Behavioral Health Outreach Specialist

4 weeks ago

Miami, United States Borinquen Health Care Center Full time

Borinquen Medical Centers is based in Miami, FL and is seeking to hire a full-time Outreach Specialist. Responsible for informing the community and creating awareness about Borinquen Medical Centers (BMC) services, including: substance use, mental health, HIV prevention, and prevention education on the risks of substance misuse, HIV/AIDS, and STDs. The Behavioral Health Outreach Specialist also conducts outreach in high-risk areas to recruit participants for testing and BMC services, provides needed linkages to service provision for individuals with mental health, substance use and/or co-occurring disorders, and participates in the coordination and facilitation of presentations to educate the community about our services.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. Assist Project Director and Behavioral Health Lead Navigator in SAMHSA annual reports, continuation applications, etc. for Behavioral Health Department.
  2. Assist Project Director and Behavioral Health Lead Navigator with integration of behavioral health services and communication between disciplines (psychiatrists, physicians, APRNs, LCSWs, LMHCs, etc.).
  3. Attend weekly staff meetings, Behavioral Health Department meetings, and BMC general staff meetings.
  4. Communicate effectively with supervisor regarding caseloads, issues regarding supervision, and leave requests.
  5. Conduct street and community outreach during working hours, including some nights and weekends as needed.
  6. Assist Project Director and Behavioral Health Lead Navigator in the creation, scheduling, and presentation of education sessions/groups for HIV, STD awareness, mental health, Life Skills, substance use, and other BMC services.
  7. Distribute preventive materials including safe sex kits, condoms, and flyers.
  8. Educate target population, newly diagnosed HIV persons, and others about BMC’s available services, treatment options, and assist with linkages to services.
  9. Engage and educate individuals aged 13 and up in risk-reduction discussions.
  10. Ensure all certifications required for your position remain active and that updated copies are submitted for your employee file.
  11. Ensure data collection is completed in a timely, accurate and consistent manner, including HIV and STD testing, follow-up questionnaires, and others.
  12. Make home visits and reach out to individuals that are high risk, hard to reach, and/or present an adherence problem to treatment.
  13. Navigate coordination and expedite services and linkages to additional wrap around care.
  14. Perform behavioral screenings and assessments including GPRA, questionnaire data, demographic data collection instruments, pre-post training assessments, and surveys of partners and staff.
  15. Assist Project Director and Behavioral Health Lead Navigator in performing periodic review of performance measures to assess progress toward goals, inform program development, and enable fine-tuning of implementation strategies.
  16. Present at internal departmental meetings and educate BMC staff about programs and services
  17. Provide HIV, hepatitis, and STD testing and counseling.
  18. Provide program with community referrals, providing name and location of available van and outreach sites.
  19. Recruit participants for all Behavioral Health programs, HIV/hepatitis/STD testing, and prevention services.
  20. Work with the Marketing Department to create campaigns and projects for social media.
  21. Perform all other duties as assigned by Director of Behavioral Health and/or Behavioral Health Program Managers.
REQUIREMENTS
  1. Minimum High School Diploma, or equivalent.
  2. Outreach experience.
  3. Bilingual preferred (Spanish/English or Haitian-Creole/English).
  4. Strong interpersonal skills.
  5. Valid FL driver’s license in good standing.
  6. HIV/AIDS 500-501 from DOH.

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