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Job Description
Job Location: This position will be located at 930 Wildwood Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65109.
Why you’ll love this position:
The work of this position speaks directly to the mission of the Department of Health and Senior Services: to be the leader in promoting, protecting, and partnering for health. The Statewide PrEP Coordinator will develop and implement a program that partners with organizations and groups throughout the state to promote and increase access to a medication that is very effective at preventing transmission of HIV. This is an opportunity to play a role in the work to end the HIV epidemic by preventing new infections!
The salary indicated represents a base pay rate. If the individual selected or the position is eligible for a pay differential (e.g., shift, security, or years of service), it will be added to the total compensation in your paycheck. A pay differential does not raise your base pay.- Develop, implement, and coordinate a comprehensive HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Access Program that increases awareness of PrEP within populations at increased risk for HIV and assists persons in obtaining timely, essential, and appropriate PrEP-related services to prevent HIV infection
- Work collaboratively with statewide HIV prevention partners to create, implement, and evaluate PrEP referral and navigation networks across the state
- Coordinate the creation of HIV and PrEP health campaigns and other initiatives focusing on communities at increased risk for HIV
- Collaborate with public and private clinicians to identify and arrange capacity building and technical assistance for providers interested in providing PrEP
- Provide direct services to person seeking PrEP as an HIV prevention tool, including program enrollment, linkage to a PrEP provider, and patient assistance program navigation
Minimum Qualifications:- A Bachelor’s degree and 4 or more years of relevant experience. Substitutions may be considered.
- Knowledge of current trends and developments in public health, medical sciences, and health care
- Ability to plan, implement, administer, and evaluate health education and health promotion programs for diverse populations
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to appropriately tailor messages to audiences with diverse backgrounds
Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.
The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here .
Wendy Lovelace, Wendy.Lovelace@health.mo.gov, 573-526-2610 -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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