Care Coordinator
About the Organization
Who We Are
The New Hampshire Harm Reduction Coalition (NHHRC) is committed to supporting efforts to reduce the negative consequences of substance use in NH. This includes the training, education and capacity building of all professional and lay people who come into frequent contact with people who use drugs, to reduce stigma and discrimination, improve access to care and support, and other efforts to reduce the negative consequences of substance use throughout the state and beyond. NHHRC sponsors and supports Syringe Service Programs throughout New Hampshire, also working to enhance the application of harm reduction principles in evidence-based practices across all health and social services sectors.
Mission
To promote compassionate care for people who use drugs through harm reduction by supporting syringe service programs (SSPs), utilizing best practices, and advocating for human rights.
Vision
Transform NH to embrace and empower people who use drugs.
Values and Objectives
Access:
• Set up and support for NH SSPs via training, technical assistance, funding opportunities, and data analysis
• Promote and expand harm reduction services, including syringe access
Engagement:
• Advance evidence-based practices and disseminate work
• Build alliances across sectors who serve people who use drugs
• Empower people who use drugs and their communities
Rights and Dignity:
• Advocate for harm reduction in policies that affect the lives of people who use drugs
• Encourage the voices of those with lived experience through self advocacy
Website: www.nhhrc.org
About the Job
Care Coordination Responsibilities:
- Regularly attend SSP (syringe services program) outreach services in the Seacoast, Manchester, and Concord.
- Ensure weekly completion of safer use/wound care kits to be distributed to participants.
- Assist with participant data entry.
- Work one-on-one with interested SSP participants to support self-identified goals related to the improvement of personal safety, physical health, mental health, and overall well-being.
- Provide education and support to participants in safer injecting strategies; overdose prevention and reversal; preventing HIV, HCV and other infectious diseases; caring for veins and preventing and infection; evidence-based information on medication used to treat substance use disorder (SUD); safer sex practices.
- Provide referrals, navigation and follow-up to services including: primary care, medical assessment and health services; testing for HIV, HCV and STI; mental health assessment and services; and substance use care assessment and services
- Provide referrals, navigation and follow-up to prevention services including: hepatitis A (HAV), hepatitis B (HBV) and other recommended vaccines; prevention of transmission from mother to child; partner services for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI); and pre-exposure prophylaxis (Pre-P) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP).
- Distribute materials as appropriate: sharps containers, wound care, hygiene kits.
- Work with the participants to retrieve their unique ID number, laminate cards and/or provide a replacement card.
- Provide in-depth guidance on confidentiality and its limits.
- Collaborate with community partners to support participant needs and develop new linkages to care and literature to address client needs.
- Develop and maintain relationships with New Hampshire nonprofits, health care providers, treatment facilities, and other community based resources frequently accessed by SSP participants.
- Partner with community organizations to reduce barriers that impede PWUD from accessing services.
- Actively work to amplify the voices of people who use drugs in harm reduction and community spaces.
- Responsible for exploring and implementing “Harm Reduction Advisory Committee” events in coordination with volunteers, board members, and the executive director.
- Respects and supports the bodily autonomy and personal determination of people who use drugs.
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week
This is an in-person, direct service position.
Qualifications:
A minimum of 1 year of direct service experience is preferred.
Please send a cover letter and resume to careers@nhhrc.org.