What are the responsibilities and job description for the Peer Navigator position at Cornerstone Family Healthcare?
Description
Cornerstone Family Healthcare is actively recruiting for a Peer Navigator to join our growing team in Kingston.
RATE OF PAY/SALARY: 18.00 per hour
WORK LOCATION(S): Kingston, NY 12401
STATUS: Part-Time
CORNERSTONE’S MISSION:
Cornerstone Family Healthcare is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center with a mission to provide high quality, comprehensive, primary and preventative health care services in an environment of caring, dignity and respect to all people regardless of their ability to pay. For more than fifty years, Cornerstone has been responsive to meeting the needs of the communities in which we serve with a continued emphasis on the underserved and those without access to health care regardless of race, economic status, age, sex, sexual orientation or disability.
JOB SUMMARY:
General Purpose:
Under the supervision of the Program Supervisor, the Peer Navigator will work in tandem with the agency’s harm reduction and outreach programs to provide services to people who use/inject drugs (PWUD/PWID) within communities in Dutchess, Orange, Ulster, and Sullivan Counties. One Peer position will cover Orange and Sullivan counties, and one peer position will cover Dutchess and Ulster counties.
Key Competencies:
- Participate in outreach to PWUD/PWID at the community level as well as within shelters, soup kitchens and other community-based organizations to publicize program services and recruit clients.
- Participate in outreach to community partners and work with harm reduction programs staff to increase the priority population’s awareness and understanding of overdose and other health related issues.
- Participate in providing harm reduction education, counseling, and supplies.
- Provide referrals to clients for holistic medical, behavioral health, testing, drug treatment and other support services as needed.
- Complete such trainings as assigned by the Program Supervisor.
Description of Duties:
- Observe and abide by HIPAA and the HIV Confidentiality Law.
- Use personal contacts, social media and other networking strategies to engage the priority population.
- Assist the program in promoting and implementing program services with the community and priority population.
- Pass on to Program Supervisor, any referrals for HIV/STI/HCV testing and counseling, PrEP/PEP, drug treatment, medical, behavioral health, social services, as well as other supportive services.
- Maintain an awareness of trends impacting the priority population to provide to the Program Supervisor to adjust programming as needed.
- Complete the mandated continuing education trainings as selected and scheduled by the Program Supervisor.
- Assist in program coverage when required including street outreach, PDSE, and mobile unit.
- Attend and participate in monthly department, All Staff and other required meetings.
- Be familiar with Cornerstone policies and procedures and the Employee Handbook.
- Maintain confidentiality of all aspects of Cornerstone including, but not limited to, patient confidentiality, financials, and employee relations.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- A High School Diploma with experience in peer education, harm reduction, HIV/HCV/STI and/or disease prevention.
- Familiarity with the priority population and the geographic area assigned. Commitment to undergo training about HIV/HCVSTI, harm reduction, social support services, and community resources.
Salary : $18
