Public Health Program Specialist I
Core
Provide program-specific outreach and investigation activities for communicable diseases including TB, HIV, and STIs, including directly observed therapy (DOT/DOPT) and patient counseling.
Role type
Public Health Program Specialist (Communicable Disease)
Builds
Patient care services, disease prevention programs, and public health investigations
Domain
Public Health / Infectious Disease Control
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Communicable disease knowledge, interviewing techniques, data recording, phlebotomy, patient counseling, DOT/DOPT administration
Preferred skills
Public health/community outreach experience, diverse background interaction, initiative, customer service, bilingual English/Spanish, phlebotomy training
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Counsel individuals on prevention of communicable diseases, conduct public health investigations, perform phlebotomy and specimen collection, compile data and prepare reports, administer directly observed therapy (DOT/DOPT), educate patients on treatment and transmission
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level IC