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- Texas Health Action (THA) is a community-informed non-profit organization dedicated to providing access to culturally affirming, quality health services in a safe and supportive environment, with an expertise in serving LGBTQIA+ people and those impacted by HIV. THA's programs include Kind Clinic, Waterloo Counseling Center, and TeleKind (telemedicine services).
- Texas Health Action is seeking a Community Health Worker (CHW) to serve our Kind Clinic locations in Austin, TX. The CHW will work across clinic and program departments to directly assist individuals with linkage and retention efforts for primary HIV medical care, including those newly diagnosed, recently incarcerated, and/or out-of-care persons living with HIV (PLWH).
- The CHW will also assist with retention in care efforts for clients receiving biomedical interventions to reduce their risk of becoming infected with HIV, such as PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) or PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis).
- Perform Ryan White early intervention program duties such as gathering and completing eligibility paperwork, conducting acuity and comprehensive assessments, care planning, and scheduling and attending HIV primary care medical visits at client's medical provider of choice.
- Conduct health literacy assessments, relay HIV and sexual health education, and provide health literacy and medication adherence counseling.
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