Health Educator
Position: Full-time Health Educator
Pay Rate: $21 per hour
Schedule: 8-Hour workdays with variable/flexible hours depending on project needs. Overtime may be requiredJob .
Job Summary: Provide preventative health education on HIV, Hepatitis C, & STDs to clients enrolled in substance abuse treatment programs on the State of Hawaii. Provide confidential HIV and Hepatitis C outreach, testing, and linkage to community resources.
Qualifications and Abilities:
- High school degree and public speaking experience are required.
- Valid Hawaii State Driver’s License with clean driving abstract.
- Phlebotomy trained or willing to be trained.
- CPR/AED/First Aid Certified or willing to be certified.
- TB Clearance.
- Must have the ability to correspond through email, refer to online schedules and databases.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Must be able to complete Outreach Testing Linking (OTL) training provided by the State of Hawaii Department of Health.
- Must be able to travel inter-island.
General Duties (include but are not limited to):
- Provide HIV/AIDS, STI, viral hepatitis prevention education.
- Provide information and referral resources about health and social services available in the community.
- Provide HIV, Hepatitis C, Gonorrhea, and Chlamydia counseling and testing both at outreach and clinical settings.
- Ensure all HIV/AIDS and/or Hepatitis C positive patients are referred and scheduled for medical follow up after receiving test results.
- Link patients to appropriate HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C medical providers and community resources.
- Conduct patient follow-up to ensure services were obtained and provide additional support as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Interested candidates should apply through our ADP interface: CLICK HERE TO APPLY.
Waikiki Health requires proof of the following immunization, with or without reasonable accommodation: TB skin test or chest X-ray, and Hepatitis B (optional).