Role OverviewThe mission of the Bureau of Tuberculosis Control is to prevent the spread of tuberculosis and to eliminate it as a public health problem in New York City. The goals to achieve this mission are twofold: 1) To identify all individuals with suspected or confirmed TB disease and ensure appropriate treatment; 2) ensure that individuals at high risk for progression from TB infection to TB disease are identified and treated for TB infection and do not develop TB disease.
What You Will Do
Interview / re-interview and educate patients infected with a communicable disease; elicit contacts and other information in order to locate or identify the source of infection and prevent further spread of the disease; conduct surveillance activities including administering diagnostic tests for TB and collecting/transporting specimens; conduct field investigations on communicable disease patients to locate and return lost patients to medical follow-up and to assess the home environment.
Why It Might Be a Fit
Must have a valid driver's license. Benefits include a premium-free health insurance plan, additional health, fitness, and financial benefits, a public sector defined benefit pension plan, a tax-deferred savings program, and a robust Worksite Wellness Program.
Requirements
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by twelve semester credits in health education, or in health, social or biological sciences;
- Six months of full-time satisfactory experience in a health promotion or disease intervention/prevention program, performing one or more of the following: interviewing, conducting community investigations, assessing health risks, making referrals, or collecting and analyzing epidemiological data;
- A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and four years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in '2' above;
- Education and/or experience equivalent to '1', '2' or '3' above. Undergraduate college credit can be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of full-time experience.
Benefits
- Premium-free health insurance plan
- Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits
- Public sector defined benefit pension plan
- Tax-deferred savings program
- Robust Worksite Wellness Program
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