Disease Intervention Specialist - Jefferson County Department of Health

TARGET CLOSE DATE:

03/13/2026

PAY GRADE:

Grade 21

TYPE:

Full time

JOB SUMMARY:

Disease Intervention Specialists provide essential services with regard to maintaining public health. Employees in this job class are responsible for conducting investigations of infections and communicable diseases to aid in stopping the disease from further spread by conducting thorough investigations, data collection, and data analysis. Disease Intervention Specialists are also responsible for patient education as it relates to the prevention of diseases and infections. Employees who work in this job class gather and convey information to provide knowledge concerning the spread of communicable disease and preventative measures and safeguards.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

Jefferson County Department of Health provides competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more. The pay range for this job is listed below:

$56,347 - $87,422

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position:

• Driver’s license.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum completion of 24 credit hours in biological sciences, anatomy, behavioral sciences, health education, health science, public health, or related field.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are job-related qualifications deemed desirable by Merit System agencies. These qualifications may be considered by a hiring agency when reviewing applications and inviting candidates to participate in subsequent steps in the selection processes.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university with a major in public health, health education, biology, microbiology, or a related field of study.

• Experience working in a public health setting in the provision of community-based health services (e.g., communicable disease investigation, disease treatment and control, health education, counseling, interviewing).

• Experience with phlebotomy and/or other specimen collection (only preferred for certain programs).

TYPICAL JOB DUTIES:

• Performs administrative tasks such as documentation, data entry and maintenance, creating and/or reviewing reports, clerical tasks, and processing paperwork to ensure case files are up-to-date.

• Analyzes data (e.g., epidemiological curve, visual case analysis, test results) to draw conclusions related to disease infection and/or transmission.

• Communicates with various individuals (e.g., patients, health care providers, business owners) by requesting records, visiting offsite locations, and conducting interviews in order to identify and prevent the spread of disease.

• Conducts contact investigations by collecting information (e.g., names/addresses of all persons who have been exposed to a diagnosed patient), identifying contacts, and providing referrals in order to provide preventive treatment to contacts and to prevent spread of infection.

• Conducts contact tracing in order to identify patients who could be at risk of infection.

• Educates the public, care providers, and others on diseases, prevention, identification, and treatment using presentations, professional guidelines and updates, and medical literature to increase awareness.

• Provides health care to patients (e.g., medication, vaccinations, educational information) by holding consultations, administering medication, assisting in specialty clinics, and scheduling medical examinations in order to treat medical conditions.

• Engages in activities designed to ensure professional development, awareness of developments in the field, and knowledge of relevant practices, rules, laws, policies, and/or guidelines.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Job is primarily sedentary involving sitting for long periods of time, but may involve occasional walking or standing for brief periods. May involve occasional light lifting of items or objects weighing up to 25 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work is performed primarily in an office setting, within medical or healthcare facilities, or within the field to schools, businesses, etc. Work involves use of standard office equipment, such as computer, phone, copier, etc.

EEO STATEMENT:

The Personnel Board of Jefferson County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment with the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.  Each Merit System member city/agency operates its own equal employment opportunity policies available on the individual city/agency website.

ACCOMMODATION:

NOTE:

This job posting may close before, or be extended beyond, the listed Target Close Date based on the employment needs of the Merit System. More detail regarding this job is available by clicking Apply.

DISCLAIMER:

This job posting is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of the job duties, responsibilities, or skills and abilities required for this position and may be changed at the discretion of the Personnel Board at any time.