STD CONTROL INTERN (50080387)

Job Role Summary

The Bell Flower intern will split their time between programs. This member will assist in creating a community advisory board with key members of the focus population and key community organizations serving Black GBMSM to inform BFC on how to effectively reduce syphilis in their community. This member will also assist the Outreach team by providing direct STD/HIV services to clients, including providing STD/HIV testing, educating, and counseling clients about STD/HIV, collecting and entering data into the electronic medical record system, processing specimens in preparation for lab testing, and providing support to clinic operations, as needed. This member will be responsible for collaborating and building relationships with community partners, community venues, distributing safer sex kits in priority locations, sharing public health information with community members (i.e., social media, educational presentations), and strategizing for the expansion or modification of community-based STD/HIV testing and prevention efforts. 

Essential 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. Designs and participates in community outreach activities that include screenings, health fairs, and educational presentations; screening venues may include neighborhoods, health-care facilities, justice centers, bars/clubs, or other settings likely to yield high numbers of cases of HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
9. Recruit key community members and key organizations to the CAB through adequate recruitment tactics and by in-person interfacing. 
 

Qualifications

Education/Experience:
1. Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in pre-med, or a similar major from an accredited college or university
2. One year of relevant work experience with transferable skills in customer service, communication, or patient interaction required. 
3. Phlebotomy skills are strongly preferred, though not required. Training can be provided. 
4. Must possess a valid Indiana driver’s license and reliable automobile with insurance   

Working Environment

Work 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 25 pounds. 
4. Potential exposure to communicable diseases, combative patients and their associates in stressful situations.