Public Health Program Representative - STI/HIV

How To Apply

Applications are submitted online until the position is filled and/or the posting is closed. After reviewing this job announcement, please click on the link at the bottom of the page to apply online. A resume is required with the application. Further instructions on submission of documents are available in the online application. A resume may not be substituted for an application.

Position Summary

This is work of a professional nature designed to do work planning, promoting public health initiatives, implementing public health programming and evaluating program activities and implementation.

An employee in this class is responsible for providing assistance and guidance to partners and organizations involved in program implementation. Key responsibilities may involve assisting supervisors with the development and implementation of in-service training programs and reviewing and revising program-related protocols. Work is under the direction of a Public Health Administrator and is in accordance with applicable regulations and policies. Public Health Representatives may serve as peer coaches to one another, to promote teamwork and experiential learning. Performance is appraised through annual performance evaluations.

Overview

Fringe Benefits

• Paid holidays, personal days, vacation and sick leave benefits, medical coverage and dental benefits, a retirement plan, life insurance and a deferred compensation plan after eligibility requirements have been met.
  
  
  

Perks Working for ACHD

• Professional growth through training opportunities (CPR, First AID, Public Health Preparedness, Dignity and Respect, Points of Dispensing, and more); ability to advance in county system; job security; meaningfulness in daily work derived from public service; eligible for federal loan forgiveness; organizational commitment to ACHD’s mission to protect, promote, and preserve the health and well-being of all Allegheny County residents, particularly the most vulnerable.
  
  
  

Duties

• Performs investigations in Allegheny County and ensures treatment for individuals who have been at risk for chronic or communicable diseases.
• Enters demographic and other related patient information into data collection systems.
• Performs required record searches.
• Disseminates instructional and informational material on disease control to the general public, and private agencies, which may involve one-on-one education sessions
• Performs investigative field work to bring to medical evaluation and treatment, or return to treatment, patients at risk of having a chronic or communicable disease or patients who have lapsed from a treatment regime.
• Follows up with patients to ensure compliance with a treatment regime and reports on the efficacy of the treatment regime. Complex cases are investigated in collaboration with the Public Health Program Representative Supervisor
• Locates patients exposed to, or who have, a chronic or communicable disease, and refers them and their contacts to an appropriate facility for treatment.
• Counsels patients to take appropriate precautions to halt the spread of disease and avoid the complications of untreated infections.
• Completes mandated disease reporting and analyzes medical and epidemiological information for all cases.
• May perform pre- and post-test counseling and testing of those requesting screening for particular communicable diseases.
• Responds to Public Health emergencies as assigned by the Health Department.
• Performs other duties as required or requested.
  
  
  

Knowledge Of

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Principles and methods of individual and group counseling.
• State regulations for disease control.
• Chronic and communicable diseases and methods for screening, detecting, and eradicating communicable diseases.
• Basic medical terms and terminology.
• Basic principles of computer use, data searches, internet searches, email use.
  
  
  

Skill In

• Interpersonal Communication
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Community Engagement
• Family Caregiving
• Team Building
• Report Writing
• Data Entry
• Public Health
• Microsoft Office
  
  
  

Ability To

• Use Microsoft Office Suite to include: Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint and other databases.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff members, individuals, groups, public and private agencies, and the general public.
• Express ideas clearly, orally and in writing and to speak effectively in public.
• Prepare clear, concise and comprehensive reports and to keep statistical records.
• Travel to and from work locations to carry out the responsibilities of the position.
• Exercise good judgment in evaluating information and situations and making good decisions based on these evaluations.
• Explain and interpret provisions of laws and regulations pertaining to disease control.
• Respond to public health emergencies.
  
  
  

Residency: Allegheny County within 1 year.

Veterans' Preference: Will be awarded to eligible candidates.

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