Job Description

Posting number: 12038

Department: Health Department

Division: Prevention

Job classification: Assistant Coordinator

Posting type: Open

Categories: Administrative Assistant

Summary

The STI Assistant Program Coordinator is a valuable member of our Prevention team who provides day-to-day supervision and program management of assigned program staff and activities and provides direct patient services, as required.

Scheduled Hours: 40 hours per week

Examples of duties

• Participates in program planning, budgeting, and review. Makes recommendations to improve program services and delivery.
• Monitors the supervisees’ workloads. In conjunction with other supervisory staff assures quality of and quantity of work is appropriate.
• Provides day-to-day problem solving and clinical supervision of staff. Acts as a resource person to staff.
• Conducts ongoing performance appraisals of supervisees, as well as monthly feedback to staff regarding their work via one on ones.
• Assures adequate documentation. Prepares beneficial and required narrative and statistical reports.
• Coordinates and/or participates in orientation of staff and interns.
• Identifies staff development needs and participates in the provision of such activities for supervisees.
• Develops/maintains positive working relationships with internal and external partners, IDPH and other community organizations including assisting with interpreting program needs and compliance.
• Displays a positive and respectful attitude, behavior, and demeanor toward management and co-workers in accomplishment of job duties.
• Provide direct services to clients in community, clinic and home settings according to need and established program protocols and procedures.
• Based on practice experience and analysis of service data, make recommendations for future program directions.
• Actively contributes to the planning and implementation of program evaluation activities.
• Complete and maintain all certifications required by the Illinois Department of Public Health STD Section to provide Comprehensive Risk Counseling services; STD Clinic services; Disease Investigation Services; and, appropriate surveillance functions.
• Provide comprehensive, competent and individualized one-on-one HIV/HCV/STD counseling and testing to individuals in an office and/or outreach environment as regulated through the Illinois Department of Public Health.
• Maintain daily reporting responsibilities for all job responsibilities and accurately maintain and update information in the STI Program’s database daily.
• Accurately maintain and update information in the Lake County Health Department & Community Health Center’s NextGen data system.
• Have oversight and management of a specific program area of responsibility including, but not limited to Syphilis surveillance, Hepatitis surveillance, STI services, Routine HIV Testing, HCV and PrEP case navigation, special events, community relations and outreach.
• Schedule appointments for the clinic services, counseling services and nursing services using approved protocols and algorithms.
• Complete and maintain all certifications required by the Illinois Department of Public Health HIV Section to provide Counseling, Testing and Referral services; Linkage to Care services, Group Prevention and Support services, HIV Navigation Services, Medication Adherence counseling, Surveillance Bases Services, Health Education and Risk Reduction Counseling services; and, provide HIV test results to individuals seen through the Program.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a related field (Public Health, Health Education, Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, etc..) OR
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and five years of relevant experience OR
• An associate’s degree in a related field and 7 years of relevant experience.
• Supervisory experience preferred.

Supplemental information

As the largest human service provider in Lake County, we believe that services must be available without barriers. No residents are turned away due to the inability to pay. We believe in providing services in an environment of mutual respect, free of discrimination or bias. Whether assuring accessible and effective care, impacting policy, or assessing and monitoring risks, the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center has been an essential part of the public health system in Lake County for 60 years. We are looking for passionate, qualified team members who can help make a difference in our agency and, most importantly, in our community.

Additional information about the Lake County Health Department, our culture, and why you should join our team can be found at https://lakecountyil.attract.neogov.com/health-department.

At this time, you must live in Illinois or Wisconsin to be eligible to work at Lake County Health Department. You can find our salary grades at https://www.lakecountyil.gov/4515/Salary-Grades. For unionized positions, a list of our collective bargaining agreements can be found here: https://www.lakecountyil.gov/2686/Collective-Bargaining-Agreements.

Any offer of employment is conditioned on the successful completion of a background screening, drug and alcohol testing and may include a pre-employment medical exam.

The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.