early intervention specialist

POSITION DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE:  Early Intervention Specialist

DEPARTMENT:  Population Health

REPORTS TO:  Ryan White Program Supervisor

FLSA STATUS:  Exempt

CREATED DATE:  2/21/2011

REVISION DATES:  2/3/2022

POSITION SUMMARY

The Early Intervention Specialist (EIS) purpose is linkage and re-engagement to care for those Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Identifying and addressing barriers to participating in adherence to ongoing HIV outpatient/ambulatory medical care. In addition, EIS is to ensure that people who test positive receive necessary HIV-related services as early as possible to interrupt or delay the progression of HIV disease and move a client toward self-management

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Provide counseling for HIV patients with respect to HIV/AIDS.

1. Provide referrals and link patients to needed medical and/or support services from multiple points of entry.

1. Provide HIV education, including risk prevention and adherence counseling.

1. Perform outreach activities for education and community engagement relating to HIV awareness.

1. Perform HIV testing in conjunction with pre/posttest counseling, as needed to make the unaware aware of their status.

1. Work with Medical Case Managers to identify out of care patients, or those at risk for becoming so.

1. Attends local and state planning meetings and training programs as deemed appropriate by supervisor. Attends monthly case management committee meeting.

1. Perform home visits to newly diagnosed patients, out of care patients, and/or patients with adherence issues.

1. Works with Medical Case Managers in assisting patients navigate the Ryan White eligibility process and Patient Assistance Programs, as needed.

1. Report data and encounters on patients in the Care Ware system.

1. May perform other duties as required.

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Number of Incumbents

Early Intervention Specialist

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 POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Education: Minimum of a high school diploma.

Experience: Experience working with HIV positive patients preferred.

Licenses or Certifications: N/A

Mental Requirements

Level 1 – Requires some concentration and normal attention. Generally, once the job is learned, the tasks can be performed more or less automatically.

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Level 2 – Requires high periods of concentration intermittently and normal attention. Generally, even once the job is learned, tasks will require normal attention to deal with recurring variables.

Level 3 – Requires a high level of concentration and high level of attention intermittently. Generally, the approach to tasks may be consistent, but the number of steps required and/or the number of variables involved creates the possibility of errors unless the incumbent pays close attention.

Physical Requirements

Activity

Approximate % of Time

Comments

Sitting

80%

Standing

10%

Walking

10%

100%

Approximate percentage of time spent lifting, pulling and/or pushing:  5%

Maximum number of pounds required (with or without assistance):  10 lbs.

Types of objects the incumbent is required to lift/pull/push. Filing cabinet drawers, medical files

Machines and Equipment Used:

Machines, Equipment, Tools

Approximate % of Time

Degree of Hand:Eye Coordination Required

1. Computer

40%

Normal

1. Photocopier & fax machine

5%

Normal

1. Telephone

20%

Normal

1. Typical office equipment

5%

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Approximate percentage of time incumbent spends in "on-the-job" travel, excluding commuting to regular work location:  30%-40% traveling between work sites, home visits, and/or attending required local and state meetings/training programs.

Working Conditions

Typical office environment in addition to home visits that require travel to a variety of urban neighborhoods; regular exposure to varying weather conditions