Public Health Investigator

Heluna Health invites applicants for a full-time Public Health Investigator (PHI) position for the San Francisco Department of Public Health Communicable Disease (CD) Section.

PHIs support initiatives within the Immunization Program, Communicable Disease Program, and/or the Adult Immunization and Travel Clinic (AITC).

PHIs perform a range of administrative duties, client-facing, and community-level health work aimed at increasing health equity and reducing disparities in vaccination and disease rates for COVID-19 and other communicable diseases across San Francisco populations.

This position may include support to the Community Service and Response (CSR) Team, SFDPH’s mobile vaccine and disease investigation service, to offer vaccines, investigate and contain outbreaks in neighborhood, home and/or non-traditional settings.

PHIs will gain exposure to a wide variety of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention activities and may support other projects as needed within the CD Section.

This is a temporary, grant-funded, full-time, benefitted position.

Employment is provided by Heluna Health.

This position may include weekend/holiday hours or shifts to provide for coverage of essential duties.

This time would be included as part of the regular work schedule and would be planned in coordination with the Program Manager.

Work will be performed primarily in office, clinical, and community settings.

Pay range: $30.29-33.38 per hour

If hired for this position, you will be required to provide proof that you are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to your start date, or have a valid religious or medical reason qualifying you for an exemption (that may or may not require accommodation).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• Under the direction of the Community Service and Response Coordinator and Nurses, work closely with community partners, and other key stakeholders to plan and implement community immunization events
• Follow established protocols to facilitate patient visits in a clinic or event setting, including registration and scheduling appointments in person or over the phone, assisting in appointment check in, check out, collecting payment, screening for eligibility and responding to patient questions, setting up and breaking down community immunization events.
• Collaborate with a wide range of colleagues (epidemiologists, programs coordinators, health workers, community leaders, school health authorities, state and local public health leadership) to provide vaccine and disease prevention and control services; participate in efforts to reduce disparities and promote equity in vaccination rates among at-risk populations.
• Follow best practices to receive and process vaccine shipments
• Attend trainings to understand local health equity issues and key strategies to communicate about immunizations and communicable diseases to a wide variety of audiences.
• Work with other team members to further develop and enhance protocols, and assist with ...