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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Health Educator III for NJMS - Pediatrics. The Health Educator III is responsible for stimulating public awareness of health needs, sound health practices, hospital and community resources. Promotes public awareness of HIV and STI for prevention and improved public health status. Conducts outreach and case management to clients that are lost to care and links those who are newly diagnosed with HIV to appropriate care and treatment programs. Provides HIV counseling ( ARTAS ), testing and referrals for clients receiving services on the STOP mobile unit and on-site. Serves as lead HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Counselor. Participates in the Youth Advisory Board ( YAB )

• Studies and assesses health education needs of the community and analyzes the knowledge, interactions, beliefs, and practices of people in the community to identify populations at risk of HIV infection and determine possible barriers to health education processes.
• Applies the CDC's Social Networking Strategy utilized to recruit clients for program participation and referrals for HIV testing.
• Provides outreach to HIV positive individuals who are lost to care. Links those who are newly diagnosed to services and resources.
• Assess and identify individuals that would benefit from PrEP and initiate referrals for treatment when appropriate. Maintains PrEP Counselor certification.
• Serves as lead PrEP counselor including sessions, data entry and management in PrEP database, and PrEP monthly report.
• Provides family planning counseling to identify high-risk individuals in need of additional services

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Public Health, Nursing, or related field plus two (2) years of experience or a Master's Degree plus one (1) year of health education experience.
• Equivalent experience, education, and/or training may be substituted for the education requirements.

City: Newark

State: NJ

Posting Number: 24ST2045

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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