HIV Retention and Adherence Peer, UHS Summit Building Shift Day Hours per week: 40 Salary range: $17.05 - $22.17 per hour, depending on experience. Overview The RAP Peer provides peer support, information, and advocacy to individuals at diagnosed with HIV. Candidate will possess a strong understanding of HIV. Must be a current or past consumer of mental health, substance use, co-occurring behavioral health services, and HIV. • Outreach: Conduct regular outreach targeted at reaching people at risk for or living with HIV. Outreach activities will include HIV and HIV prevention education and community testing events. • Patient Case Management: Work closely with patients diagnosed with HIV to access care and treatment. Assess participants for social determinant of health such as lack of insurance, transportation issues, housing, food insecurity, etc. Work with Team to resolve these issues such as linkage to care services, and providing applicable referrals/referral follow up. Assist RAP Specialist with medical appointment and lab appointment reminders. • Data collection: Maintain accurate documentation of program activities. Document all patient progress in electronic medical record. • Education: Attend all required trainings and any additional training as needed to improve skills and knowledge surrounding HIV. Clinical/Department Competencies- Knowledge of HIV disease progression and current treatments, HIV retention and adherence. About United Health Services United Health Services is a not-for-profit healthcare system serving more than 500,000 people in Upstate New York’s Southern Tier region. We offer integrated healthcare services across 60 locations, including four hospitals, three walk-in centers, and 22 primary care offices, in addition to home care services and senior living facilities. The United Health Services system employs more than 6,300 people and comprises 600+ providers who are all committed to providing and supporting the delivery of exceptional patient care. United Health Services employees and providers are “LOVED!” This means we’re Living Our Values Every Day. Here, you’ll join a team that is dedicated to values-based, coordinated patient care. Every day, we outwardly live our Values of Compassion, Trust, Respect, Teamwork, and Innovation. About New York’s Southern Tier As an employee of United Health Services, you’ll call the Southern Tier, or more specifically, the Greater Binghamton area, home. Known for entertainment and restaurants, craft brews, outdoor experiences, minor-league sports, family-friendly events, and a keenness for local history (like our connection to the Twilight Zone and our six antique carousels), Greater Binghamton offers something for everyone. We’re a short drive away from the Finger Lakes region in Central New York, three hours from New York City, and just shy of four hours from Niagara Falls, Canada. ---- United Health Services in an Equal Opportunity Employer. United Health Services, Inc. and the members of the UHS System neither are affiliated with, sponsored, endorsed nor approved by, nor otherwise associated with, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS), UHS of Delaware, Inc. nor their affiliates, which can be found at www.uhsinc.com.