Sea Mar Community Health Centers

HIV Program Coordinator

Program Services-Delivery - Vancouver, WA - Full Time

Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services. Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services. We are recruiting for the following position:

Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization

HIV Program Coordinator - Posting #27329

Hourly Rate: $30.00 - 31.50

Position Summary:

Full-time HIV Program Coordinator position available for our Vancouver Salmon Creek Medical Clinic in Vancouver, WA. The HIV Program Coordinator is a healthcare professional who works closely with healthcare providers and patients with measures and projects related to HIV. This includes screening, detection, prevention, linkage to care, and case management. The HIV Program Coordinator role has both patient-facing and administrative duties. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

As a mission-driven organization, the core values of, and the services offered at Sea Mar are based on the belief that everyone deserves to be respectfully treated in a way that preserves dignity and enhances self-worth. Sea Mar is an advocate for its clients and aims to achieve industry-leading, client-centered, culturally-aware services. 

Sea Mar employees serve as an extension of this mission and demonstrate their commitment to an excellent client experience by:

  • Understanding and empathizing with client needs
  • Surpassing client expectations
  • Demonstrating a high level of integrity
  • Exhibiting compassion and commitment
  • Advocating for social justice
  • Taking pride in individual work as well as that of the team
  • Continually learning to stay current with industry standards, best practices and technology

As a Sea Mar employee, the individual in this position commits to adherence to these values to their utmost ability and endeavors to strengthen and embody this mission daily.

Responsibilities:

  • Screening and Detection of HIV
    • Works with providers to ensure recommended testing
    • Runs quality metric reports
    • Support of providers in screening and rescreening of higher risk patients
    • Works with the communications team regarding advertisement and outreach
    • Works with providers/clinical teams on support and training for HIV screening
  • Prevention of HIV
    • Case management of patients using HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
    • Connecting patients with financial resources, including assisting with applications for programs such as PrEPDAP, Ready Set PrEP, and Gilead Advancing Access
    • Works with the HIV Clinical Champion to build, pilot, and run telePrEP programs and home-testing programs
    • Run quality metric reports
    • Works with the communications team regarding advertisement and outreach.
    • Works with providers/clinical teams on support and training for HIV PrEP.
  • HIV Coordination
    • When a patient tests positive for HIV, facilitate linkage to HIV ART prescriber within 30 days (14 days goal)
    • Connecting patients with financial resources, including assisting with applications for programs such as EIP/ADAP, and Gildead Advancing Access.  This may include urgent/ same-day processing with Prescription Assistance Programs to facilitate urgent ART in patients with newly diagnosed HIV.
    • Case managements of patients with HIV who are getting care at Sea Mar.
    • Work with providers/clinical teams on support and training for HIV diagnosis and linkage to care.
  • Role may include travel between clinic sites for associated duty, such as provider trainings, or patient-facing duties as above.
  • Works with the HIV Clinical Champion to build and sustain Sea Mar’s HIV program across the agency, and ensure consistency with other HIV initiatives in the organization.
  • Communicates with and builds partnerships with community organizations such as Gay City, Entre Hermanos, and POCAAN, etc.
  • Takes meeting minutes.
  • Other duties related to HIV screening, prevention, and coordination, as determined by the HIV Clinical Champion.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • Compassion and understanding for people living with a stigmatized chronic illness
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • High level attention to detail required.
  • Must be able to respond quickly, efficiently and accurately to inquiries and requests.
  • Must strictly adhere to HIPAA compliance and other Sea Mar policies.
  • Must demonstrate problem-solving skills.
  • Cultural competence of the LGBTQ+ community.

Education and/or Experience:

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required.

What We Offer:

Sea Mar offers talented and motivated people the opportunity to work in a dynamic and growing community health organization. Working at Sea Mar Community Health Centers is more than just a job, it’s a fulfilling career with opportunity for advancement. The fringe benefits surpass most companies. For example, Full-time employees working 30 hours or more, receive an excellent benefit package of:

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Prescription coverage
  • Life Insurance
  • Long Term Disability
  • EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
  • Paid-time-off starting at 24 days per year + 10 paid Holidays.

We also offer 401(k)/Retirement options and an exciting opportunity to work in a culturally diverse environment.

How to Apply:

To apply for this position, complete the online application and click SUBMIT or APPLY NOW. If you have any questions regarding the position, email Zachary Forsyth, HCA, at [email protected]. 

Sea Mar is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Posted on 02/11/2025

Please visit our website to learn more about us at www.seamar.org. You may also apply through our Career page at https://www.seamar.org/jobs-general.html

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