Senior Disease Intervention Specialist - Jefferson County Department of Health

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LOCATIONS: Health Department of Jeff Co

TARGET CLOSE DATE:

05/02/2025

PAY GRADE:

Grade 23

TYPE:

Full time

JOB SUMMARY:

The Jefferson County Department of Health is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Senior Disease Intervention Specialist. This role is responsible for conducting thorough investigations of infectious and communicable diseases to prevent further spread through detailed data collection, analysis, and patient education on disease and infection prevention. Senior Disease Intervention Specialists also perform quality assurance measures for program effectiveness and serve as mentors and trainers for new hires and interns within the Disease Intervention Specialist team. In the absence of a supervisor, this position may serve as a designated back-up, supporting a variety of tasks typically managed by Disease Intervention supervisors and managers. Progression into this role requires relevant experience gained within the Jefferson County Department of Health and the ability to perform the full scope of duties assigned to the Disease Intervention Specialist classification.

COMPENSATION & 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.

The pay range for this job is listed below:

Jefferson County Department of Health $57,449 - $89,128

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position:

  • 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.

  • 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).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are job-related qualifications deemed desirable by Merit System agencies. These qualifications may be considered by a hiring agency when reviewing applications and inviting candidates to participate in subsequent steps in the selection processes.

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher degree from an accredited college or university with a major in public health, health education, biology, microbiology, or a related field of study.

  • Experience working as a Disease Intervention Specialist or similar job.

  • Experience with phlebotomy and/or other specimen collection (only preferred for certain programs).

TYPICAL JOB DUTIES:

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 information 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.

  • Leads complex data collection and analysis initiatives to guide and support divisional strategies and interventions.

  • Acts as a lead worker of peer or support staff by assigning cases, assisting others in investigations, and triage of lab reports with subsequent determination of needed actions.

  • Provides training for new Disease Intervention Specialists, covering areas such as electronic recordkeeping, phlebotomy, case investigation and contact tracing, while offering ongoing technical support throughout the onboarding process.

  • Organizes community-based educational and disease screening events by engaging stakeholders, securing supplies, coordinating staff, overseeing on-site operations, and supporting the Disease Intervention Specialist team with lab sample preparation and data tracking.

  • Coordinates Mobile Unit Activities in conjunction with the JCDH Population Health Mobile Unit team to better meet the needs of our communities.

  • Conducts highly specialized surveillance of HIV, Syphilis, Mpox, and Emerging Infectious Diseases requiring extensive record review, data acquisition, and coordination with healthcare providers.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Job is primarily sedentary, involving sitting for long periods of time, but may involve occasional walking or standing for brief periods. May involve occasional light lifting of items or objects weighing up to 25 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work is performed primarily in an office setting, within medical or healthcare facilities, or within the field at schools, businesses, etc. Work involves the use of standard office equipment, such as a computer, phone, copier, etc.

EEO STATEMENT:

The Personnel Board of Jefferson County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment with the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.  Each Merit System member city/agency operate its own equal employment opportunity policies available on the individual city/agency website.

ACCOMMODATION:

To request an accommodation in the application or hiring process due to your own ongoing medical condition or disability, please contact our Accommodations Coordinator at accommodationrequest@pbjcal.org or phone at 205-279-3500 (select option 1) Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time. The accommodation process is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or accommodation in the job application process.

NOTE:

This job posting may close before, or be extended beyond, the listed Target Close Date based on the employment needs of the Merit System. More detail regarding this job is available by clicking Apply.

DISCLAIMER:

This job posting is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of the job duties, responsibilities, or skills and abilities required to do the job and may be changed at the discretion of the Personnel Board at any time.