Navigation Specialist

Responsibilities:

• • Perform outreach activities including HCV prevention education and testing, provide information on buprenorphine access and treatment while recruiting hard to reach injection drug users, other drug users, sex workers and other community members experiencing barriers to services.
  • Support the HCV Care Coordinator in performing outreach activities to engage individuals around HCV prevention and treatment.
  • Conduct HCV testing on GeneXpert®Cepheid HCV point-of-care RNA testing machine and facilitate linkage to same-day HCV treatment start.
  • Conduct HCV and HIV rapid testing and counseling and facilitate linkage to preventative services, treatment, and follow up care.
  • Connect OnPoint NYC participants and community members to HCV treatment and supportive services through the OnPoint NYC Medical Clinics.
  • Assist participants in achieving HCV cure by encouraging medication adherence and providing other support as needed.
  • Educate OnPoint NYC participants and community members around buprenorphine treatment and accessibility and follow up with participant through buprenorphine induction, providing support and motivation on adherence.
  • Assist with health insurance enrollment, changes and support.
  • Follow all documentation standards to keep accurate, consistent, and complete records on all participants served.
  • Attend weekly HCV conferences with OnPoint’s HCV treatment team including Director of Clinical Services and HCV Care Coordinator.
  • Collect updated contact information and conduct participant tracking efforts.
  • Work with the team to set up and pack up site for outreach events.
• Perform other related tasks and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• • Must be an organized, self-motivated, team-player, with strong interpersonal and communication skills, basic computer skills and the ability and willingness to engage in hands-on work and solve problems as they arise.
  • Must be a compassionate individual with an active interest in harm reduction, HCV prevention and treatment, Buprenorphine treatment and education.
  • Familiarity with HCV and HIV testing and providing linkages to HCV and HIV prevention and care services preferred.
  • Familiarity with buprenorphine treatment for opioid addiction and dependance preferred.
  • Significant life experience in the areas of drug use, sex work, HIV and STI prevention preferred.
  • Strong ability to promote navigation services and connect participants to other services, including mental health, substance use treatment, and other supportive services.
  • Familiarity with the full array of supportive services available to individuals in the priority populations, especially Black and Latina/Hispanic women.
  • Must be familiar with and believe in harm reduction philosophy.
  • Must be willing to work outdoors and at street sites (sometimes in inclement weather). Hours may include nights and weekends.
  • Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.

403(b)

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.