Prevention Specialist
- Employer
- University of Kentucky
- Location
- Clark County
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- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
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Click here for more information about equivalencies:http://www.uky.edu/hr/employment/working-uk/equivalenciesRequired Related Experience0 yrs
Required License/Registration/CertificationNone
Physical RequirementsThe essential job functions of this position require: communicating effectively; building positive working relationships with individuals from diverse backgrounds; abiding by University, state, and federal guidelines; maintaining confidentiality; prioritizing and managing work effectively; ensuring work is detailed, accurate, and completed in a timely manner; performing work in a sedentary position; reporting to meetings at different locations; interacting with individuals from various levels throughout the university; and working successfully with a team, as well as independently.
ShiftPrimarily days, with core hours from 8:00 am-5:00 pm, Monday-Friday. Weekend and evening hours may be required as workload demands.
Job SummaryThe University of Kentucky is seeking a Prevention Specialist for the HEALing Communities Study (HCS) grant to serve Clark County. This is a four-year grant aimed to decrease opioid overdose deaths by 40 percent. The Prevention Specialist will play a critical role in assisting clients in accessing local prevention and recovery resources. The Prevention Specialist will partner with local probation and parole offices as well as other health and criminal justice locations to provide interested individuals with needed support, education and services. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of a community-level care team positioned to bring together talented and dedicated individuals from the university community, Kentucky state government and treatment providers, as well as community criminal justice and public health departments to address one of the nation’s biggest public health crises.
Under the direction of the Community Coordinator and scientific leads, the Prevention Specialist has many responsibilities, including to:
•Conduct overdose prevention and treatment referral within local criminal justice and community settings.
•Provide public health counseling to interested clients and conduct overdose prevention training to individuals seeking education and distribution of Narcan kits.
•Assist clients who are interested in treatment, including medications for opioid use disorder, by linking clients with the HEALing Communities Study (HCS) Care Navigator.
•Engage and support clients with problem solving, coordination and promotion of local services/resources, and assist in stigma reduction through training and educational efforts.
•Research, identify, and promote credible information and options on needed social services.
•Advocate for the needs and desires of clients by engaging local providers from mental health services, addiction services, and physical medicine to meet the needs of clients.
•Collaborate with entire community-level team to ensure access to local care is meeting all essential study-related requirements.
•Communicate and address potential issues and/or obstacles before they negatively impact research success.
•Assist with study data collection and interpretation.
A successful candidate will have strong empathy skills and work ethic, possess a high level of integrity, as well as an appreciation and respect for the cultural, spiritual beliefs and practices of individuals in the criminal justice system, their families, and criminal justice staff. Candidates will also be required to follow University HIPAA and privacy practices.
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? NoPreferred Education/ExperienceOne year of experience as a Prevention Specialist or in working with individuals with substance use disorder, training, education, research, or project coordination.
Deadline to Apply09/10/2020University Community of InclusionThe University of Kentucky is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce by ensuring all our students, faculty, and staff work in an environment of openness and acceptance. We strive to foster a community where people of all backgrounds, identities, and perspectives can feel secure and welcome. We also value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.
Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.
Posting Specific QuestionsRequired fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * Please select the response that best represents your paid, full time work experience in a prevention specialist role working with individuals with Substance Use Disorder
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- More than 1 year, up through 2 years
- More than 2 years, up through 3 years
- More than 3 years
- * Have you worked previously in a criminal justice community setting
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- * Please explain how your experience best matches the job responsibilities described in the Prevention Specialist job posting
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- * Please rate your computer literacy
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- * This position will serve Clark County, however, at times it will include travel to community sites across the county and the Kentucky regional area. Are you able to meet this job requirement?
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- * Where did you first see this position advertised other than on UK's online employment system?
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In fiscal year 2016, the University of Kentucky was awarded $316.5 million in external grants and contracts. UK is one of only eight universities across the country with the full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional and medical programs on one contiguous campus, leading to groundbreaking discoveries and unique cross-disciplinary research and scholarship. Moreover, UK is currently one of only 22 public institutions with a trifecta of federal designations of excellence in research: for aging, in cancer and in translational science. A new $265 million research facility, due to open in 2018, will bring together clinicians, scientists and scholars from across UK’s campus to reduce health gaps in Kentucky. These health gaps include cancer, cardiovascular disease & stroke, diabetes & obesity, substance abuse, and neuroscience & aging.
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In 2013, the UK Markey Cancer Center announced its designation as a National Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. This designation places UK among an elite group of 22 research universities that can boast the "Triple Crown" of federal research awards: NCI designation, the Clinical Translational Sciences Award, and a federally supported Alzheimer's Disease Center.
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UK HealthCare has strategically developed an incredible capacity to serve the Commonwealth through its state-of-the-art patient care pavilion and emergency rooms, advanced biomedical and biological research, and a network of affiliate health care agencies throughout Kentucky. Passion for people and a vision for the "medical campus of the future" have inspired leading physicians and researchers from across the United States to join UK. Their research agenda is balanced with outreach to affiliated and partner hospitals, so Kentucky families can receive high-quality health care at home and travel to Lexington for only the most advanced, complex medical care and procedures.
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