Cchip Integrated Care Specialist

LOCATION

Ruth M Rothstein CORE Center

CORE CENTER

8:30am - 4:30pm

$45,796-$51,813 YEARLY

The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on Cook County Health (CCH) policy. Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this classification  positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.

JOB SUMMARY NON-UNION

The CCHIP Integrated Care Specialist (Specialist) will conduct HIV Testing, outreach (HIV awareness/lost to care), recruitment, and linkage to care service providing enhanced care coordination services to persons living with/affected by HIV/AIDS. The Specialist will work closely with newly diagnosed and those vulnerable to HIV ensuring proper continuation and expansion of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) patient navigation and adherence counseling program at Cook County Health (CCH) Ambulatory & Community Health Network (ACHN) Clinics.

The Specialist will promote program enrollment and the use of antiretroviral’s (ARV) for HIV treatment and prevention. The Specialist conducts retention/case finding activities, under supervision, to locate newly diagnosed and lost to care clients. The Specialist will work with a team of peer educators and staff who will assist with community outreach, HIV testing and health education onsite at ACHN locations and throughout eligible metropolitan area.

This is a grant-funded position. The Grant 2026 CCH Ryan White Part C Outpatient grant will expire on February 28, 2027, with the potential to be renewed.

• Conducts outreach, recruitment, HIV Testing, pre/posttest counseling, and risk reduction counseling on at risk populations in clinical settings at assigned ACHN locations, including prevention and treatment.
• Conducts case reporting, partner services, health outcomes as required.
• Conducts linkage to care, health education/literacy assessment, specialty care referrals and enrollment and eligibility verification activities on newly diagnosed persons and or out care persons, which may include HIV, STI, PrEP, & DoxyPEP education.
• Conducts sessions with individuals newly diagnoses with HIV to link them to EIS services
• Conducts community case finding activities, including outreach and home visits.
• Participates in daily/weekly case conferences and planning with care team.
• Engages newly diagnoses and/or lost to care patient in primary care.
• Identifies PrEP eligible clients and links them to appropriate services.
• Assists in the implementation of PrEP services and appointment scheduling in primary care for PrEP ensuring clients receive education about coverage programs.
• Provides individual- and relationship-based HIV and STI counseling.
• Documents services rendered primarily within CCH Electronic Medical Records System (EMR).
• Provides education about Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP), and other effective biomedical and prevention interventions. Refers eligible, interested clients to primary care medical services at CCH sites to further discuss PEP and other preventive care with an SSHARC medical provider.
• Participates in weekly case conferences and planning with care coordination team in person or by phone.
• Develops a service plan of action for meeting client’s assessed needs, documents health education sessions, and completes accurate charts and electronic medical records in preparation for Ryan White Chiago Department of Public Health (CDPH) Audits.
• Makes referral and linkages to HIV medical care, assist client with gathering necessary eligibility documentation for Ryan White services (including but not limited to Identification and/or birth record documents, residency documentation and income Verification).
• Documents attempts, client encounters, and services delivered into the electronic medical record as prescribed. Maintains records and logs related to this function as indicated. Documents EIS, Outreach and NMCM services in CAREWare for applicable client.
• Enters client encounters and services delivered into the CAREWare System…