Disease Intervention Specialist

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Join our dynamic team as a Disease Intervention Specialist at El Paso County Public Health, where you'll play a key role in investigating and interviewing for over 100 reportable diseases—focusing on enteric and foodborne investigations—while utilizing interviewing and communication skills to implement proactive disease control strategies. You’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact in public health by contributing to meaningful interventions along with the chance to work with a supportive team on critical responses, ensuring the health and safety of our community.

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Hiring Range: $52,801 – $55,801 annually

This position has an anticipated work schedule of Monday – Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00pm or 800am – 4:30pm, subject to change.

Under FLSA guidelines, this position is non-exempt.

Please be advised this position may close without advance notice, should we receive a sufficient number of qualified applications.

This position is responsible for disease investigations, prevention, and control activities, including routine notifiable disease surveillance, Tuberculosis, and outbreak investigations. This position may be dependent on variable funding sources, including categorical grants. Employment is subject to the terms, conditions, and policies detailed in the Personnel Policies Manual (PPM). This position requires regular in-person presence as an essential job function.

• Investigates and follows up on a wide range of reportable communicable diseases to ensure appropriate prevention, treatment, control, and reporting; discusses findings with the team and records all findings appropriately.
• Participates in surveillance, case and outbreak investigations, and response to limit the spread of diseases.
• Interviews and counsels clients who are at risk for or have a communicable disease.
• Coordinates with public health and community providers to maintain quality control of surveillance data.
• Communicates with medical providers and necessary stakeholders to ensure appropriate follow-up is completed.
• Responds to calls from members of the public, health care providers, childcare centers, schools, and other stakeholders regarding communicable disease concerns; responds to phone and email inquiries from the public and medical providers.
• Provides consultation, outreach, and patient education about communicable diseases to a diverse community.
• May conduct directly observed therapy with tuberculosis (TB) patients in the field, via video or in the clinic; deliver monthly medication to latent TB patients in the field or in the clinic.
• Prepares, submits, and maintains detailed records for Local, State, and Federal agencies.
• Prepares technical reports, presentations, correspondence, and other written materials; enters data into a web-based electronic database.
• May assist in TB contact investigations and Directly Observed Therapy (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). medications as needed.
• Responsible for processing human biologic specimens collected for submission needing laboratory testing.
• Participates in departmental emergency planning and response activities.
• Promotes public health within the community.
• Takes personal responsibility in providing exceptional customer service in order to promote and maintain a positive Public Health image, constructive working environment, and foster pride and professionalism in the workplace and community.
• Performs other duties as required.

This classification does not have supervisory authority and requires no supervision or direction of others.

Receives intermittent supervision. This classification normally performs the job by following established standard operating procedures and/or policies. Regular direction, guidance, and coaching from supervisor is expected. There is a choice of the appropriate procedure or policy to apply to duties. Performance reviewed periodically.

• Must have knowledge of communicable disease etiology, manifestations, progression, diagnosis, and treatment.
• Understanding of medical and drug terminology and…