FOCUS Patient Counselor

You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success.

FOCUS is a Syphilis, HIV, and HCV screening program at St. Anthony Hospital. FOCUS screens patients for STIs, connects patients to care, ensures successful treatment outcomes, provides linkage to sexual health and prevention services, and addresses social determinants of health. The FOCUS patient screener will play a critical role in ensuring patients gain access to FOCUS testing. The patient screener will be responsible for day to day screening of patients presenting to the Emergency Department in order to assess their eligibility for FOCUS screening. If a patient is eligible (based on pre-determined criteria), the FOCUS patient screener will counsel the patient on Syphilis, HIV, and/or HCV testing according to Colorado State Law, coordinate with the medical team to ensure successful testing outcomes, and document interactions and other important data as necessary.

In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

HS Diploma or GED Required Currently enrolled in a health-related degree program (Public Health, Nursing, Biology, Pre-Med/PA, etc)

1 year experience working in a hospital or clinic setting (Required)

BLS

Bilingual English/Spanish (preferred)

This grant-funded role works Monday through Friday.

At St. Anthony North Health Campus, we are committed to delivering optimal health care to the communities of Westminster, Erie, Brighton, Broomfield, Northglenn and Thornton. Highlights of our campus include 60,000 square feet of integrated primary and specialty care physician clinics, ambulatory surgery center, birthing center with private birthing suites, Level III Trauma Center with 24/7 emergency services, 92 inpatient beds and an outpatient diagnostics center with lab and imaging services. Our campus is proudly affiliated with Planetree, an internationally recognized non-profit organization that helps guide hospitals on the journey toward patient-centered care and culture. 

In 2023, we received our prestigious Magnet® designation! We are so proud of our nursing staff for this achievement, which is awarded to less than 6 percent of hospitals in the US. Built on the pillars of convenience, wellness and person-centered care, we offer inpatient and outpatient care at one site, with an emphasis on preventive health, wellness and health education.