Disease Intervention Specialist

City of El Paso•Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX

15h

About The Position

Under general supervision, responsible for implementing and monitoring epidemiological studies involving communicable and/or infectious diseases. This is an unclassified contract position, and employment is predicated on the continuation of state/federal funding. Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately as this position will close when a preset number of applications have been received. Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts, and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete. To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.

Requirements

MOS Code: 61G (Army)
Bachelor's degree in Biological Science or a health care field.
Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state.

Responsibilities

Provide active surveillance for communicable and/or infectious diseases.
Review of medical records, demographic and statistical analysis, interviews with medical providers and patients.
Maintain registries of confirmed or suspected cases of specific illnesses.
Presentation of the data and its analysis in written and verbal form.
Conduct interviews and investigations in accordance with DIS performance standards.
Develop research tools effective in eliciting needed information from target groups.
Secure necessary institutional clearances to obtain access to confidential medical and other records.
Define confidentiality requirements.
Collect, abstract, and analyze epidemiological, medical and clinical data from complex medical documentation including hospital, emergency room, outpatient, rehabilitation records, medical assistance records, and autopsy records.
Enter data into the program's management information system.
Complete epidemiologic and non-epidemiologic paperwork.
Perform venipuncture in the field and clinic.
Establish and maintain relationships with local health care agencies, health care providers, laboratories, correctional facilities and other organizations to facilitate screening, diagnosis/treatment and reporting.
Document case management activities and conduct updates weekly.
Maintain confidentiality in all aspects of duties.
Perform related duties as required.