Harm Reduction Specialist - PPACA

Harm Reduction Specialist - PPACA

Salary

$55,016.00 - $79,768.00 Annually

Location

Public Health -- Westminster Office, 1401 W. 122nd Ave, #200, Westminster, CO

Job Type

Temporary 3

Job Number

07520

Department

Public Health Department

Division

Public Health Nursing

Opening Date

06/15/2026

Closing Date

7/6/2026 4:30 PM Mountain

Our Mission

To responsibly serve the Adams County community with integrity and innovation.

EEO

Adams County is an equal opportunity employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status or any other legally protected characteristic.

Position classification

Onsite -- Job duties and expectations require employee to be regularly scheduled onsite.

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

What Success Looks Like In This Job

As a part of the HIV/STI Prevention and Outreach & Syringe Access Program, this position performs targeted HIV/Hepatitis C/STI screening, syringe access outreach, case management of people who inject drugs, as well as targeted individual and group level education and outreach for HIV/STI/Hepatitis C risk reduction, HIV prophylaxis treatment, and harm reduction, overdose prevention, and Naloxone use. The goal of the work is to remove structural barriers and improve access to high-quality, client-centered, culturally competent care throughout Adams County to reduce infectious disease and improve the health and wellbeing of People Who Use Drugs (PWUD). The Harm Reduction Specialist collaborates with other subject matter experts to establish standards of good practice for SAPs funded by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Along with the Associate Program Manager, the Harm Reduction Specialist focuses on Syringe Access Program (SAP) scope of practice to include overdose education and naloxone distribution, linkage or direct provision of physical and mental health care and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, and a variety of social services. This position may be based throughout Adams County.

This is a temporary position that is expected to work 40 hours/week for up to 12 months.

Examples of Duties for Success

Direct Services:

• Participates in HIV STI Prevention and Outreach Program activities and special events, including evenings and weekends as needed.
• Conducts direct harm reduction counseling, HIV/HCV/STI screening and point of care testing.
• Provides referrals to services, and connects participants to interim and extended health care, behavioral health care, recovery resources, social services, etc.
• Offers opioid overdose prevention and education and Naloxone training and distribution.
• Utilizes appropriate resources to plan and provide services that are safe, effective, and financially responsible.
• Gathers and organizes supplies for outreach activities. Reconciles inventory and checks expiration dates to ensure all materials are up to date.
• Maintains program-specific documentation. Uses organizational skills to maintain correct forms and tools necessary for documentation.
• Syringe access and disposal, including community retrieval and distribution of syringes and access to safe supplies for vein and wound care.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Community Health Strategy

• Fosters community engagement to advance health equity. Develops and maintains interpersonal relationships with community partners, internal and external customers, and resources to create linkages to care and prevention services, including no-cost medications, emergency financial assistance, housing, and/or food.
• Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the healthcare consumer's health or situation. Monitors health status to identify community health problems.
• Improves population health by emphasizing prevention and attending to multiple determinants of health.
• Participates in community-specific solutions to address health priorities.
• Enters data into and maintains computer systems or databases. Proofs data entry and corrects errors. Runs standard and ad hoc reports as required.
• Maintains temperature control logs for test kits, controls and labs.
• Utilizes county-vehicle and mobile units to perform outreach services throughout Adams County.

Additional Duties

• Provides administrative support, as assigned for the program. Handles confidential matters and collects information as requested for the use of the program staff. Filing, typing, and answering phones in support of daily program functions. Maintains files and records.
• Enters data into and maintains computer systems or databases. Proofs data entry and corrects errors. Runs standard and ad hoc reports as required.
• Travel may be required to any ACHD clinic or outreach event as needed for efficient program operations. Travel may be determined on the day of work, based on program needs.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends as needed.
• Ability to work community outreach events, including tabling, teaching and mobile services. The HRS assists in the orientation and training of new employees, students, and interns. Participates in QA/QI project as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Emergency Preparedness Duties

• Responds, as required, to support public health emergencies, incidents and events.
• Participates in all exercises and drills on emergency preparedness, as required.
• Completes trainings identified as appropriate for this level employee.

HIPAA Statement

Maintain sensitive & confidential client information according to the HIPAA policy confidentiality requirements.

Qualifications for Success

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Strong interpersonal skills for collaborating effectively with a broad range of clinical and community representatives.
• Ability to use discretion and maintain confidentiality.

