Tarrant County
EPIDEMIOLOGY SPECIALIST - COMMUNITY HEALTH - Public Health
Tarrant County, Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76102
Interview, educate, counsel, and test clients regarding different types of communicable diseases.
Position may close at any time.
Benefits Tarrant County employees enjoy superior health, retirement, and insurance benefits & 13 County Holidays. For more information, please click on the link below: http://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/human-resources/employee-benefits.html
Responsibilities
Interviews, counsels, and tests for various communicable diseases
Provides disease related educations program to groups
Compiles statistical reports
Conducts investigative field work to locate contacts
Provides disease related information via phone or in person
Participates in rotation of 24/7 call for communicable disease reports
Performs all other related duties involved in the operation of the Public Health Department as assigned
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree, preferably in Public Health, Science, Nursing, Sociology, Humanities, or Psychology, and one (1) year of Public Health experience, preferably in Epidemiology, required
OR Master's degree in Public Health or a closely related field required
Must possess a valid Texas driver's license.
Must be able to read in order to gather information and conduct literature searches.
Must be able to write and prepare reports on investigations, have computer knowledge, understand the job subject matter, and interact in bilingual settings.
Spanish and English proficiency in oral and written communication preferred.
If hired, must provide proof of educational attainment at New Hire Processing or during the promotional process.
Tarrant County will conduct background checks on new hires that will include a criminal background check related to convictions and deferred adjudications in the past seven years and may include credit reports, motor vehicle records, employment records and educational attainment. A conviction or deferred adjudication is not an automatic bar to employment. Each case is considered individually.
While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, lift, push and pull.
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Position may close at any time.
Benefits Tarrant County employees enjoy superior health, retirement, and insurance benefits & 13 County Holidays. For more information, please click on the link below: http://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/human-resources/employee-benefits.html
Responsibilities
Interviews, counsels, and tests for various communicable diseases
Provides disease related educations program to groups
Compiles statistical reports
Conducts investigative field work to locate contacts
Provides disease related information via phone or in person
Participates in rotation of 24/7 call for communicable disease reports
Performs all other related duties involved in the operation of the Public Health Department as assigned
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree, preferably in Public Health, Science, Nursing, Sociology, Humanities, or Psychology, and one (1) year of Public Health experience, preferably in Epidemiology, required
OR Master's degree in Public Health or a closely related field required
Must possess a valid Texas driver's license.
Must be able to read in order to gather information and conduct literature searches.
Must be able to write and prepare reports on investigations, have computer knowledge, understand the job subject matter, and interact in bilingual settings.
Spanish and English proficiency in oral and written communication preferred.
If hired, must provide proof of educational attainment at New Hire Processing or during the promotional process.
Tarrant County will conduct background checks on new hires that will include a criminal background check related to convictions and deferred adjudications in the past seven years and may include credit reports, motor vehicle records, employment records and educational attainment. A conviction or deferred adjudication is not an automatic bar to employment. Each case is considered individually.
While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, lift, push and pull.
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