Administrative Specialist III - Mobile Vaccine Response Team

Department of Public Health - Seattle & King County’s Mobile Vaccine Response Team is seeking an Short-term Temporary (STT) Administrative Specialist III. The Administrative Specialist will work in close collaboration with the mobile vaccine response team members, members of the Immunization Branch, Vaccine Preventable Disease Investigations & Response Team, and other members of the CD-IMMS Section to support vaccination efforts to mitigate the risk of large or disruptive vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks in under-immunized communities and to provide rapid post-exposure prophylaxis in settings where risk of exposure to a confirmed case is high.

The Immunization Branch works in a hybrid model, with most days in the office and some telecommuting. The ratio of remote to onsite work will be dependent on business needs and is subject to change. As a member of the Mobile Vaccine Response Team, this position is based in the Chinook Building in Downtown Seattle, however, the incumbent will support vaccination clinics in non-traditional settings such as shelters, schools, places of worship, and community sites throughout King County.

Populations of focus include people experiencing homelessness and newly arrived immigrants seeking asylum. The incumbent will report to the Healthcare and VPD Outbreak Response Program Manager in the Immunization Branch of the Communicable Disease & Immunization (CD-Imms) section of the Prevention Division.

The Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Immunization (CD-Imms) section resides within the Prevention Division in Public Health – Seattle & King County. The CD-Imms section focuses on three major functions: disease surveillance, case investigation, and intervention. The section is led by the Chief and Deputy Chief and is composed of four teams:
Investigations, Analytics and Informatics, Immunization, and Administration. We are a large, skilled, passionate team of nearly 100 staff that oversees 65+ reportable diseases and conditions (excluding TB, STI, and HIV) from healthcare professionals and laboratories in King County. Some of our work includes investigating cases and identifying exposed persons requiring follow-up; analyzing disease report data and trends to identify opportunities for disease prevention;

monitoring emergency department visits for indications of outbreaks or biological terrorism; and conducting disease surveillance year-round. We also lead pro-equity immunization strategies to improve vaccination among priority populations. Cross collaboration across branches and teams is central to our workflow and each team supports one another to achieve the objectives of the section.

This posting will create a list of qualified candidates that may be considered for selection of additional vacancies of the same position type over the next 6 months.

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