Program Manager HIV Outpatient Ambulatory Clinic

002811

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

The Program Manager for the HIV Outpatient Ambulatory Clinic provides administrative and operational oversight of the comprehensive medical and socio-behavioral HIV care program; realizes the achievement of program-related goals and objectives; develops and maintains partnerships with faculty, community organizations, and local government agencies; evaluates and reports Jefferson HIV clinicrsquo;s progress to local and federal funding agencies; and supervises the HIV clinicrsquo;s programmatic and administrative staff.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Work with Director of HIV Outpatient Ambulatory Clinic to administer comprehensive HIV program, including ambulatory clinic and network-wide testing, linkage to care, and HIV prevention services.
• Under guidance of Director, assume lead role in implementing HIV program activities and socio-behavioral service initiatives.
• Assist Director with grant applications and execute budgets for grants, including purchasing of supplies. Submit continuation of funding applications for program financing.
• Identify health care payor funds for people living with HIV (PLWH), especially those at highest risk of poor outcomes due to advanced HIV/AIDS. Payors may include Medicaid Fee for Service or Managed Care Organizations, Specialty Pharmacy Benefits Program, Pharmacy Emergency Financial Assistance Program, and Advancing Access or Patient Support Programs.
• Determine eligibility for Ryan White services and enroll newly diagnosed amp; lost-to-care PLWH into medical care from the emergency department, in-patient hospital service, or external referrals.
• Serve as liaison and maintain professional relations with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health AIDS Activities Coordinating Office.
• Develop partnerships and act as a community liaison to promote Jeffersonrsquo;s HIV clinic, including facilitation, recruitment, and coordination of Community Advisory Board.
• Lead daily operations of the HIV clinic, including program operations funded by local funders, such as, Philadelphia AIDS Fund.
• Interact with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with Jeffersonrsquo;s iSCORE values.
• Other duties as requested or assigned.

Bachelorrsquo;s Degree required. Masterrsquo;s Degree in related field, such as Public Health, Social Work, or Population Health, is preferred.

Current Pennsylvania Social Work license preferred. Certificates for HIV-related knowledge, such as, trauma-informed care, advocacy, and HIV point-of-care testing, preferred.

_________________________________________________________________________

Required: At least 3 years of experience in HIV services. Working knowledge of Ryan White Care Act, Medicaid and Medicare regulations as they apply to HIV/AIDS and of other funding for patient care. Experience working on health care service delivery and accessing community-based resources, especially those related to PLWH.

Preferred: Experience in HIV services data management and grants implementation including, but not limited to, health care services delivery, linkage to community services, and/or rapid response to highly complex and vulnerable PLWH.

________________________________________________________________________

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Working knowledge of HIV testing informed consent, counseling, and disclosure.

Knowledge of social services and providers, locally and nationally.

Experience with medical case management.

Expertise in CAREware data management.

Working knowledge of electronic medical records, Epic.

About Jefferson

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow#39;s professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educashy;tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.