled virtually.

Hours/Duration: 8-15 hours per month. Trainings typically take place on Tuesdays before noon, but this position will periodically require scheduling flexibility beyond that. The training contract runs through the end of June 2023, at which point there could be the opportunity to renew for the following fiscal year.

Compensation: Training co-facilitator will be paid as a consultant at an hourly rate to be negotiated based on experience.

Application: Please email your cover letter and resume to [email protected] with the subject line, Training Co-Facilitator.

As an agency dedicated to peer support, we believe that clinical expertise is most impactful when paired with lived experience. Rainbow Heights Club is a project of Heights Hill Mental Health Service South Beach Psychiatric Center Community Advisory Board, Inc., which is an equal opportunity employer. We actively encourage applications from women, BIPOC, TGNC people, people living with disabilities, and people from other marginalized groups.

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Educator - RAP

Full-Time position at 37.5 hours per week | Salary is $20,936

St. John's Riverside Hospital is a leader in providing the highest quality, compassionate health care utilizing the latest, state-of-the-art medical technology. Serving the Westchester community from Yonkers to the river town communities of Hastings-on-Hudson, Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry and Irvington, St. John's Riverside has been and continues to be a unique and comprehensive network of medical professionals dedicated to a tradition of service that spans generations.

Learn more about the position below -

Responsibilities

Qualifications

The Mount Vernon Youth Bureau is looking for a Health Educator for their Comprehensive Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (CAPP) Program.

Contact Dena Williams, Deputy Director at:
(914) 665-2393 or (914) 359-1443 or [email protected]

Program Description:

Community Based Initiative with the purpose to develop and expand primary prevention programs aimed at decreasing the incidence of adolescent pregnancy and reducing the risk of STDs and HIV/AIDS. Specific goals of the C.A.P.P. initiative and local C.A.P.P. Projects are: 1. Promote healthy sexual behaviors and reduce the practice of risky sexual behaviors among adolescents, using Evidence Based Curriculums 2. Ensure access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare and family planning services for adolescents 3. Expand opportunities and provide support and alternatives to sexual activity for adolescents 4. Improve the community environment for adolescents through development of a coordinated community plan HIV/AIDS Peer Education - “Safety First” program trains youth from the Mount Vernon Teen Task Force with the American Red Cross on HIV/AIDS prevention and education. 

Program Assistant

Part Time: 33 hours/week   

Reports to: LGBTQ Services Manager    

Responsibilities: 

• Assist all staff with requested tasks in order to help keep programs and events running smoothly (clerical, organizing, cleaning, shopping, etc.) 

• Coordinate van services for programming Tuesday – Friday, including tracking van permissions slips, taking calls for van requests, driving the van to central Nassau locations to pick up clients, and dropping clients off after programming.  

• Answer phones and delegate calls as appropriate 

• Coordinate with IT and Building Manager to resolve any IT and Maintenance Issues 

• Reconcile petty cash & maintain balance for reimbursements 

• Reconcile staff credit card receipts and statements for monthly claims 

• Monthly report to Director of LICC 

• Keep records of all staff time sheets 

• Attend weekly staff meetings and take minutes 

• Purchase supplies and food for programs (on-line and in-store) 

• Errands as needed 

• Maintain inventory of supplies, food, promotional materials, etc. 

• Any other tasks assigned by supervisor as needed 

Requirements: 

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs 
• Current New York state driver’s license and clean driving record 

• Must be available mornings & afternoons; some weekends as needed 
• Demonstrate high level of responsibility & trustworthiness 
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills 
• Flexible when assigned various administrative tasks by supervisor 
• Experience working with LGBTQ young people 

All interested candidates should email their resume to Aiden Jay Kaplan, LGBTQ Services Manager, [email protected]

