Description

• Traveling each day to a different Addiction Recovery facility in Ohio to offer Hepatitis C, HIV and STD point of care testing & linkage to care services.
• Contacting a potential clinic or facility who has not expressed previous interest in person to offer our services and create relationships.
• Be a self-motivated individual eager to talk and engage with all addiction recovery patients and staff at each facility.
• Educating staff & patients on the importance of being tested and cured for Hepatitis C and treated for HIV & STD’s.
• Complete the necessary paperwork (consent forms, etc.) with each patient before testing
• Excellent phlebotomy skills are essential.
• Draw labs through phlebotomy as ordered, properly labeling samples, and delivering labs to office or a local drop off facility each day.
• Attempt to test all patients in the facility each visit, this is done by education, and engagement of all patients and staff each day.
• Obtain Vitals Including Height, Weight, BP, Pulse, RR, etc.
• Chart a description of each encounter in the EMR system
• Facilitate a telemedicine visit between the patient and a nurse practitioner
• Electronically track patients being tested for Hepatitis C in Microsoft and offer follow up services to get them cured!
• Continue to be in contact with all patients until SVR12

Qualifications

• Clean Ohio driving record and valid Ohio driver’s license for 3 years.
• Work flexible hours, not your typical 9-5, every day, based on clinic hours of operations, will vary.
• Strong customer service skills
• Friendly, outgoing personality with the ability to make people comfortable enough with you to be tested.
• Ability to work collaboratively in team-based care including CRNP and Hepatitis C Outreach & Linkage to care coordinators
• Excellent phlebotomy skills are a must.
• Knowledge of basic computer skills, Excel, Word and how to use Electronic Medical Records
• Experience with patient centered care
• Punctuality and impeccable attendance
• Strong communication skills with both professionals and patients from all demographics
• Non-judgmental approach to patient care
• Technical skills with required office equipment
• Patience and great attention to detail
• Completely understand the healthcare privacy laws as outlined in HIPAA
• LGBTQIA cultural competency
• Ability to work collaboratively in team-based care
• Ability to adapt to a work environment that is constantly changing and not always structured
• Ability to work in a fast paced and, at times, excited atmosphere
• Maintain a professional attitude and demeanor
• Ability to multi-task