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New Brunswick, NJ | United States

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Position Summary:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Public Health Representative III for the Department of Pediatrics within New Jersey Medical School.

The primary purpose of the Public Health Representative III position is to serve as the lead staff for HIV counseling, screening, testing, and referral in the STOP Program Mobile Unit. They will also serve as an HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Counselor. In addition, the Public Health Representative III will provide sexual risk avoidance counseling to adolescents and young adults.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Provides HIV and STI testing through blood extraction, phlebotomy, and urine collection.
• Ensures that HIV counseling, testing and referral is provided in accordance with the standards of the Division of HIV and AIDS ( DHAS )/NJ Department of Health and Senior Services ( NJDHSS ).
• Ensures that blood and other specimens collected adhere to the standards of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.
• Assists in the coordination of activities related to HIV services at health fairs, colleges/universities and other community sponsored event information and testing sites.
• Responsible for contacting the Notification Assistance Program ( NAP ) for clients who test HIV positive and who failed to return for their test results.
• Maintains client records in compliance with standards set by Division of HIV and AIDS Services.
• Offer Family Planning services to clients and link to services.
• Will lead educational sessions on sexual risk avoidance, U=U, Sex Positivity, ARTAS , CLEAR , and 3MV.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field plus one (1) year experience in public health or in a related prevention outreach service.
• Equivalent experience, education and/or training may be substituted for the education requirements.

City: Newark

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Office environment and outreach in the community.
• Moderate noise.

Posting Number: 23ST1818

About Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.

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