Location: New Haven, CT
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
Department: Internal Medicine - Aids Program 127-153 College Street, New Haven, Connecticut Job ID: 135065WD $31.83 ## **Description** Working at Yale means contributing to a better tomorrow. Whether you are a current resident of our New Haven-based community, eligible for opportunities through the New Haven Hiring Initiative, or a newcomer, interested in exploring all that Yale has to offer, your talents and contributions are welcome. Discover your opportunities at Yale! **Overview** We are seeking a Community Health Outreach Coordinator (CHOC) position that will also have research, mobile health vehicle driving, and community health responsibilities. This position will be primarily responsible for driving the mobile pharmacy clinic (MPC), a 38 ft vehicle, and providing health engagement and linkage services to support projects related to infectious disease, primarily HIV infection treatment and prevention and substance use disorders. They will be responsible for identifying people who need, or want, access to healthcare, treatment, and other economic and social services and providing linkage to these services, and conducting health screenings. Additionally, the CHOC will have research responsibilities that include, but are not limited to: recruitment, conducting the informed consent process, conducting interviews for study assessments, collecting biologic specimens (e.g., urine, blood), and data collection entry. They will drive the Mobile Health Units ranging from 26 ft to 38 ft in size and will act as fleet manager for all vehicles operated by the program. This includes maintenance and sanitation of the mobile health vans and overseeing repairs. They will also be responsible for monitoring the external environment when the vehicles are in operation and parked. This job will require late nights/evenings and weekends as needed. Drive and maintain the Mobile Pharmacy Clinic (MPC) and other vehicles as well as functioning as fleet manager. Has the ability to drive m