EPIDEMIOLOGY SUPPORT SPECIALIST - ETHE SURVEILLANCE, Public Health

Full Job Description

Provides clinical and administrative support to the Epidemiology surveillance functions. Makes field visits to surveillance sites to collect specimens or testing. Also responsible for maintaining inventory of specimen collection kits and related supplies for enteric samples, influenza testing and other biological samplings. Provides field- and office-based assistance to investigations of health threats. Essential duties also include educating partners about proper specimen collection and storage techniques and all aspects of shipment of specimens to State or other laboratories when indicated. Assists with the electronic data entry of reportable diseases. Involved in outreach and educational functions in the community as specifically assigned.

Requirements

1. Makes field visits to disease surveillance sites to distribute specimen collection kits, e.g., for influenza, and picks up and delivers specimens to regional laboratory for testing.
2. Collects, transports and delivers enteric and other biological samples for laboratory testing.
3. Maintains database of records of specimens collected.
4. Maintains inventory of specimen collection kits and related supplies for enteric samples, influenza testing and other biological sampling.
5. Educates partners about proper specimen collection and storage techniques.
6. Prepares, packs and completes forms for shipment of specimens to State laboratory, if necessary, and assists in completing lab forms, taking samples to lab and retrieving results.
7. Performs outreach and educational functions in the community as specifically assigned.
8. Performs tasks as assigned to support case and outbreak investigators including collection of specimens and gathering data.
9. Assists with the maintenance of the electronic database of reportable conditions.
10. Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Two (2) years of work experience in an administrative capacity in healthcare or business setting required, healthcare setting preferred. Education or training in a health or health-related discipline strongly preferred.
• Experience with biological specimen collection and processing preferred.
• Experience with data entry preferred.
• Current and valid driver license required.
• Current licensure or certification in a health discipline from an accredited program preferred.
• NEDSS certification is desirable.
• Skilled in use of Microsoft Windows and other basic Microsoft Office applications.
• Good verbal and written communication skills required.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

To be considered for this position, your application must be complete and clearly demonstrate that you meet the minimum qualifications.

Please ensure that all sections of the application are fully completed, including Education (specifying the type of degree, field of study, and graduation status), Experience, and Certifications/Licenses.

Resumes alone will not substitute for a completed application.

Incomplete applications will result in disqualification, as eligibility for minimum qualifications cannot be confirmed without full documentation.

If selected for hire, you will be required to provide proof of educational attainment during the onboarding process.

Tarrant County will conduct background checks on new hires that will include a criminal background check related to convictions and deferred adjudication 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.

Additional Information

While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, climb, lift, push and pull. Use of a motor vehicle is required to perform the essential duties of this position.