Per Diem Counselor and Educator - Counseling and Testing Paterson
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Per Diem
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join St. Joseph's Health as a Per Diem Counselor & Educator – HIV Testing in Paterson, NJ, United States. Under general supervision and according to established policies and procedures, provides HIV counseling, education and testing to all clients requesting such services. Enters all required data on line.
Work Schedule
- Per Diem position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join St. Joseph's Health as a Per Diem Counselor & Educator – HIV Testing.
Key Responsibilities
Provides HIV counseling, education, and testing services to clients while maintaining accurate records and statistical reports. Performs crisis intervention and facilitates appropriate referrals as needed.
Requirements
Requires an associate degree or equivalent occupationally-specific education along with two to three years of relevant work experience. Must hold a valid HIV Educator/Tester certification from the State of New Jersey.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
HIV Counseling & Testing — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 20% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
St. Joseph's Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 72/100, 38 active listings.
Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
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