Disease Intervention Specialist

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Valid driver's license
• •Automobile insurance
• •Insurance rider (to allow for the transportation of patients)
• •Ability to perform all specified duties and tasks
• •Excellent oral and written communication skills
• •Demonstrated respect for the confidentiality and privacy of health data
• •Ability to interact sensitively, effectively, and professionally with people from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and educational backgrounds
• •Equally comfortable working individually and within a team environment
• •Willingness and flexibility in accepting direction
• •Willingness to work variable hours, including early mornings, nights, and weekends
• •Personal vehicle
• •Willingness to transport patients, coworkers, supervisors, and clinical specimens
• •Willingness to perform assigned role/s in Emergency Preparedness response
• •Willingness to respond to public health emergencies
• •Willingness to be available, attend, and complete the one-week, out-of-town CDC-sponsored training
• •Willingness to complete the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) STD Employee training and achieve at least 80% on each of the module tests and the comprehensive exam
• •Willingness to complete HIV Counseling training provided by the Philadelphia AIDS Activities Coordinating Office (AACO)
• •Willingness to complete Phlebotomy training and training in other (urine, sputum, pharyngeal, fecal, etc.) specimen collection/handling/transport techniques
• •Willingness to demonstrate competence in the use of the STD Control Program's STD Computer Information Database (SCID)
• •Willingness to provide targeted outreach at sites throughout Philadelphia and the surrounding counties to individuals at high risk of STDs and other communicable diseases
• •Willingness to provide screening and education at high-risk venues such as bars, bathhouses, crack houses, and other locations
• •Willingness to provide STD presentations at health fairs, schools, community-based organizations, and local, state, and national conferences regarding STDs
• •Willingness to participate in a variety of STD Program activities including screening/education/referral services at Family Court, Philadelphia Prisons, Youth Study Center, and STD Clinics
• •Willingness to staff Mobile Units and assist in recruitment of high-risk individuals
• •Willingness to conduct specimen collection and processing of paperwork and specimens
• •Willingness to support the Philadelphia High School STD Screening program by providing presentations, urine specimen processing, student follow-up and interviews, and other activities
• •Willingness to transport specimens (blood, urine, etc.) to the Public Health Laboratory
• •Willingness to transport patients to and from public health centers and other medical facilities
• •Willingness to counsel patients with STDs, HIV, and/or other infectious diseases by conducting field investigative activities to locate and refer for examination people suspected of having these diseases
• •Willingness to manage assigned individuals diagnosed with STDs in accordance with established STD Program protocols, including interviewing individuals, ongoing analysis of source/spread/cluster relationships, rapid response to Supervisory directives, identification of high-risk locations for subsequent screening activities, and timely case closure
• •Willingness to conduct timely field investigative activities to locate individuals with suspected or confirmed STD infection and assure appropriate examination/treatment
• •Willingness to obtain clinical specimens from patients, including blood (phlebotomy), urine, and pharyngeal specimens, in field and clinic settings, in accordance with established protocols
• •Willingness to document all activities in accordance with STD Program protocols
• •Willingness to complete the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) STD Employee training and achieve at least 80% on each of the module tests and the comprehensive exam
• •Willingness to be available, attend, and complete the one-week, out-of-town CDC-sponsored training
• •Willingness to complete HIV Counseling training provided by the Philadelphia AIDS Activities Coordinating Office (AACO)
• •Willingness to complete Phlebotomy training and training in other (urine, sputum, pharyngeal, fecal, etc.) specimen collection/handling/transport techniques for clinic and field settings, including routine implementation of universal precautions to avoid accidental infection and specimen contamination
• •Willingness to complete training and demonstrate competence in the use of the STD Control Program's STD Computer Information Database (SCID), a web-based computerized system used to document/monitor/manage nearly all aspects of STD Program operations
• •Willingness to participate in Emergency Preparedness response training and demonstrate a willingness to perform assigned role/s
• •Willingness to respond to public health emergencies
• •Willingness to be available, attend, and complete the one-week, out-of-town CDC-sponsored training
• •Willingness to complete the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) STD Employee training and achieve at least 80% on each of the module tests and the comprehensive exam
• •Willingness to complete HIV Counseling training provided by the Philadelphia AIDS Activities Coordinating Office (AACO)
• •Willingness to complete Phlebotomy training and training in other (urine, sputum, pharyngeal, fecal, etc.) specimen collection/handling/transport techniques for clinic and field settings, including routine implementation of universal precautions to avoid accidental infection and specimen contamination
• •Willingness to complete training and demonstrate competence in the use of the STD Control Program's STD Computer Information Database (SCID), a web-based computerized system used to document/monitor/manage nearly all aspects of STD Program operations
• •Willingness to participate in Emergency Preparedness response training and demonstrate a willingness to perform assigned role/s
• •Willingness to respond to public health emergencies
• •Willingness to be available, attend, and complete the one-week, out-of-town CDC-sponsored training
• •Willingness to complete the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) STD Employee training and achieve at least 80% on each of the module tests and the comprehensive exam
