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Arizona Serve - Northland Cares - Clinician Outreach
 
 
 
Since 2001, Northland Cares has been providing high-quality special medical care and support services to people living with HIV/AIDS in northern Arizona. In addition to serving over 180 HIV positive clients, Northland Cares also serves the general community through outreach events that provide HIV and Hepatitis C prevention education and rapid testing. 95% of Northland Cares’ client base lives at or below the Federal Poverty Level. Northland Cares is committed to providing high quality medical care regardless of a patient’s ability to pay. Northland Cares is seeking a VISTA to focus on outreach to local physicians, nurse practitioners, YRMC, urgent care clinics, and Yavapai County Health Clinic, the VISTA will develop an outreach plan with the goal of engaging the Prescott medical community in HIV screening and HIV prevention discussions, with the ultimate goal of improving community access to HIV care and prevention services. **Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, please apply immediately for consideration.**
 
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Member Duties : The VISTA member will develop a Clinician Outreach Program, learn best practices for HIV prevention during general medical visits, collaborate with Yavapai County Community Health Services to identify outreach targets and build partnerships with appropriate medical clinics, hospital departments, and medical offices, identify funding sources for program sustainability, educate the Prescott medical community, develop and implement educational programs and trainings, engage local emergency departments and urgent care facilities in discussion about implementing “opt-out” HIV testing, develop materials and communication channels for medical providers to utilize Northland Cares as a resource, collaborate with local recovery treatment programs, build network of communication with recovery programs, develop materials and communication channels with medical directors of recovery treatment programs.
 
Program Benefits : $100 Monthly Housing Stipend ,  Living Allowance ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Training ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Health Coverage* ,  Relocation Allowance . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Car recommended ,  Permits working at another job during off hours ,  Permits attendance at school during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Community Outreach ,  Health . 
 
Skills :
Team Work ,  Public Health ,  Education ,  Leadership ,  Communications ,  Public Speaking ,  Medicine ,  Social Services ,  Non-Profit Management . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Arizona Serve - Northland Cares - Clinician Outreach

Program Start/End Date
09/04/2018  -   09/03/2019

Work Schedule Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None

Program Locations ARIZONA  

Accepting Applications
From  04/02/2018  To  08/10/2018 

Contact Erika Stone
220 Grove Ave
Prescott   AZ   86301
520-230-2155
apply@arizonaserve.org
www.arizonaserve.org

Listing ID 73179


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