Hepatitis C Outreach Worker

3 months ago

Oshawa, Canada Durham Community Health Centre Full time

**Job Posting
**Position Title: Hepatitis C Outreach Worker**
**Employment Status: Temporary Full Time Contract until December 31, 2024**
**Hours of Work / Work Schedule**:35 hours per week - 1.0 FTE) [days/evenings and weekends may be
required]
**Salary Range**:Annualized salary is commensurate on skills and experience, within the range of $50,191
and $60,542, plus optional participation in HOOPP.
**Position Reports To: Senior Manager, Integrated Care & Experience**
**Director**:AVP, Integrated Care & Experience
**Location: 115 Grassmere Ave., Oshawa; this position requires travel to provide services in the community**
and at all Durham CHC sites

**Organization Overview**

**Durham Community Health Centre (DCHC) is a registered, charitable organization that provides**
integrated, accessible, and equitable community-based primary care, wellness services, and health
education to Durham community members who face multiple barriers to their health and well-being.

DCHC also provides equity-based programs and services that focus on priority populations such as
Indigenous, Black, the 2SLGBTQI Community, Newcomers to Canada, Seniors, and Unattached patients
(i.e., those without a family doctor), to name a few. DCHC ensures Durham community members receive
not only sick care, but preventive care as well.

At DCHC, we are a team-based interprofessional group of staff including physicians, nurse practitioners,
nurses, counselors, dietitians, outreach workers, medical secretaries, and other administrative staff. We
always place every client at the centre of our approach to care, based on their needs. We address these
needs through integrated clinical and wellness care and health education.

It's an exciting time to be joining DCHC, while we are embarking on an energizing path with a focus on
making our biggest impact yet on local health care by diversifying, expanding, and leveraging our Strategic
Plan, Theory of Change, Brand, Client Stories and Resources.

**DCHC’s 2023 - 2026 Strategic Goals**
- Drive Program and Service Integration and Client Experience Across All that DCHC Does
- Evolve Program Offerings to Improve Health Equity and Meet the Needs of DCHC’s Priority

Populations
- Establish DCHC as a System Advocate and Champion for Equity
- Enhance DCHC’s Brand and Awareness Across Durham Region
- Become an Employer of Choice with a Focus on Recruitment, Retention, and Development

**Oshawa Location Child, Youth & Family Clinic Pickering Location**
115 Grassmere Ave 1320 Airport Blvd 17-1450 Kingston Road **1-877-227-3217**
Oshawa, ON L1H 3X7 Oshawa, ON L1J 0C6 Pickering, ON L1V 1C1

**Position Overview**

Working as a member of the HCV Team, the Outreach Worker will provide low threshold outreach to
marginalized community members living with/at risk of acquiring hepatitis C. This position will coordinate,
design and deliver education and training sessions, provide support services and promote referrals to
testing and treatment.

Additionally, the Outreach Worker will collaborate within an interdisciplinary team of health professionals
across the community network that influence the health environment targeted to youth clients, as well as
within the Agency’s team structure, in support of goals that align with and achieve the Agency’s strategy,
Mission, Vision and Values.

**Key Responsibilities:
**_Outreach and Support _**:

- Active outreach in the region/community (including correctional facilities) that are frequented by

at risk community members living with/at risk of acquiring HCV in order to bridge to program and
treatment teams.
- Deliver group and individual support and HCV treatment and prevention education.

medical appointments.
- Accompany clients to medical appointments, if requested, to provide emotional support.
- Assist clients to develop their capacities around treatment/medical scheduling and health

management planning, taking into consideration the reality of the relevant social determinants of
health for each individual.
- Support the expansion of the Naloxone overdose prevention program as well as the Harm Reduction

program.
- Provide first contact HCV testing options and point of care screening at outreach locations.

**_Peer Support Program Liaison _**
- Promote and facilitate the utilization of peer support workers within the program.
- Assist in providing training on HCV prevention, education and addiction issues, with a focus on

harm reduction to peer support workers.
- Ensure peer support workers have the information and resources to provide information and

referral services

**_General Administration _**
- Design and develop training materials.
- Routinely compile, enter and report confidential data at agency and funder’s request.
- Ensure that all necessary reports are completed and submitted to the appropriate sources,

meeting set deadlines.
- Participate in the planning of program evaluation initiatives.
- Participate as a team member in all team functions
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