LTBI Coordinator & Congregate Settings Liaison
Listed on 2026-09-13
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Healthcare
Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Health Education & Promotion, Community Health
Career Opportunities: LTBI Coordinator & Congregate Settings Liaison (21192)
Posting 21192
-Posted
09/09/2026
- Dept of State Health Services
- Region 4/5
- Healthcare Support
-b. $3000 - $4999 per month
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Employee Benefits:
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Functional
Title:
LTBI Coordinator & Congregate Settings Liaison Job Title: Publ Hlth and Prevent Spcl II Agency: Dept of State Health Services Department: Region 4/5 Posting Number: 21192 Closing Date: 09/23/2026 Posting Audience: Internal and External Occupational Category: Healthcare Support Salary Range: $3,409.83 - $5,094.16 Pay Frequency: Monthly Salary Group: TEXAS-B-16 Shift: Day Additional Shift: None Telework:
Travel: Up to 30%
Regular/Temporary: Regular Full Time/Part Time: Full time FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Nonexempt Facility
Location:
Job Location City: TYLER Job Location Address: 2521 W FRONT ST Other Locations: None MOS Codes: 230X,43EX,43HX,4B0X1,4E0X1,60C,68S,68Z,HM,HS,MED,NAP
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Job Description:
Under the general supervision of the Tuberculosis (TB) Program Manager and the day-to-day clinical consultation of a TB Nurse Consultant, performs complex public health tasks serving as the regional LTBI Coordinator & Congregate Settings Liaison. This position functions as the central administrative and surveillance traffic controller for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) data management, incoming immigration health referrals, and institutional exposure coordination across the public health region.
The position serves as the primary regional operator and gatekeeper for the Electronic Disease Notification (EDN), THISIS, and NEDSS (National Electronic Disease Surveillance System) databases, actively collecting, entering, monitoring, managing, tracking, and evaluating all regional LTBI and Contact Investigation (CI) records. Autonomously reviews and disseminates critical field assignments to applicable regional clinics and local health departments.
Serves as the regional quality assurance monitor for preventative treatment data, coordinates supply pipelines and reporting for congregate settings, manages specialized vendor contracts, and delivers community public health education. Works under general supervision using critical thinking skills and independent judgment.
Essential Job Functions (EJFs): . LTBI Case Coordination & Field Assignment Dissemination (40%)- Manages, monitors, tracks, and evaluates tuberculosis surveillance and reporting data for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) patients, ensuring case management tasks are completed within appropriate time frames and program objectives.
- Tracks patient compliance and testing, ensuring seamless follow-through with physician orders for patients with LTBI, and verifies that appropriate follow-up, follow-through, and intervention are provided.
- Serves as a primary regional operator for the federal Electronic Disease Notification (EDN) database; monitors, reviews, clears, and processes incoming international immigration and refugee health referrals.
- Analyzes incoming surveillance data to rapidly and accurately disseminate actionable field case assignments to applicable regional clinics, field office staff, and local health departments.
- Manages a highly structured Excel-based TB Patient Order Tickler Tracking system to actively monitor charts submitted to providers, flagging delays, and ensuring seamless follow-through on pending physician orders.
- Reviews related epidemiological data according to performance measures standards, and extracts information from related statistical population reports.
- Provides supportive assistance, education, and technical resource guidance regarding follow-up, monitoring, and treatment of persons with LTBI per CDC recommendations to field staff, local health departments, long-term care facilities (nursing homes, intermediate care facilities), and private healthcare providers.
- Assists with epidemiological and investigative contacts and intervention with…
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