Job Role Summary

The purpose of this position is to educate and test high risk individuals in the community. Responsibilities include performing duties supportive to the STD program including gonorrhea and Chlamydia testing, phlebotomy, education, and recruitment for testing at a variety of testing locations.

Associated Job Duties

1. Facilitates STD/HIV testing with clients, primarily in community settings. Includes performing phlebotomy and other specimen collection, as well as providing individualized counseling, education, and referrals. 
2. Communicates appropriate and accurate information about STD/HIV to clients and the public verbally or in writing. 
3. Ensures accurate and timely specimen processing and enters data into the electronic medical record system and other databases as needed. 
4. Recruits priority populations for testing and other services by actively engaging members of those communities in the field or online. 
5. Develops and maintains expertise in all program-relevant areas, including but not limited to: STD/HIV fundamentals, screening and treatment recommendations, phlebotomy and specimen collection, disease prevention and intervention strategies, community outreach and engagement, social media use, and cultural competency. Training is provided. 
6. Maintains a safe working environment in all settings and completes tasks in compliance with safety standards. 
7. May be required to drive the Community Outreach/STD Control Program Mobile Vans. Training is provided. 
8. Participates in public health emergency preparedness exercises and in the response to public health emergencies, as directed. 
9. Participates in a minimum of two H.O.P.E. events totaling a minimum of eight (8) hours annually. 
10. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulation. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to use Microsoft Office Products or the equivalent. Ability to navigate Windows Explorer and e-mail.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Working Environment

1. Physical work environment varies, with a portion of time spent in a standard office and clinic setting. Community locations vary and may include street outreach via mobile van, LGBTQ events/spaces, county jails, universities, etc.
2. Travel is required frequently, the majority of which is limited to the Central Indiana area, exposing incumbent to hazards inherent to vehicular travel and field work.
3. On-the-job duties require talking, hearing, sitting, walking, using hands, and reaching with hands and arms. Occasionally required to balance, stoop, crouch, and stand. Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
4. Potential exposure to communicable diseases, combative patients and their associates in stressful situations.
5. Flexible availability is required. Job functions are performed during typical business hours, evenings, and some weekends.