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Alameda County Health, Public Health Department’s Acute Communicable Disease Section is recruiting for a temporary* Medical Clerk
$28.15 - $33.33 Hourly
Alameda County Human Resource Services
Temporary Assignment Pool (TAP)
***Temporary employees are not entitled to full County benefits.
https://www.acgov.org/hrs/divisions/tap/index.htm
*Temporary Assignments: Assignments vary in duration depending on the needs of the department. An assignment may end at any time. To obtain a regular position, the appointee will need to compete successfully in a County Exam when open.
acphd.org
Acute Communicable Disease Section
The Acute Communicable Disease (ACD) Section is responsible for the surveillance, investigation, and control of cases, contacts, and outbreaks of over 80 reportable communicable diseases: all reportable communicable diseases except for HIV, sexually transmitted infections and tuberculosis. Commonly investigated diseases include: Pertussis, Salmonellosis, Shigellosis, E.Coli O157, Dengue, Malaria, Zika, Legionellosis, Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Viral Gastroenteritis Outbreaks.
The ACD Section is supported by a multidisciplinary staff, including certified public health nurses, a public health investigator, physicians, an epidemiologist and a medical clerk. Program activities include interviewing clients with reportable diseases, as well as their family members and health care providers, to collect clinical and risk factor information and to identify potentially exposed contacts.
ACD staff:
THE POSITION
Under general supervision of the ACD Section Supervising Public Health Nurse/Director, the Medical Clerk provides clerical support for professional medical personnel. Positions in this class perform, as a regular assignment, duties requiring the ability to accurately record information in medical information systems including electronic databases, extract or input information working in electronic and paper medical charts and documents and correctly use and spell an array of medical terminology without frequent reference to specialized medical dictionaries.
Examples of duties:
NOTE: The following statements reflect the general duties considered necessary in order to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent to the job.
MEDICAL CLERK
https://www.jobapscloud.com/Alameda/specs/classspecdisplay.asp?ClassNumber=1126&R1=&R3= (Click above for a comprehensive job description.)
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
EXPERIENCE: The equivalent of one (1) year of full-time experience in clerical work involving the use and interpretation of a wide variety of medical terminology.
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit a County of Alameda Job Application, resume and cover letter to:
Nichole Cooper (nichole.cooper@acgov.org)
The application template is available online on Alameda County’s On‐Line Employment Center at
https://jobapscloud.com/Alameda/sup/bulpreview.asp?R1=00&R2=AF000&R3=01
Once the application template is completed, candidates can click on the “Review” tab to “Print My Application” or “SAVE as PDF”.
Alameda County Health Care Services Agency is enriched with a diverse workforce. We believe the best way to deliver optimal programs and services to our communities is to hire and promote talents that are representative of the communities we serve. Diverse candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Pay: $28.15 - $33.33 per hour
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Work Location: Hybrid remote in San Leandro, CA 94577
Temporary | Full Time
$43k-54k (estimate)
03/31/2024
05/29/2024
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