• •Willingness to complete HIV Counseling training provided by the Philadelphia AIDS Activities Coordinating Office (AACO)
• •Willingness to complete Phlebotomy training and training in other (urine, sputum, pharyngeal, fecal, etc.) specimen collection/handling/transport techniques for clinic and field settings, including routine implementation of universal precautions to avoid accidental infection and specimen contamination
• •Willingness to complete training and demonstrate competence in the use of the STD Control Program's STD Computer Information Database (SCID), a web-based computerized system used to document/monitor/manage nearly all aspects of STD Program operations
• •Willingness to participate in Emergency Preparedness response training and demonstrate a willingness to perform assigned role/s
• •Willingness to respond to public health emergencies
• •Willingness to be available, attend, and complete the one-week, out-of-town CDC-sponsored training
• •Willingness to complete the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) STD Employee training and achieve at least 80% on each of the module tests and the comprehensive exam
• •Willingness to complete HIV Counseling training provided by the Philadelphia AIDS Activities Coordinating Office (AACO)
• •Willingness to complete Phlebotomy training and training in other (urine, sputum, pharyngeal, fecal, etc.) specimen collection/handling/transport techniques for clinic and field settings, including routine implementation of universal precautions to avoid accidental infection and specimen contamination
• •Willingness to complete training and demonstrate competence in the use of the STD Control Program's STD Computer Information Database (SCID), a web-based computerized system used to document/monitor/manage nearly all aspects of STD Program operations
• •Willingness to participate in Emergency Preparedness response training and demonstrate a willingness to perform assigned role/s
• •Willingness to respond to public health emergencies
• •Willingness to be available, attend, and complete the one-week, out-of-town CDC-sponsored training
• •Willingness to complete the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) STD Employee training and achieve at least 80% on each of the module tests and the comprehensive exam
• •Willingness to complete HIV Counseling training provided by the Philadelphia AIDS Activities Coordinating Office (AACO)
• •Willingness to complete Phlebotomy training and training in other (urine, sputum, pharyngeal, fecal, etc.) specimen collection/handling/transport techniques for clinic and field settings, including routine implementation of universal precautions to avoid accidental infection and specimen contamination
• •Willingness to complete training and demonstrate competence in the use of the STD Control Program's STD Computer Information Database (SCID), a web-based computerized system used to document/monitor/manage nearly all aspects of STD Program operations
• •Willingness to participate in Emergency Preparedness response training and demonstrate a willingness to perform assigned role/s
• •Willingness to respond to public health emergencies
• •Willingness to be available, attend, and complete the one-week, out-of-town CDC-sponsored training
• •Willingness to complete the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) STD Employee training and achieve at least 80% on each of the module tests and the comprehensive exam
• •Willingness to complete HIV Counseling training provided by the Philadelphia AIDS Activities Coordinating Office (AACO)
• •Willingness to complete Phlebotomy training and training in other (urine, sputum, pharyngeal, fecal, etc.) specimen collection/handling/transport techniques for clinic and field settings, including routine implementation of universal precautions to avoid accidental infection and specimen contamination
• •Willingness to complete training and demonstrate competence in the use of the STD Control Program's STD Computer Information Database (SCID), a web-based computerized system used to document/monitor/manage nearly all aspects of STD Program operations
• •Willingness to participate in Emergency Preparedness response training and demonstrate a willingness to perform assigned role/s
• •Willingness to respond to public health emergencies
• •Willingness to be available, attend, and complete the one-week, out-of-town CDC-sponsored training
• •Willingness to complete the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) STD Employee training and achieve at least 80% on each of the module tests and the comprehensive exam
• •Willingness to complete HIV Counseling training provided by the Philadelphia AIDS Activities Coordinating Office (AACO)
• •Willingness to complete Phlebotomy training and training in other (urine, sputum, pharyngeal, fecal, etc.) specimen collection/handling/transport techniques for clinic and field settings, including routine implementation of universal precautions to avoid accidental infection and specimen contamination
• •Willingness to complete training and demonstrate competence in the use of the STD Control Program's STD Computer Information Database (SCID), a web-based computerized system used to document/monitor/manage nearly all aspects of STD Program operations
• •Willingness to participate in Emergency Preparedness response training and demonstrate a willingness to perform assigned role/s
• •Willingness to respond to public health emergencies
• •Willingness to be available, attend, and complete the one-week, out-of-town CDC-sponsored training
• •Willingness to complete the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) STD Employee training and achieve at least 80% on each of the module tests and the comprehensive exam
• •Willingness to complete HIV Counseling training provided by the Philadelphia AIDS Activities Coordinating Office (AACO)
• •Willingness to complete Phlebotomy training and training in other (urine, sputum, pharyngeal, fecal, etc.) specimen collection/handling/transport techniques for clinic and field settings, including routine implementation of universal precautions to avoid accidental infection and specimen contamination
• •Willingness to complete training and demonstrate competence in the use of the STD Control Program's STD Computer Information Database (SCID), a web-based computerized system used to document/monitor/manage nearly all aspects of STD Program operations
• •Willingness to participate in Emergency Preparedness response training and demonstrate a willingness to perform assigned role/s
