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About the Role
Oversees the Bureau of Epidemiology of Disease Control, which is charged with preventing the occurrence and spread of communicable diseases in Suffolk County. Acts as the bureau chief responsible for overall supervision of bureau functions, including clinical and non-clinical aspects.
Responsibilities
- Oversees the bureau’s disease surveillance, investigation and control activities for over 70 reportable communicable diseases.
- Develops policies and procedures for the bureau, in conjunction with the Director of Public Health.
- Responds to calls from residents and healthcare facilities regarding communicable disease cases, suspected cases, and potential exposures.
- Provides guidance to camps, schools, health care organizations and the public regarding public health practices and disease control.
- Takes weekend and overnight call on a rotating schedule to receive mandated disease reports from healthcare facilities and provide guidance regarding appropriate management.
- Performs necessary office procedures for assigned cases, including research, records maintenance and report preparation and submission.
- Makes visits to residents for public health disease control purposes.
- Participates in community-wide emergency public health preparedness activities and public health response to emergency events.
- Participates in staff meetings and regional conferences to aid in the professional growth and development of public health programs.
- May work in the field in settings away from the office.
- Participates in community public health education and disease control programs.
Requirements
- Graduation from a college with federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY State with a Master's Degree in Nursing, Public Health, or a health related field and six (6) years of nursing experience, at least four (4) years of which must have been served in an administrative or supervisory capacity.
- Professional Registered Nurse’s License, issued by the NYS Education Department.
- A valid license to operate a motor vehicle in NYS, or otherwise demonstrate their capacity to meet the transportation needs of the job.
- This Role Is A Provisional Appointment.
Skills
- Clinical and non-clinical supervision
- Disease surveillance
- Disease investigation
- Disease control
- Policy development
- Procedure development
- Public health guidance
- Emergency public health preparedness
- Public health response
- Community public health education
Location
- Great River
Work Type
- Full-time
- Monday-Friday
- 9:00am-5:00pm
Experience Level
- 4 years of administrative or supervisory experience
Education Level
- Master's Degree in Nursing, Public Health, or a health related field
Salary/Compensations
- $80,936 per year
Benefits
- Health Insurance (medical, dental, and vision)
- Pension
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, sick leave, personal days)
- Thirteen (13) paid holidays
About the Company
- Suffolk County is committed to promoting, supporting, and implementing the County-wide diversity and inclusion strategic plan.
- Achieves results through diversity and inclusion best practices.
- Maintains familiarity with Diversity & Inclusion trends and best practices.
Equal Opportunity
- Suffolk County is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability that can be reasonably accommodated without undue hardship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, citizenship, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.