Syndemic Screening & Testing Coordinator
As the Syndemic Screening & Testing Coordinator, you will be at the forefront of infectious disease prevention. In this role, you'll be the lead expert in HIV, STI, and viral hepatitis testing, guiding a statewide program that ensures equitable access to high-quality prevention services. Your work will be crucial in improving public health outcomes, collaborating with diverse communities, and working with partners to provide essential services, including testing, linkage to care, and retention in appropriate health care, social services, and treatment.
You'll manage a wide range of responsibilities, from developing state testing guidelines to overseeing quality assurance and providing training and technical assistance to testing partners. You'll also play a key role in training and supporting staff, ensuring compliance with federal and state requirements, and leading innovative efforts to enhance testing access across Washington. Your leadership will drive community-focused initiatives and strategic resource allocation, contributing to the overall mission of improving the health of Washington residents.
Required Qualifications:
- Management or consultative experience in a health service program, specifically with experience directly providing and coordinating infectious disease testing at a program/clinic site that includes testing services in a public health or community agency. You must meet one of the following qualification options.
- Option1: 9+ years of experience
- Option 2: Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Biology, Health Science Healthcare, Administration, or a related field AND 5+ years of experience
- Option 3: Master’s degree in Public Health, Biology, Health Science Healthcare, Administration, or a related field AND 3+ years of experience
Required Experience:
- 3+ years of experience providing technical assistance in person, by phone or computer.
- 3+ years working within a culturally diverse environment.
- Experience managing multiple complex projects simultaneously.
- Demonstrated experience providing outreach and testing services for infectious diseases, particularly within communities disproportionately affected by HIV, STIs, and viral hepatitis (such as BIPOC communities, LGBTQ+ communities, individuals who use drugs, people engaged in sex work, and immigrant communities)
- Familiarity with Washington state laws and policies concerning infectious disease testing.
- Experience working in programs that serve communities using syndemic, bodily autonomy, harm reduction, and sex positivity frameworks in service provision.
- Experience communicating technical information effectively through both oral presentations and written materials to individuals and groups with varying levels of education and learning styles.
- Experience creating and using visual aids for education including using graphs, charts, and other visual media to deliver educational content.