Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Public Health Representative I for the Department of Medicine – Infectious Diseases within the New Jersey Medical School. Under the direction of the Medical Director, the Public Health Representative I will serve as the lead staff for HIV counseling, screening, testing and referral in the Coordinated Outreach and Linkage (COOL) Program Mobile Unit. The Public Health Representative I will serve as an HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Counselor, provide sex-positive sexual health counseling, and coordinate community outreach for key populations disproportionately affected by HIV.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Provides HIV and STI testing through blood extraction, phlebotomy, and urine collection.
- Ensures that HIV counseling, testing and referral is provided in accordance with the standards of the Division of HIV and AIDS (DHAS)/NJ Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS).
- Ensures that blood and other specimens collected adhere to the standards of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.
- Ensures that blood and other specimens collected are transported to the NJ Department of Health/Courier pick up site.
- Assists in the coordination of activities related to HIV services at health fairs, colleges/universities and other community sponsored event information and testing sites.
- Lead of at least two COOL events per year.
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