Communicable Disease Investigator Level I/II

Sacramento County; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dedicated Communicable Disease Investigator to join their team. In this role, you will investigate communicable disease cases, conduct interviews, and provide essential health education to the community. You will work closely with medical personnel and public officials to ensure effective disease control and prevention strategies. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on public health while collaborating with a team committed to community well-being. If you are passionate about health education and disease prevention, this could be the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• Possession of an Associate's Degree or higher in a related field.
• One year of experience in communicable disease investigation or health education.

Responsibilities

• Investigate communicable disease cases and conduct interviews.
• Provide health education on disease prevention and control.

Skills

Office procedures

English usage

Methods of transmission of diseases

Techniques of communicable disease control

Investigation methods

Medical record-keeping

Interviewing techniques

Customer service skills

Education

Associate's Degree in Community Health Services

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Tools

Word processing software

Spreadsheets

Databases

Job description

This is a continuous filing exam. Next filing cut-offs are at 5:00 pm on:
5/2/25, 5/16/25, 6/13/25, 7/11/25 (Final)

Under direction, the Communicable Disease Investigator Level I/II investigates routine communicable disease cases and conducts interviews; locates suspects and/or contacts and arranges for their medical examination and treatment for control purposes; provides health education on communicable disease prevention and control.

Knowledge of

• Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and other specialized applications related to area of assignment
• English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation
• Methods of transmission, diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis and other communicable diseases
• Techniques of communicable disease control
• Methods and techniques of investigation and public health law enforcement
• Concepts of communicable diseases
• Methods of medical record-keeping
• Concepts of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• Methods and techniques of conducting interviews

Ability to

• Develop and maintain cooperative, effective working relationships with others
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing
• Apply customer service skills, including the identification of customer needs and follow up to ensure customer commitments have been met
• Conduct effective interviews of a highly personal nature
• Use initiative and tact in tracing contacts for follow-up treatment
• Work effectively with medical personnel and public officials
• Write routine reports and correspondence
• Lecture to students and speak to large groups discussing communicable disease control
• Reason deductively

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of an Associate's Degree, or higher from an accredited college or university in Community Health Services, Epidemiology, Biological Science, Health Education, Public Health, or a closely related field; or 60 semester units (90 quarter units), from an accredited college or university, of which 24 semester units (36 quarter units) must have been in Community Health Services, Epidemiology, Biological Science, Health Education, Public Health, or a closely related field. AND One year of full-time paid/voluntary/internship experience performing duties related to communicable disease investigation, counseling, or health education.

Note: Education above the 60 semester units (90 quarter units) or an AA Degree from an accredited college or university in a field, such as Community Health Services, Epidemiology, Biological Science, Health Education, Public Health or closely related field that is directly related to the knowledge and abilities specified for this class may be substituted for the required experience on a month-for-month basis (3 semester units or 4 quarter units = one month of experience).

Note: If the word “experience” is referenced in the minimum qualifications, it means full-time paid experience unless the minimum qualification states that volunteer experience is acceptable. Part-time paid experience may be accumulated and pro-rated to meet the total experience requirements.

General Qualifications

Criminal History and Background Checks: The County may access criminal history information on candidates who have accepted a conditional offer of appointment for this class consistent with the provisions of Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 82-602, Personnel Policies and Procedures, and applicable federal and state laws. The County shall not consider for employment any candidate who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor that relates to or impacts the candidate’s ability to perform the job duties of this class unless it is determined that mitigating circumstances exist. For purposes of accessing criminal history information, the candidate will be fingerprinted. A subsequent arrest notification may be obtained.

The County may also conduct a background check on the candidate prior to appointment to a position within this class. The background check may include personal and professional reference checks, credit history checks where authorized by Labor Code section 1024.5, Social Security Number verification, professional license/registration verification, military service information and driving history. Information obtained in the course of this background check will be considered by the appointing authority in the selection process. In obtaining such information, the County will comply with applicable consent and disclosure practices in the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the California Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act.

License Requirement: A valid California Driver License, Class C or higher, will be required at the time of appointment. Failure to obtain or maintain the appropriate California Driver License may constitute cause for personnel action in accordance with Civil Service Rules or applicable bargaining agreement. Individuals who do not meet this requirement due to disability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Working Conditions: Some positions in this class require the incumbent to:

• Perform field visits to patient’s private residence.

Probationary Period

The probationary period for this classification is six (6) months.

APPLICATION

Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. All applicants must complete and submit an online County of Sacramento employment application by 5:00 PM on the posted cut-off date. Click here to apply.

County of Sacramento

Department of Personnel Services

Employment Services Division

700 H Street, Room 4667

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone [phone]; 7-1-1 California Relay Service

Email [e-mail]

Inter-Office Mail Code: 09-4667

www.SacCountyJobs.net

• Employment applications and all documentation requested in this announcement must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
• Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicant's computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
• Your application should highlight all relevant education, training, and experience, and clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for the position as of the cut-off date.
• Application information must be current, concise and related to the requirements in this job announcement. You may only apply for this recruitment once. Duplicate and incomplete applications will be disqualified.
• A resume may be included with your application, however it will not substitute for the information requested on the application.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE

Applicants are required to provide a full and complete response to each supplemental question. The Supplemental Questionnaire is located in the tab marked Supplemental Questions. Please be descriptive in your response.

Note: Responses of See Resume or See Application, or copy and paste of work experience are not qualifying responses and will not be considered.

• Supplemental Questionnaires must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date. Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicant's computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
• The supplemental questions are designed to elicit specific information regarding a candidate's experience, education, and training. Responses should be consistent with the information on your application and are subject to verification.
• Please provide place of employment, pertinent dates, and concise, descriptive and detailed information for each question.
• If a job included responsibilities applicable to several questions, separate the different functions of the job to answer all the questions completely.
• Resumes or referral to the application or other questionnaire responses will not be accepted in lieu of completing each question.
• If you have no experience, write no experience for the appropriate question.
• For many individuals, it is more efficient to develop responses to the supplemental questions in a word processing document and then paste them into the final document to be submitted. Changes or corrections to your Supplemental Questionnaire cannot be made once your application packet has been submitted.
• If the Supplemental Questionnaire is used in the Formula Rate exam, failure to complete all of the questions or incomplete responses will result in a lower score. While scoring the Supplemental Questionnaire, the candidate's application and/or attachments will not be reviewed, therefore, a candidate's responses to the questions should be accurate, thorough, detailed, and complete.

FORMULA RATE EXAMINATION (Weighted 100%)

All candidates meeting the minimum qualifications by the cut-off date will have their Supplemental Questionnaire scored in the Formula Rate Examination.

This examination will evaluate the relevance, level, recency, progression and quality of candidate's education, training and experience. The candidate's application or other materials will not be included in this examination. Therefore, the candidate's responses to the supplemental questionnaire should be thorough, detailed and complete. The score from the Formula Rate Examination will determine the ranking on the eligible/employment list for this job.

All candidates competing in the testing process will receive written notice of their examination results by email. Notices can also be accessed in their governmentjobs.com inbox. Applicants achieving a passing score will be placed on the eligible list in rank order. The rank is determined by the test score attained from the examination.

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