• •Willingness to respond to public health emergencies
• •Willingness to be available, attend, and complete the one-week, out-of-town CDC-sponsored training
• •Willingness to complete the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) STD Employee training and achieve at least 80% on each of the module tests and the comprehensive exam
• •Willingness to complete HIV Counseling training provided by the Philadelphia AIDS Activities Coordinating Office (AACO)
• •Willingness to complete Phlebotomy training and training in other (urine, sputum, pharyngeal, fecal, etc.) specimen collection/handling/transport techniques for clinic and field settings, including routine implementation of universal precautions to avoid accidental infection and specimen contamination
• •Willingness to complete training and demonstrate competence in the use of the STD Control Program's STD Computer Information Database (SCID), a web-based computerized system used to document/monitor/manage nearly all aspects of STD Program operations
• •Willingness to participate in Emergency Preparedness response training and demonstrate a willingness to perform assigned role/s
• •Willingness to respond to public health emergencies
• •Willingness to be available, attend, and complete the one-week, out-of-town CDC-sponsored training
• •Willingness to complete the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) STD Employee training and achieve at least 80% on each of the module tests and the comprehensive exam
• •Willingness to complete HIV Counseling training provided by the Philadelphia AIDS Activities Coordinating Office (AACO)
• •Willingness to complete Phlebotomy training and training in other (urine, sputum, pharyngeal, fecal, etc.) specimen collection/handling/transport techniques for clinic and field settings, including routine implementation of universal precautions to avoid accidental infection and specimen contamination
• •Willingness to complete training and demonstrate competence in the use of the STD Control Program's STD Computer Information Database (SCID), a web-based computerized system used to document/monitor/manage nearly all aspects of STD Program operations
• •Willingness to participate in Emergency Preparedness response training and demonstrate a willingness to perform assigned role/s
• •Willingness to respond to public health emergencies
• •Willingness to be available, attend, and complete the one-week, out-of-town CDC-sponsored training
• •Willingness to complete the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) STD Employee training and achieve at least 80% on each of the module tests and the comprehensive exam
• •Willingness to complete HIV Counseling training provided by the Philadelphia AIDS Activities Coordinating Office (AACO)
• •Willingness to complete Phlebotomy training and training in other (urine, sputum, pharyngeal, fecal, etc.) specimen collection/handling/transport techniques for clinic and field settings, including routine implementation of universal precautions to avoid accidental infection and specimen contamination
• •Willingness to complete training and demonstrate competence in the use of the STD Control Program's STD Computer Information Database (SCID), a web-based computerized system used to document/monitor/manage nearly all aspects of STD Program operations
• •Willingness to participate in Emergency Preparedness response training and demonstrate a willingness to perform assigned role/s
• •Willingness to respond to public health emergencies
• •Willingness to be available, attend, and complete the one-week, out-of-town CDC-sponsored training
• •Willingness to complete the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) STD Employee training and achieve at least 80% on each of the module tests and the comprehensive exam
• •Willingness to complete HIV Counseling training provided by the Philadelphia AIDS Activities Coordinating Office (AACO)
• •Willingness to complete Phlebotomy training and training in other (urine, sputum, pharyngeal, fecal, etc.) specimen collection/handling/transport techniques for clinic and field settings, including routine implementation of universal precautions to avoid accidental infection and specimen contamination
• •Willingness to complete training and demonstrate competence in the use of the STD Control Program's STD Computer Information Database (SCID), a web-based computerized system used to document/monitor/manage nearly all aspects of STD Program operations
• •Willingness to participate in Emergency Preparedness response training and demonstrate a willingness to perform assigned role/s
• •Willingness to respond to public health emergencies
• •Willingness to be available, attend, and complete the one-week, out-of-town CDC-sponsored training
• •Willingness to complete the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) STD Employee training and achieve at least 80% on each of the module tests and the comprehensive exam
• •Willingness to complete HIV Counseling training provided by the Philadelphia AIDS Activities Coordinating Office (AACO)
• •Willingness to complete Phlebotomy training and training in other (urine, sputum, pharyngeal, fecal, etc.) specimen collection/handling/transport techniques for clinic and field settings, including routine implementation of universal precautions to avoid accidental infection and specimen contamination
• •Willingness to complete training and demonstrate competence in the use of the STD Control Program's STD Computer Information Database (SCID), a web-based computerized system used to document/monitor/manage nearly all aspects of STD Program operations
• •Willingness to participate in Emergency Preparedness response training and demonstrate a willingness to perform assigned role/s
• •Willingness to respond to public health emergencies
• •Willingness to be available, attend, and complete the one-week, out-of-town CDC-sponsored training
• •Willingness to complete the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) STD Employee training and achieve at least 80% on each of the module tests and the comprehensive exam
• •Willingness to complete HIV Counseling training provided by the Philadelphia AIDS Activities Coordinating Office (AACO)
• •Willingness to complete Phlebotomy training and training in other (urine, sputum, pharyngeal, fecal, etc.) specimen collection/handling/transport techniques for clinic and field settings, including routine implementation of universal precautions to avoid accidental infection and specimen contamination