Health Educator/Linkage Coordinator
POSTING DATE: MAY 3, 2024
APPLICATION DEADLINE: MAY 17, 2024 12:00NOON
This position is subject to close once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified
Full-Time Unclassified Position
PAY GRADE: Please see job description
LOCATION: Prevention Services Program, Columbus Health Department, 5601 Veterans Pkwy, Columbus, GA 31904
DUTIES: Under supervision, this position links newly diagnosed and previously diagnosed HIV positive individuals into medical care and other supportive services. This position also functions as the liaison for local providers, hospitals, clinics, plasma centers, and other organizations within the 16 counties of the WCHD that refer patients for HIV medical care and support. This position is crucial in meeting the State’s goal of linking individuals to care within 30 days and helping to capture and report data to State agencies. This position also conducts HIV counseling and testing screenings.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Health Educator 1 – (Hire-in salary – $34,248.76) Master’s degree in public health education from an accredited college or university OR Bachelor’s degree in education, social, behavioral, or biological sciences or a directly related field from an accredited college or university.
Health Educator 2 – (Hire-in salary – $36,973.63) Master’s degree in public health education from an accredited college or university OR Bachelor’s degree in education, social, behavioral, or biological sciences or a directly related field from an accredited college or university AND One year of experience in public health education.
All West Central Health District 7 employees are deemed essential workers in the event of an emergency. As such, you may be called on to participate in an event including but not limited to: staffing a shelter, working at a Specimen Point of Collection Site (SPOC) and/or working at a Point of Dispensing site (POD). If you are called on to participate, you are required to report to the designated site as a condition of employment, whether the emergency occurs during or outside regular work hours.
An applicant who has a disability, which requires special accommodation, should contact the Human Resources office at 706-321-6127.
Benefits for Full-Time Eligible Employees:
•13 Paid Holidays
•Generous Leave Package
•Employees Retirement System
•Health Insurance
•Dental Insurance
•Vision Insurance
•Health Care Spending Account
•Dependent Care Spending Account
•Life Insurance
•AD&D Insurance
•Disability Insurance
•Legal Insurance
•Long-Term Care Insurance
•Specified Illness
•Deferred Compensation (401K & 457 Plans)
•Atlanta Postal Credit Union
ALL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY AT: www.dph.georgia.gov Click on “About DPH” then “Careers”. Locate this position and click “Apply” to begin your application.
Applicants chosen for employment will be subject to the following:
•Criminal Background Check/ Fingerprinting
•Pre-Employment Drug Screening
•I-9 Employment Verification
•Reference Checks