Job Location: This position will be located at 930 Wildwood Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65109, Hybrid possible after six months.

Why you’ll love this position:

The work of this position speaks directly to the mission of the Department of Health and Senior Services: to be the leader in promoting, protecting, and partnering for health. The Statewide PrEP Coordinator will develop and implement a program that partners with organizations and groups throughout the state to promote and increase access to a medication that is very effective at preventing transmission of HIV. This is an opportunity to play a role in the work to end the HIV epidemic by preventing new infections!

What you’ll do:

• Develop, implement, and coordinate a comprehensive HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Access Program that increases awareness of PrEP within populations at increased risk for HIV and assists persons in obtaining timely, essential, and appropriate PrEP-related services to prevent HIV infection
• Work collaboratively with statewide HIV prevention partners to create, implement, and evaluate PrEP referral and navigation networks across the state
• Coordinate the creation of culturally appropriate HIV and PrEP health campaigns and other initiatives focusing on communities at increased risk for HIV
• Collaborate with public and private clinicians to identify and arrange capacity building and technical assistance for providers interested in providing PrEP
• Provide direct services to person seeking PrEP as an HIV prevention tool, including program enrollment, linkage to a PrEP provider, and patient assistance program navigation

All you need for success:

Minimum Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree and 4 or more years of relevant experience. Substitutions may be considered.
• Knowledge of current trends and developments in public health, medical sciences, and health care
• Ability to plan, implement, administer, and evaluate health education and health promotion programs for diverse populations
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to appropriately tailor messages to audiences with diverse backgrounds

If you have questions about this position please contact:

Wendy Lovelace, Wendy.Lovelace@health.mo.gov, 573-526-2610

The State of Missouri is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.