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Health Education Coordinator/UKHC

Employer
University of Kentucky
Location
Elkton, KY

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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Job Title:

Health Education Coordinator/UKHC

Requisition Number:

RE25364

Working Title:

Risk Reduction Specialist

Department Name:

H5001: Pharmacy Services- KIRP

Work Location:

Elkton, KY

Grade Level:

09

Salary Range:

$40,893-66,373/year

Type of Position:

Staff

Position Time Status :

Full-Time

Required Education:

MA

Click here for more information about equivalencies::

http://www.uky.edu/hr/employment/working-uk/equivalencies

Required Related Experience:

3 yrs

Required License/Registration/Certification:

None

Physical Requirements:

This position will require driving between multiple HRI sites over a defined service area in Kentucky in the Todd County service area.

Shift:

Shift is dependent upon HRI/SEP program hours, generally Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (40 hours per week.) As an exempt-level position, additional hours including evenings and weekends may be required in order to meet job and departmental business needs.

Job Summary:

This position will be embedded in a Harm Reduction Program at the Todd County Health Department and will serve as a Risk Reduction Specialist. It will provide targeted HIV and Hepatitis C testing and counseling to persons presenting for services at the harm reduction programs to help the unaware learn of their status, and refer persons found to be positive for HIV or Hepatitis C to medical care and treatment services at key points of entry for Outpatient/Ambulatory Health Services, Medical Case Management, and Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. The Risk Reduction Specialist will also provide interventions and educational information to persons at high-risk for contracting or transmitting HIV on how to reduce the risk of HIV transmission, and will work with individuals to assess individual risk needs and connect them to appropriate resources as needed.

Additionally, this role will provide information about medical and psychosocial support services and counseling to improve participants’ health status. Educational topics covered include risk reduction strategies to reduce transmission, including comprehensive HIV, Hepatitis C, and STI prevention counseling, and preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for clients’ partners and treatment as prevention and harm reduction. Will also provide tools to clients to improve their health literacy, increase retention in medical care, and improve treatment adherence to achieve better health outcomes; distribute patient education materials (pamphlets and books), as well as risk reduction supplies (sharps containers and condoms) to persons at high risk for contracting or transmitting HIV. The Risk Reduction Specialists will represent the HRI program within the local health department and assist in collaborations and strategic planning.

This position is part of the Harm Reduction Initiative and will be funded by the Kentucky AIDS Drug Assistance Program (KADAP) and Kentucky Income Reinvestment Program (KIRP) through November 30, 2023. Travel across a defined service area within the Commonwealth of Kentucky, specifically in the Todd County Health Department (Elkton, KY) service area is required.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities:

The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of and experience using Microsoft Windows, including the Office applications Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook.

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? :

No

Preferred Education/Experience:

Degree in Health Education, Social Work, Social Services, Criminal Justice, Public Health, or Human Development highly preferred.

Deadline to Apply:

11/29/2020

University Community of Inclusion:

The 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.

Organization

Fast Facts

Location: Lexington, Ky.
Founded: 1865
Endowment: $1.1 billion
Budget: $3.5 billion
Research Grants and Contracts Awarded: $316.5 million
Library Holdings: 4.3 million volumes
Enrollment: 30,76
President: Dr. Eli Capilouto
Provost: Dr. David W. Blackwell
Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration: Dr. Eric Monday
Executive Vice President for Research: Dr. Lisa A. Cassis
Executive Vice President for Health Affairs: Dr. Mark F. Newman

About the University

Adjacent to downtown Lexington, UK is nestled in the scenic heart of the beautiful Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. UK's campus covers more than 814 acres, with more than 30,700 students and 13,500 full-time employees, including nearly 2,400 full-time faculty and librarians.

Mission

The University of Kentucky is a public, land grant university dedicated to improving people's lives through excellence in education, research and creative work, service, and health care. As Kentucky's flagship institution, the University plays a critical leadership role by promoting diversity, inclusion, economic development, and human well-being.

Our Guiding Principles

The University is driven by the promise it has made to Kentucky, one that honors its land-grant mission and a heritage honed through 150 years of service to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Six principles guide our efforts. They are: creating a vibrant undergraduate learning community, advancing a high-quality graduate and professional education portfolio, cultivating a robust research environment, developing a strong and sustainable UK infrastructure, fostering a positive work environment for faculty and staff, and ensuring a meaningful impact on the Commonwealth and the community.

Employment/Benefits

As Central Kentucky's largest employer, the University of Kentucky supports the recruitment and retention of unparalleled talent - individuals who inspire learning, teaching, service and healing through innovation in work solutions, initiatives, policies and programs. Impressive benefits at the University include an excellent retirement package, with an employer match that doubles the employee's contribution, a dynamic work-life program to assist employees in balancing their work with their personal lives, a wellness program to protect, maintain and promote the health of employees, and a strategic plan that nurtures diversity of thought, culture, gender and ethnicity. For more information regarding benefits, visit http://www.uky.edu/hr/benefits.

Research

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.

Research at UK is a dynamic enterprise encompassing both traditional scholarship and emerging technologies. UK is one of eight universities in the U.S. that has well-established programs in agriculture, engineering, medicine and pharmacy on a single campus, leading to groundbreaking discoveries and unique interdisciplinary collaboration.

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.

UK HealthCare

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.

Living in the Bluegrass

Ranked as one of the nation's best places to live and work, Lexington offers many diverse educational, cultural and commercial opportunities. With a population of more than 314,000 people, Lexington supports cultural attractions such as opera, ballet, theater and musical events. Surrounded by rolling hills and horse farms, the Bluegrass Region is known for its natural beauty. For more information: http://www.uky.edu/hr/employment/working-uk/life-in-lexington.

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