HIV Prevention Therapist at Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Job Description:

Position Details Req ID: req17226 Position Title: HIV Prevention Therapist Position Type: Staff Full-Time Position Number: 533360 OSU Campus: Tulsa - Center for Health Sciences/OSU Medicine Department: IMSS Location Address:
717 South Houston Ave
Tulsa , Oklahoma, 74127
United States Hiring Supervisor:   Hiring Range:
(Contingent upon available funding): Salary Work Schedule: Typically M-F; 8-5 Faculty Appt Period: Job Summary: Job Summary:

The Prevention Case Management Therapist will workas a member of the multi-disciplinary health care team to provide primary andsecondary prevention case management services to all eligible patients. ThePrevention Case Management Therapist provides patient screening/assessment,risk reduction education and counseling (i.e. sexual behaviors, substanceabuse, mental health) and links the individual to appropriate providers,agencies and programs for mental health and substance abuse treatmentassistance. Provides therapy in individual and group settings. Identifies availableresources, informs the patient about available resources, educates the consumerabout accessing primary medical care and specialty care services andprescription assistance services, coordinates referral services, assists withtransportation to services and coordinates the overall process to see thatservices are timely, affordable and of high quality.


Primary prevention- reduces behaviors thatplace the patient at risk for HIV-STD infection. Primary prevention focuses onthe reduction of the behaviors that place the patient at risk for HIVre-infection and/or transmission of HIV to another individual. Primaryprevention is aimed at: negative persons of greatest risk, newly diagnosed, andHIV+ patients that engage in high-risk behaviors. High-risk behaviors includesexual behaviors that increase the risk of infection and/or re-infection. Thecauses of the high-risk behaviors may be lack of knowledge, cultural beliefs,substance abuse, and/or sexual activity and substance abuse combined, mentalhealth disorders, relationship/family issues, socio-economical conditions orany combination of the above.


Secondary prevention- ensures adherence for theprevention of treatment of opportunistic infections and adherence to complexantiretroviral combination therapies. Secondary prevention is focused onmaintaining the health of the client. Secondary prevention is aimed at HIV+patients that are at risk for non-compliance to medically necessary primarymedical and/or specialty care and/or counseling and/or mental health relatedtreatments. The causes of the non-adherent behaviors maybe lack of treatmentknowledge, un-treated side effects of therapy, cultural health beliefs,substance abuse, mental health disorders (i.e. Axis I and/or Axis II,pre-morbidity, treatment induced CNS disturbances, chronic illness, etc.)relationship/family issues or socio-economical conditions or any combination ofthe above.



Environmental Hazards:

Possible exposure to hazardous material, hot and cold, blood bornepathogens. Infrequentexposure to contaminated blood and other bodily fluids, communicable diseases



Physical Requirements:

Ability to lift, carry push, and pull up to 25 pounds,stoop, reach, stand, walk, finger, grasp, feel, talk, hear, see, andperform repetitive motions with or without reasonable accommodations. 


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-Be innovative Education & Experience Position Qualifications: Required:

-MinimumMS with licensure as LPC, or LCSW
-Possessionof permanent professional license (LPC or LCSW) issued by the state of Oklahoma 
-Previous case management experience with HIV-infected and/or affected individuals required



Preferred:
-Ph. D, licensed as LPC or Clinical Psychologist.
-Substance training/education withCADC certification highly preferred.
-Professional experience with substance abuse preferred;
-Case management certification highly desirable
-Professional experience with risk reduction patient education and/or harm reduction preferred



Skills, Proficiencies, and Knowledge:
- 2-5 years professional experience
- Must be able totravel, have dependable transportation.
- Must be sensitive to rural communities,communities of color, gay/lesbian/bisexual     communities, disenfranchisedcommunities, and persons who have been or are substance   abusing, incarceratedor homeless.



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