Peer Navigator

Peer Linkage
and Re-engagement of Women of Color with HIV is an intervention to support
HIV-positive women of color to become peer leaders and support other
HIV-positive women of color to engage in and maintain HIV care. Women of color
living with HIV are recruited to be trained as peer leaders to conduct outreach
to potential clients, assist clients in linking to or re-engaging in care,
provide appointment reminders, and assist with transportation to appointments,
accompany clients to appointments, and provide coaching and emotional support
to enable clients to sustain engagement in care and navigate the health care
system.

Peer
Navigators are trained to develop a care plan with clients to help address
unmet basic needs among clients through connections to housing, employment,
food, and transportation services. Following enrollment, Peer Navigators work
with clients to achieve the following intervention milestones within 6-12
months: 1) attend two medical care visits with a primary care provider, 2) complete
one lab visit, 3) attend at least two visits with a case manager. The
Peer Navigation program will work with clients to resolve any factors that may
be preventing them from becoming engaged or retained in treatment and/or
adhering to treatment. The Peer
Navigator will also assist in developing a more robust framework of engagement
and retention, including the utilization of data systems to identify
out-of-care clients, and outreach materials and tools to engage new clients -
or re-engage current clients - in care.

*This is a part-time, 18 month, limited appointment that may
convert to career.

Pay Range: $30.53 - $40.30 Hourly