DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICES

The Arizona Department of Health Services promotes and protects the health of Arizona’s children and adults. Our mission is to promote, protect, and improve the health and wellness of individuals and communities in Arizona. We strive to set the standard for personal and community health through direct care, science, public policy, and leadership. ADHS promotes alternative work schedules, flexible hours. We have positions that can fit any stage in your career, from entry to senior level. We offer a robust benefit package, including the ADHS Student Loan Assistance Program, where eligible employees can receive up to $437.50 per month for their outstanding student loans. Come check us out and see how you can make a difference in the lives of all Arizonans.

Address: 150 N. 18th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85007

Salary: $55,000 

Grade: 21

This position serves as the Communicable Disease Investigation and Waterborne Disease Coordinator in the Food/Waterborne Disease Program within the Office of Infectious Disease Control.
This position will be responsible for conducting enteric disease case investigations and interviews to determine disease origin as well as monitoring agency enteric disease investigation metrics and investigators’ performance and development. This position will recognize areas for improvement and coordinate internal and external program training, ensuring compliance with current CDC guidance and ADHS standards. As part of ADHS' continuous improvement initiatives, this position will develop, refine, and disseminate continuing education tools to improve the quality and representation of ADHS during case investigations and disease intervention. This position will provide support and technical assistance to and play a critical role in ensuring the timely completion of communicable disease investigations and other grant-related activities.
This position will also be responsible for coordinating the Healthy Swimming Program at ADHS, including coordinating Harmful Algal Bloom prevention and response efforts. The position will help provide health education and presentations to the public and other stakeholders and help organize the annual healthy swimming educational campaign.
As needed, this position will also provide support and technical assistance to tribal and county partners and local disease investigation partners to ensure timely and quality case investigation, data collection, and disease intervention, especially for Enteric and Waterborne Diseases.
The position will work under the direction of the Epidemiology Manager and will work with minimal supervision. This position may provide administrative leadership and technical guidance to administrative support staff, data entry specialists, and/or journey-level communicable disease investigators, as assigned. The employee will be expected to make independent decisions and judgments based on their professional education, programmatic experience, and training. This position is responsible for maintaining confidential information and adhering to strict data security and confidentiality protocols.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Monitor metrics, identify areas for improvement, and coordinate internal and external program trainings, ensuring compliance with current CDC guidance and ADHS standards. As part of ADHS' continuous improvement initiatives, this position will develop, refine, and disseminate continuing education tools to improve the quality and representation of ADHS during case investigation, contact tracing, and disease mitigation.
Develop protocols, conduct literature reviews, prepare presentations, conduct health education, and participate in grant writing activities
Participate in disease investigations by responding to calls from tribal and county disease investigators or contracted investigators, providing subject matter expertise and guidance for ongoing investigation services, and assisting in collecting data from local agencies or other health agencies
Develop, refine, and disseminate tools to improve the timeliness and efficacy of case investigation, contact tracing, and disease intervention
Participate in partner meetings, investigations, and outbreak and emergency response as needed and other duties as assigned as related to the position

Knowledge of:
-Comprehensive knowledge of contemporary principles and practices of disease investigation and control, basic disease transmission, and general communicable diseases.
-Data entry.
-Partnership building.
-Training techniques.
-Effective verbal and written communication.
-Motivational interviewing and public health contact elicitation strategies.
-Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), and Lean methodologies.
Skill in:
-Communicable disease investigation.
-Applying effective interviewing techniques
-Conducting health education campaigns
-Leading and developing training
-Communicating effectively and communicating about sensitive subject matter
-Documenting and reporting activities, data entry
-Interpersonal relationships and cultural humility.
-Verbal and written communication.
-Leadership.
-Project management and organization.
-Spanish speaking a plus but not required
Ability to:
-Maintain confidentiality.
-Use a variety of strategies to provide disease investigation technical assistance and training
-Apply disease knowledge to case investigation strategies.
-Adapt disease investigation skills to a variety of settings (e.g., rural vs urban)
-Adopt data-informed strategies for disease intervention.
-Appropriately document work using surveillance systems.
-Communicate complex information to a variety of audiences.
-Collaborate with others inside and outside the agency to identify the problem and form recommendations.
-Direct daily activities, including assignment of tasks.
-Provide constructive feedback to investigators.
-Support a diverse multi-cultural workforce that reflects the community, promotes equal opportunity at all levels of public employment, and creates an inclusive work environment that enables all individuals to perform to their fullest potential free from discrimination.

Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 1 year experience as a Communicable Disease Investigator or Health Educator; associates degree and 3 years experience as a Communicable Disease Investigator/Health Educator also acceptable; or 5 years on-the-job experience as a Communicable Disease Investigator. Preference will be given to candidate with Public Health Experience.

Driver's License.
NOTE: If position is required to drive on state business, the position will require the possession of and ability to retain a current, valid
state-issued driver's license appropriate to the assignment. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver's license
record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete any driver training (see Arizona Administrative Code
R2-10-207.11).

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:
− Affordable medical and dental insurance plans
− Paid vacation and sick time
− Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
− 10 paid holidays per year
− Wellness program and plans
− Life insurance
− Short/long-term disability insurance
− Defined retirement plan
− Award-winning Infant at Work program
− Credit union membership
− Transit subsidy
− ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

To help you build a financially secure future, the State makes monthly contributions to finance your retirement benefit. The State will contribute to the ASRS in an amount equal to your contribution. In other words, you and the State will each pay 50% of the total cost of the benefit. New State employees have a 27-week wait period for contributions to begin.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 542-1085. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. DHS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All newly hired employees will be subject to E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification.