Outreach Worker, Sexual Health and Blood Borne

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $31.56 - $33.28 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
We are currently looking to fill a **Temporary Full-Time** opportunity for an **Outreach Worker **to support **Population & Public Health** in **Chilliwack, B.C. **This position is available until November 2025.

**Chilliwack**
- Embrace nature, thrive in community. Located in the upper Fraser Valley, Chilliwack is well known for a wide range of outdoor recreation activities, like hiking, water sports, camping, mountain-biking, and fishing. With affordable real estate in well-planned neighbourhoods, Chilliwack has drawn many to its natural surroundings, rural setting and thriving agricultural, commercial, and industrial economy - a prosperous community with an outstanding quality of life.

**Experience the exceptional benefits of working with us including**:

- Comprehensive, 100% Employer-Paid Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with full coverage.
- Generous Vacation Time: eligible employees can earn up to four weeks of vacation to recharge and relax.
- Benefit Portability: Seamlessly transfer your benefits from another HEABC employer.
- Immediate Pension Enrollment: Secure your future with a defined municipal pension plan from day one.
- Maternity Top-Up: Receive an 87% top-up during maternity leave.
- TransLink Pass Subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes
- **_Eligibility based on employment status_**

Detailed Overview:
The Outreach Worker, Sexual Health and Blood Borne Infection Case Management acts as a member of an interdisciplinary case management team, specifically to provide ongoing, outreach services to individuals at risk or living with HIV who are difficult to engage or retain in care.

From a strengths-based model, using motivational interviewing and engagement techniques, the Outreach Worker works collaboratively with clients and the interdisciplinary case management team to develop and implement individualized care plans and assists clients to access appropriate services in the community. The Outreach Worker assesses the clients, determines referral needs, liaises with community resources for further and/or specialized services, formulates and implements case management plans in conjunction with the clinical case management staff.

**Responsibilities**:

- Participates in the development and implementation of a care plan for assigned clients; identifies actual or potential problems and strengths, works with team to plan interventions, performs planned interventions and evaluates outcomes.
- Monitors clients by methods such as observing client's health condition and functional environment including functional ability, living arrangements, and family supports, documenting behavioural, physical and cognitive changes in accordance with standard procedures or specific directions, and reporting significant and unsafe observations to the Registered Nurse or delegate.
- Monitors clients' progress, communicates and consults regarding the care and support plan with the client and the case management team in order to ensure continuity of appropriate care for the client.
- Creates linkages to other community resources and programs, contacts relevant organizations/businesses/services, assists clients with processing forms. Assists clients with access to other resources (food, supplements) and provides advocacy and crisis intervention.
- Communicates and consults with the Nursing Supervisor and other team members of the case management team about client care issues and participates in interdisciplinary conferences and with other health professionals, as required; explains plan of care to clients; refers clients to community resources as appropriate.
- Assists clients in accessing benefits or assistance as appropriate and provides brief assessment and planning on issues related to HIV, social determinants of health such as income security, housing, social networks, self-efficacy and self care. Acts in an advocacy role with government agencies, health care providers and landlords.
- Works with the team in linking the client to support services to ensure optimal support, autonomy and quality of life for the client; explains the plan of care and provides support and education to the client as appropriate; facilitates the involvement of clients in self-help approaches.
- Arranges, plans, escorts and accompanies, as necessary, individuals on medical appointments and errands, while providing emotional, moral support and physical assistance to further development of self management skills.
- Participates in quality improvement activities and research by identifying client care issues, and collecting and analyzing data, and providing input to the Nursing Supervisor and Manager.
- Maintains an accurate record of outreach activities; writes timely and accurate reports of relevant observations to ensure continuity of communication and full client documentation.
- Maintains client records, rel