HIV Communicable Disease Investigator na Maricopa

About Us

Come work for Maricopa County Department of Public Health, the 3rd largest health jurisdiction in the U.S.! MCDPH’s mission is to increase the quality of life for our residents by collaborating with the community to develop and implement strategies, programs, and services addressing the emerging and changing needs of public health. We aim to serve Maricopa County residents with a focus on health equity and a data-driven approach to our work. We value our staff's unique skills and differences, as well as the varied experiences and disciplines we represent. Together, we are working towards our vision of creating a healthy, thriving Maricopa County for all.

Proud to Offer

• Work with a greater purpose

• Tuition reimbursement

• Exceptional work-life balance

• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

• Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families exclusively

• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave

• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts

• Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

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​We Require

• Bachelor's degree in health promotion, public health, medical technology, health sciences, or a health-related field

• An equivalent combination of post-secondary education and/or experience conducting Health field investigations, community outreach, and/or case management may substitute for the education requirement on a year-by-year basis

We Also Value

• Experience working as a Communicable Disease Investigator for a local public health department or state health services agency

• Experience working with various socioeconomic groups performing counseling or health education services

• Experience working with STIs or epidemiological data related to STIs

• Experience collaborating with medical facilities, case management agencies or entities affiliated with the Ryan White Program

• Experience completing patient interviews, assessments, referrals and needs determination

Job Contributions

• Conducts field and telephone investigations with utmost regard to confidentiality by researching, identifying, locating, and contacting individuals with a confirmed, or potential case of HIV

• Provides clients with HIV test results and refers clients to a medical provider for HIV diagnosis and treatment

• Interviews clients who have tested positive for HIV to elicit names and contact information of sexual partners and obtain epidemiological data, such as risk factors and previous disease status

  Connects clients to appropriate agencies for follow-up care and education

• Locates, notifies, and interviews the sexual partners of clients who have tested positive for an HIV

• Follows-up with confirmed positive HIV cases to ensure the individual is receiving medical care

• Creates and maintains case investigation documents, records, and reports

• Conducts community outreach activities targeting high-risk communities, including registering clients for testing, performing venipuncture, and obtaining specimens

• Provides HIV prevention education and navigation to clients in a clinal setting

Working Conditions

• Work occurs in an office and field environment with potential exposure to loud noise, noxious odors, unsanitary conditions, chemicals, fumes, dust, mists, gases, poor ventilation, electricity, moving mechanical parts, varying weather conditions, fumes, , dust, mists, gases, poor ventilation, and other related conditions and situations

• Ability to exert up to 10 lbs. occasionally or negligible weights frequently, sitting most of the time

• Valid Arizona driver's license is required upon hire

• Ability to participate in emergency response training as scheduled and respond as directed in the event of a public health emergency

• Must successfully complete the following training within 60 days of hire: OSHA/Blood Borne Pathogen Exposure, and HIPPA

• Within 60 days of hire the employee must complete assigned CDC STI modular training with sufficient passing scores

• Register and complete certified venipuncture training within 6 months of hire

• Within one month of hire, all employees are required to provide evidence of immunity or receive immunizations for vaccine-preventable illnesses for any position within the Maricopa County Department of Public Health; required immunizations include MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), Tdap (whooping cough and diphtheria), Varicella (chickenpox), and annual Influenza; some positions require a Hepatitis B vaccine and/or a Tuberculosis test