Sexual Health Coordinator (Hsc4) Doh7444

Description
Make a difference
The Sexual Health Coordinator’s (HSC4) primary goal will be building, supporting, and maintaining relationships with local health jurisdictions, community-based agencies, and medical providers to facilitate and improve health services to intervene in the spread of disease. The most desirable applicants for this position will bring to this work experience in infectious disease prevention and intervention. They will combine that experience with knowledge of and understanding of communities who are disparately affected by sexual health conditions, such as GBMSM and their sexual networks and communities of color.
As The Sexual Coordinator You Will

• One of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation, designed to meet the needs of you and your family. Beyond the traditional benefits such as Health, Life Insurance, Retirement, and related benefits, we offer Flex Spending Accounts, Dependent Care Assistance, Deferred Compensation, and more.
• Lived experience or experience working with affected communities, which may include people living with HIV (PLWH), people diagnosed with viral hepatitis, people diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections (STIs), people diagnosed with or living with Black, Indigenous, and/or Hispanic/Latino/a/x communities.
• Work to make high-quality, syndemically oriented, sexual health and disease prevention services accessible to residents of Washington State, such as:
• Investigate disparities in services around infections to ensure that these services are available, accessible, and acceptable to members of disparately affected and historically excluded communities as such Hispanic/Latina/o/x, Black American/African born, indigenous, LGBTQ+ communities, and houseless/homeless individuals.
• Effectively communicating, orally and in-writing, with diverse audiences.
• Raise awareness of prevention work internally and externally, especially relating to vaccine preventable conditions that are sexually transmissible, such as Mpox and Human papillomavirus (HPV), and how that work integrates with work to prevent and treat HIV, STIs, and viral hepatitis.
• An Infant at Work Program based on the long-term health values of breastfeeding newborns and infant-parent bonding.
• A cover letter (without personal pictures) describing how you meet the qualifications and why you are interested in this position. Letter
• Legally operate a state- or privately-owned vehicle or provide alternative transportation while on state business.
• A commitment to work/life balance by offering flexible schedules and telework options for many positions.
• Retention in medical care and treatment
• A commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion that fosters an inclusive environment.
• Collaborate with partners across the state to help people diagnosed with or at risk of sexually transmissible infections that may be vaccine preventable.
• Coordinate work to support increased vaccination, treatment, community education, and appropriate disease investigation and intervention services.
• A wellness program offers education, healthy food access, and fitness classes.
• Effectively using MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Linkage to Care
• Coordinating multi-department or multi-disciplinary collaborative work supporting Public health or healthcare response to an emerging condition or an outbreak.
• CDC approved training on HIV, viral hepatitis, or STI testing and STI/HIV partner services.
• Employees residing in King County will receive a 5% salary increase on top of the advertised salary. Employees in King, Pierce, or Snohomish counties may also request a free ORCA Card for public transportation.
• Partner Services and Testing
• Access to the Public Service Forgiveness Program (PSLF).
• Three (3) or more professional references, to be listed in your profile under the references section, which includes at least one supervisor, peer, and (if you have supervised staff) someone you have supervised or led.
• Occasionally travel alone or with another person throughout the state which may include overnight.
• Work a full-time 40-hour work week and occasionally adjust work-schedule to meet business needs, which may include evenings and weekends. A flexible work schedule will be considered upon request and supervisor approval.
• Working with and/or knowledge of the national initiatives to end the HIV, STI, and viral hepatitis epidemics.
• Working with and providing services to people living with HIV, viral hepatitis, and/or people diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)
• Participate in emergency response exercises and emergency events/high-priority assignments as assigned.
• Providing direct disease investigation services to clients diagnosed with STI/HIV, or other infectious disease conditions, and their partners and/or contacts.
• A current resume (without personal pictures).
• Accrue 14 to 25 days of annual leave and 96 hours of sick leave per year.
• Employee resource groups for employees to gather and share ideas about matters that affect their personal and professional lives and support career development.
• Working with and/or knowledge of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
• Working with and/or knowledge of vaccine preventable disease programs.
• Providing health information to members of the public and/or medical providers.
• Managing or consulting in a health services program.
• Infectious disease prevention in public health, a community-based organization, or a healthcare organization providing services at the local, state or federal level.