About The Position
Disease Intervention Specialists provide essential services with regard to maintaining public health. Employees in this job class are responsible for conducting investigations of infections and communicable diseases to aid in stopping the disease from further spread by conducting thorough investigations, data collection, and data analysis. Disease Intervention Specialists are also responsible for patient education as it relates to the prevention of diseases and infections. Employees who work in this job class gather and convey information to provide knowledge concerning the spread of communicable disease and preventative measures and safeguards.
Requirements
- Driver’s license.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum completion of 24 credit hours in biological sciences, anatomy, behavioral sciences, health education, health science, public health, or related field.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university with a major in public health, health education, biology, microbiology, or a related field of study.
- Experience working in a public health setting in the provision of community-based health services (e.g., communicable disease investigation, disease treatment and control, health education, counseling, interviewing).
- Experience with phlebotomy and/or other specimen collection (only preferred for certain programs).
Responsibilities
- Performs administrative tasks such as documentation, data entry and maintenance, creating and/or reviewing reports, clerical tasks, and processing paperwork to ensure case files are up-to-date.
- Analyzes data (e.g., epidemiological curve, visual case analysis, test results) to draw conclusions related to disease infection and/or transmission.
- Communicates with various individuals (e.g., patients, health care providers, business owners) by requesting records, visiting offsite locations, and conducting interviews in order to identify and prevent the spread of disease.
- Conducts contact investigations by collecting information (e.g., names/addresses of all persons who have been exposed to a diagnosed patient), identifying contacts, and providing referrals in order to provide preventive treatment to contacts and to prevent spread of infection.
- Conducts contact tracing in order to identify patients who could be at risk of infection.
- Educates the public, care providers, and others on diseases, prevention, identification, and treatment using presentations, professional guidelines and updates, and medical literature to increase awareness.
- Provides health care to patients (e.g., medication, vaccinations, educational information) by holding consultations, administering medication, assisting in specialty clinics, and scheduling medical examinations in order to treat medical conditions.
- Engages in activities designed to ensure professional development, awareness of developments in the field, and knowledge of relevant practices, rules, laws, policies, and/or guidelines.
Benefits
- Jefferson County Department of Health provides competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
