Bilingual Health Specialist - Remote

Requirements

The Health Specialist role requires an active, valid RN license and fluency in both English and Spanish. This position will have a two week training schedule of 8:00am - 4:30pm EST Monday - Friday, followed by a work schedule of 11:30am - 8:00pm EST Monday - Friday. Extended hours (weekend and/or holiday) may be required on occasion, depending on business needs.

• Requires the use of your own personal device (see Home Office Requirements)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides advanced clinical inquiry responses (verbal and written) to health-related inquiries from consumers, educators or medical/health professionals.
• Performs advanced database searches.
• Composes documents, reports, and correspondence.
• Documents all incoming inquiries.
• Participates in special projects as required.
• Responds to inquiries resulting from current events, such as food outbreaks, natural disasters and other events.
• Provides medical subject matter expertise on CDC topics covered by CDC–INFO which includes HIV/AIDS, Immunizations, Environmental Health, NIOSH; Tuberculosis and Statistics, to name a few.
• Provides advanced clinical inquiry responses (verbal and written) to health related inquiries from consumers, educators and medical/health professionals including State and local health departments and other government offices.

Minimum Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent with 2-4 years of experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and current RN license is required.
• Experience in medical, scientific and public health discipline.
• Clinical knowledge of and experienced in CDC related topics.
• Proficient internet search skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to learn and utilize software applications.
• Excellent listening, comprehension, communications (verbal and written), problem solving and customer service skills.
• Ability to work independently and communicate effectively.
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and leadership skills and the ability to organize simultaneous tasks.
• Ability to commit to a two week training schedule of 8:00am - 4:30pm EST Monday - Friday.
• Ability to work a schedule of 11:30am - 8:00pm EST Monday - Friday (after training concludes).
• Extended hours (weekend and/or holiday) may be required on occasion, depending on business needs.

Home Office Requirements

• Internet speed of 25mbps or higher required / 50 Mpbs for shared internet connectivity.
• Minimum 5mpbs upload speed.
• Connectivity to the internet via Category 5 or 6 ethernet patch cable to the home router.
• Personal computer or laptop (Chromebooks, tablets, and notebooks are not allowed) with one of the following operating systems: Windows: 10 or 11 or Mac: Big Sur (11.0.1+), Catalina (10.15), or Monterey (12.3).
• Private and secure work area and adequate power source.
• Must currently and permanently reside in the Continental US.
• Must have a smartphone which will be required to log into Maximus systems.

Pay

Minimum Salary: $34.85 Maximum Salary: $68.55