What are the responsibilities and job description for the Disease Intervention Specialist position at AIDS Healthcare Foundation?
A Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) contributes to AHF by providing case management services to STI and HIV positive individuals and their sex/needle-sharing partners. Ensure that all preliminary HIV-positive persons arrange for a confirmatory HIV test and results disclosure. DIS counsels individuals who suffer from a STI/HIV regarding the nature and control of their disease and educates these individuals on risk reduction techniques and behaviors.
A Disease Intervention Specialist enhances the reputation of AHF by ensuring that all preliminary HIV-positive persons receive appropriate client-centered health and social service referrals, consistent with standard of care.
You will be a passionate advocate for our top initiatives.
To be successful as a Disease Intervention Specialist it is crucial to ensure that the AHF Core Values and Mission stay top of mind with all that you do. At AHF we are nimble and able to adapt in a dynamic environment to assist in providing the best experience for our clients and workplace for our employees.
AHF has a collaborative organizational structure where staff are accountable to multiple leaders.
The Disease Intervention Specialist will work as a part of a close-knit team to locate cases and contacts of sexually transmitted disease and HIV by interviewing clients to determine contacts, locating and tracing contacts, and convincing them to voluntarily see diagnosis and treatment. DIS also serve as a liaison between the agency and local Public Health Departments to meet all mandated evaluation and reporting requirements.
A Disease Intervention Specialist enhances the reputation of AHF by ensuring that all preliminary HIV-positive persons receive appropriate client-centered health and social service referrals, consistent with standard of care.
You will be a passionate advocate for our top initiatives.
To be successful as a Disease Intervention Specialist it is crucial to ensure that the AHF Core Values and Mission stay top of mind with all that you do. At AHF we are nimble and able to adapt in a dynamic environment to assist in providing the best experience for our clients and workplace for our employees.
AHF has a collaborative organizational structure where staff are accountable to multiple leaders.
The Disease Intervention Specialist will work as a part of a close-knit team to locate cases and contacts of sexually transmitted disease and HIV by interviewing clients to determine contacts, locating and tracing contacts, and convincing them to voluntarily see diagnosis and treatment. DIS also serve as a liaison between the agency and local Public Health Departments to meet all mandated evaluation and reporting requirements.