More Qualifications for Success

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED required.

Experience:

• A minimum of 3-years related experience or a combination of comparable clinical education and/or experience/training, including comparable experience.

• Comparable experience includes substance use treatment, poverty and homelessness, and/or behavioral health.

• Up to one (1) year towards combined experience for demonstrated comparable experience.

• If you would like your comparable experience considered for Qualifications for Success, please respond to the prompts in the Questions section.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in healthcare profession/related area
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider certification through the American Heart Association.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish

Other qualifications:

Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Colorado driver's license within 30 days of hire date.

Language Pay Incentive is available for employees who utilize their skill in Spanish or ASL 30% of the time or more and pass a basic fluency test. The $2,000 Annual Base Pay adjustment is spread out over the year.

Adams County and the 17th Judicial District Attorneys Office complies with Colorado's Job Application Fairness Act ("JAFA"). JAFA prohibits employers from asking individuals to disclose their age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation on an initial employment application. However, additional application materials such as certifications and transcripts containing this information may be required for certain positions; if such additional materials are requested, applicants may redact information that identifies the applicant's age, date of birth, or dates or attendance or graduation.

Employees in this benefit class are eligible based on the number of hours worked and the duration of employment.

Employees who work within the parameters below are eligible to participate in the 457b deferred compensation plan:

• Duration - 3 months or less
• Weekly Hours - Any
• Break in Service Requirement - 13 weeks
• Lactation friendly certified workplace

OR

• Duration - Up to 12 months
• Weekly Hours - 29 or less hours
• Break in Service Requirement - 13 weeks

Employees who work within the parameters below are eligible to participate in the the medical plan for the employee and child(ren) only as well as the 457b deferred compensation plan:

• Duration - At least 3 months and up to 12 months
• Weekly Hours - 30 or more
• Break in Service Requirement - 13 weeks
• Lactation friendly certified workplace

01

Please be aware that your cover letter and resume will not be accessed in the initial screening process, so you must complete your application and supplemental questions with as much detail as possible. Any personally identifiable information (PII) such as name and address will be redacted from applications that meet the minimum screening requirements and are forwarded to the hiring manager. If the hiring manager selects you to advance in the hiring process, your cover letter and resume will then be accessible to the hiring team. Information provided on the application is used to determine if a candidate meets minimum qualifications. Only information provided at the time of the application being completed will be considered and additional information that is not listed on the application will not be considered when deciding if a candidate meets or does not meet the qualifications. Applicants are STRONGLY encouraged to include all information and details on their application. I understand and agree that only information provided at the time of my application will be used to determine if I meet the minimum requirements for this position.

• Yes, I understand and agree
• Yes, I understand but disagree.

02

This role requires a High School Diploma or GED equivalent. Do you meet this requirement?

• Yes
• No

03

Please indicate how you meet the experience requirements for the role.

• At least three (3) years related professional experience.
• At least two (2) years related professional experience AND at least one (1) year of comparable experience.
• More than 2 years of related professional experience AND less than one (1) year of comparable experience, totaling at least 3 years of experience between the two areas.
• Another equivalent combination of related professional and comparable experience.
• None of the above

04

If you selected "another equivalent combination of professional and comparable experience," please explain more about your experience. If not, please write "N/A."

05

This role requires possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Colorado driver's license within 30 days of hire date. Do you or can you meet this requirement?

• Yes
• No

06

Would you like your comparable experience to be considered for service credit towards Qualifications for Success?

• Yes
• No
• Not Applicable

07

If yes, please review the comparable experience statement below and complete Prompt 1 below. If no, or it is not applicable to your experience, please select "Not Applicable." By selecting one of the options, I acknowledge that the information I provide will be used solely for service credit towards the Qualifications for Success and will not affect my eligibility for hire.

• I understand and agree
• I understand but disagree
• Not applicable

08

Please list your comparable experience with justice involvement, poverty and homelessness, and/or behavioral health. Include dates (month, year), and a brief description of what it was. If you are not using comparable experience, please write "Not Applicable." a. (For example: 05/92 - 6/93 incarcerated for possession. 09/19 - 02/20 Treated for behavioral health condition)

Required Question

Employer Adams County

Address 4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Suite C4000B

Brighton, Colorado, 80601-8213

Website http://www.adamscountyco.gov/careers