Community Engagement Specialist

Full-time:  37.5 hours/week                                                      

Reports to: Community Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the oversight of YTG persons of color (POC) employment program comprised of three YTG persons of color. This includes recruitment, providing weekly supervision, professional development, ongoing feedback and skill assessment, and maintaining employee records.
• Establish and maintain YTG POC community advisory board which will meet once per week. Collaborative activities must focus on the development and execution of events, regional Discord channel, and addressing social determinants of health.
• Conduct HIV/STI/PrEP/PEP testing and screening services within an HIV status-neutral model of care. This includes conducting behavioral risk screenings, social determinants of health screening, providing personalized cognitive counseling, and linking clients into case management to promote ongoing care engagement regardless of HIV status.
• Assist with the identification of key YTG POC influencers to promote testing services within their social networks
• Identify new medical and essential support service providers who have a history of proving services to YTG community.  This includes attending initial meetings, assisting with the formalization of working agreements, and tracking agreement renewals.
• Develop and execute new internal date-to-care program in collaboration with data team and PFY Director with the goal of re-engaging out-of-care persons living with HIV/AIDS into care.
• Provide linkage support to HNS for all out-of-care person to promote engagement in essential and/or medical support services (ex: food pantry, housing assistance, insurance navigation, name change)
• Promote the initiation of, retention in and adherence to, client centered sexual health based medical interventions.
• Maintain all required electronic and written records of testing, community advisory board meetings/activities, linkages and outreach activities, in addition to maintaining monthly statistics of clients served.
• Additional activities as assigned by the Community Program Manager.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree or some college in related field required. Professional or lived experience working with or being a trans person of color is desirable. Knowledge of sexual health prevention services and/or public health knowledge a plus. Candidate must be comfortable being outgoing and speaking to individuals from various backgrounds/experiences.  Ideal candidate will be self-motivated, have strong organizational skills, exhibit a high level of trustworthiness, and have strong interpersonal skills. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Work schedule requires both late evening and weekend scheduling. Travel throughout Nassau, Queens and Suffolk Counties is required – must have own transportation (car and driver’s license). Bilingual English/Spanish is a strongly preferred. Trans people of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

All interested candidates should email their cover letter and resume to: Devon Zappasodi, PFY Director, [email protected]

HIV Services Navigator II

Full-time:  37.5 hours/week                                                      

Reports to: Prevention Services Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Provide community and social media-based outreach to young transgender YTG) persons of color  (ages 13-34) throughout Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties. Outreach will focus on engaging YTG persons of color in HIV/STI testing, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) services. Community outreach venues will include local bars, nightclubs, street/neighborhood locations where YTG persons of color gather. Social media outreach will include Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and dating apps such as Grindr. Outreach will include giving out safer sex packets, providing education on PEP/PrEP, and the director provision of HIV/STI testing services.
• Conduct HIV/STI/PrEP/PEP testing and screening services within an HIV status-neutral model of care. This includes conducting behavioral risk screenings, social determinants of health screening, providing personalized cognitive counseling, and linking clients into case management to promote ongoing care engagement regardless of HIV status.
• Provide confidential HIV/STI testing and counseling for at-risk individuals during event programming, via mobile testing, and by appointment. Must maintain all HIV testing logs, equipment and records.
• Coordinate, promote, and ensure linkage to ongoing medical services for clients demonstrating need for anti-retroviral medication, PrEP, or PEP.
• Provide support and assistance to link all clients who are newly diagnosed with HIV to Partner Notification services.
• Provide linkage support to all testing clients to promote engagement in essential support services (ex: food pantry, housing assistance, insurance navigation, name change)
• Promote the initiation of, retention in and adherence to, client centered sexual health based medical interventions.
• Maintain all required electronic and written records of testing, linkages and outreach activities, in addition to maintaining monthly statistics of clients served.
• Responsible for adhering to all state/federal laws and regulations surrounding HIV/AIDS Confidentiality and HIPAA.
• Additional activities as assigned by the Prevention Services Coordinator.

Requirements:

Associate’s degree or some college in related field preferred but not required. High school diploma or GED required. Professional or lived experience working with or being a trans person of color required. Knowledge of HIV testing and prevention work a plus. Must have familiarity and be comfortable conducting outreach on apps such as Grindr and having working knowledge of Facebook, Instagram, and Tiktok. Candidate must have strong written/oral communication skills and be able to manage time well and handle multiple tasks. Work schedule requires both late evening and weekend scheduling. Travel throughout Nassau, Queens and Suffolk Counties is required – must have own transportation (car and driver’s license). Bilingual English/Spanish is a strongly preferred. Trans people of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

All interested candidates should email their cover letter and resume to: Dervis Pulgar, Prevention Services Coordinator, at [email protected]