Tobacco Cessation Specialist - Kaua'i

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Hawai’i Health & Harm Reduction Center (HHHRC) provides harm reduction-focused services to marginalized populations in Hawai’i, including people living with and/or affected by HIV, hepatitis, substance use, homelessness, and the transgender, LGBQ, and the Native Hawaiian communities. HHHRC bridges gaps and helps individuals access essential resources such as housing, health care, entitlements, and treatment. We foster health, wellness, and systemic change in Hawai’i and the Pacific through outreach, care services, advocacy, training, prevention, education, and capacity building.

The Tobacco Treatment Specialist is responsible for providing intensive, evidence-based tobacco treatment services to adult smokers (18 years and older), including persons using electronic smoking devices or other emerging products containing nicotine, from identified priority populations to help them quit smoking. Priority populations include persons who identify with LGB&T communities, Native Hawaiians, persons with mental health and/or substance abuse challenges, pregnant women, and low socio-economic status populations.

Reports to:

Kauaʻi Services Coordinator

• Reach and provide intensive tobacco cessation interventions that are adapted to the needs and circumstances of the priority populations based on best practices and evidence-based programming for tobacco cessation.
• Provide Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) and other approved pharmacotherapy to tobacco users when they are ready to quit.
• Participate in evaluation of the program by working directly with the designated external program evaluator.
• Work in collaboration with the Hawai’i Tobacco Quitline to provide comprehensive cessation services for all people of Hawai’i.
• Attend and participate in meetings and trainings to increase staff knowledge and build program capacity to network with other cessation providers.
• Educate clients and community groups about the practical role of tobacco cessation in preventing chronic disease and promoting wellness.
• Conduct in-service education and workshops for professionals and paraprofessionals as needed.
• Work as a team member with in-office physicians, nurses, social workers, and health educators.
• Conduct HLD Outreach including community events and venues to reach those that would benefit from HLD services.
• Perform additional duties as needed and assigned. Duties are subject to change.

• Contribute to a safe, creative, enthusiastic, and cooperative working environment for all.
• Maintain appropriate professional and ethical standards while serving as a representative of HHHRC.
• Observe and comply with rules and regulations – such as HHHRC Code of Conduct, Drug-Free Workplace – and other administrative policies of HHHRC.
• Abide by all policies and procedures of the HHHRC Health & Safety Program and Quality Management Program.
• Comply with HHHRC confidentiality policy, HIPAA requirements, cultural competencies, and rights to persons served, as well as CARF standards.
• Demonstrate steadfast understanding of, and commitment to, the Mission, Vision, and Values of HHHRC.

• Monday – Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm, with some evening and weekend attendance for required events.

• Office environment: indoors, air-conditioned with frequent presentations at other facilities and meetings with clients in the field where the environment is not as predictable.
• Fieldwork: may be public or private locations with unpredictable environments with extremes in temperature, noise, odors, weather conditions, etc.
• Regular use of computers keyboards, telephone, and operating office equipment.
• Essential physical activities: standing, sitting, walking, finger dexterity, seeing, hearing, speaking, reaching above, at, and below shoulder, and frequent gripping of an object.
• Occasional physical activities: stooping, bending, squatting, twisting body, and lifting.
• Occasional lifting and carrying of supplies and equipment (up to 25…