Infectious Disease Educator

JPS Health Network, a $950 million, tax‑supported healthcare system serving North Texas, employs more than 7,200 people across 25+ locations in Tarrant County. The network includes John Peter Smith Hospital, a Level I trauma center and the state’s only psychiatric emergency center.

Infectious Disease Educator

43089

Full Time

MED STUDENTS & EDUCATION

Hourly

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

John Peter Smith Hospital, 1500 S Main Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76104, United States

The Infectious Disease Educator provides education to all levels of staff throughout JPS and/or TCHD on expansion of the infectious disease screening projects throughout JPS. This education includes infectious disease screening technologies, HIV/AIDS specific information, approaching the patient, meaning of screening results, methods of delivering results to the patients, required post‑test education, HIV/infectious disease resources within JPS and the community, and methods to connect HIV/AIDS/infectious disease patients to appropriate care.

• Educates physicians, nurses, lab technologists, and support personnel with infectious disease grant program requirements.
• Participates in infectious disease educational offerings associated with general hospital orientation.
• Participates in infectious disease educational offerings associated with annual orientation of new physicians to the hospital district.
• Participates in infectious disease specific Grand Rounds presentations.
• Helps clinic personnel set up a system for directly linking Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) to appropriate HIV care.
• Educates physicians and nurses on the delivery of HIV, viral hepatitis, and/or syphilis screening results.
• Educates physicians and nurses on state laws governing post‑test patient education.
• Coordinates with the ED HIV Expansion grant site coordinator to ensure the expansion program meets the requirements associated with the protocol for utilization of grant funds.
• Participates in process improvement activities to ensure successful expansion of the infectious disease grant programs.
• Collaborates with Healing Wings for consistent network‑wide infectious disease communication and education.
• Provides training for and collaborates closely with JPS infectious disease Patient Navigators.
• Staff are expected to perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• 2+ years prior work experience with PLWHA and/or infectious diseases.
• 2+ years prior experience with HIV/AIDS/infectious disease education.
• Current JPS‑recognized CPR certification and must be maintained throughout employment.
• HIV/AIDS specific training.
• HIV, viral hepatitis and syphilis testing technologies.
• Valid Texas driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications

• None.

Hourly: $22,326.00 – $27,188.00

Entry level

Full‑time

Education and Training

Hospitals and Health Care