Communicable Disease Investigator

About the role

Are you committed to serving your community? As a Communicable Disease Investigator, you will play an important role in our efforts to reduce the rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Maricopa County!

Responsibilities

• Conduct confidential field and telephone investigations by researching, identifying, locating, and contacting individuals in Maricopa County who have been diagnosed with, or may have been exposed to, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
• Notify clients of HIV and STI test results and refer them to appropriate medical providers for diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing care to reduce disease transmission and improve health outcomes.
• Interview individuals diagnosed with HIV or other STIs to obtain epidemiological information, including risk factors, disease history, and potential sources of exposure.
• Elicit, locate, notify, and interview sexual and other identified contacts of infected individuals to facilitate testing, treatment, and prevention services.
• Refer clients to appropriate internal and external agencies for medical care, follow-up services, case management, education prevention, and supportive resources.
• Create, maintain, and update case investigation records, documentation and reports.
• Conduct community outreach and prevention activities targeting high-risk populations, including client recruitment, registration for testing services, prevention education, specimen collection, and venipuncture.
• Provide HIV prevention education and care navigation services to clients.

Requirements

• Two years of experience conducting health field investigations, community outreach, and/or case management.
• Bachelor’s degree in health promotion, public health, medical technology, health sciences, or a health-related field.
• A combination of post-secondary education and/or job-related experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year-for-year basis.

We Also Value

• Experience working as a Communicable Disease Investigator for a local public health department or state health services agency.
• Experience working with the public, conducting health-related field investigations for communicable diseases.
• Experience working in a medical field, drawing blood, doing case investigative work, and/or interviewing or counseling clients.
• Experience working with various socioeconomic groups performing counseling or health education services.
• Experience working with STIs or epidemiological data related to STIs.
• Bilingual skills in English and Spanish.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience conducting health field investigations, community outreach, and/or case management.
• Bachelor’s degree in health promotion, public health, medical technology, health sciences, or a health-related field.
• A combination of post-secondary education and/or job-related experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year-for-year basis.

Skills

• Experience working as a Communicable Disease Investigator for a local public health department or state health services agency.
• Experience working with the public, conducting health-related field investigations for communicable diseases.
• Experience working in a medical field, drawing blood, doing case investigative work, and/or interviewing or counseling clients.
• Experience working with various socioeconomic groups performing counseling or health education services.
• Experience working with STIs or epidemiological data related to STIs.
• Bilingual skills in English and Spanish.

Benefits

Proud To Offer
Work with a greater purpose
Tuition reimbursement
Exceptional work-life balance
Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County
Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center, Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families
Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
Extensive wellness program, including an incentive
Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System, a defined retirement benefit requiring a 11.98% per paycheck contribution rate that includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

Pay

Anticipated Hiring Range: $22.50 - $29.25 hourly
Full Pay Range: $22.50 - $36.00 hourly
Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification.

Schedule

Full-time position.