Health Educator-Emergency Medicine

Mount Sinai Health System • Brooklyn, New York • Posted April 06, 2026

About the Role


Description

As an integral part of Mount Sinai Health System’s Emergency Department Health Education Program, Health Educators provide a patient-centered, harm reduction approach to reach individuals living with HIV, Hepatitis C (HCV), and/or (SUD). Health Educators work with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate services and assist patients to navigate barriers to accessing quality care and treatment. This position is a one-year role subject to grant funding for possible extension and will work primarily out of Mount Sinai Queens or Mount Sinai Brooklyn with some travel to other sites required.


Responsibilities
  • Screen Emergency Department patients to identify individuals with HIV, HCV, and/or SUD 
  • Utilize Brief Motivational Interviewing (BMI) skills to promote patients to accept education, testing, and/or referral to care
  • Provide stigma-free risk reduction counseling and overdose response education, including naloxone kit distribution