Disease Intervention Specialist 1 (PCN 061524M)

This Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged To Apply.

Welcome to the Department of Health!

We’d be delighted to have you join our team.

If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today!

This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.

Please check out the residency definition to determine if you qualify.

What You Will Be Doing:

• You will play a vital role in strengthening Alaska’s public health by identifying and reaching out to individuals at risk of HIV and STIs, ensuring they receive the timely services necessary to protect community health.
• Provide direct, compassionate support to unhoused individuals and high-risk populations through field visits, transportation assistance, and face-to-face engagement.
• Serve as a critical link between patients and the medical community, partnering with healthcare providers to ensure every Alaskan has access to essential testing and treatment.
• Maintain accurate confidential surveillance records that drive statewide prevention efforts and protect patient privacy.
• Notifying individuals of potential exposure to HIV and other STI’s through both telephone outreach and confidential in-person interactions.

Mission and Values/Culture:

The Division of Public Health’s mission is to protect and promote the health of Alaskans and exemplifies these values:

• Respect - We provide services without discrimination or judgement.
• Scientific Excellence - We are committed to adding to and contributing to the body of scientific knowledge using the best available knowledge and data to set public health policy.
• Human Potential - We are committed to developing each Alaskan’s potential as a healthy individual, as well as fostering strong, healthy communities.
• Integrity - We are honest and ethical in all we do.
• Accountability - We are committed to responsible use of human, financial and environmental resources.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:
In this role, you will become part of a dedicated and talented team committed to promoting equity in both individual and public health. You will experience the fulfillment of making a direct impact on the lives of patients, their families, and the broader community. You will work collaboratively with providers and organizations across Alaska to ensure access to HIV and STD healthcare. After successfully completing training, onboarding, and at least six months of employment, you may be eligible for rotating days off and hybrid telework opportunities.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:
Your new workspace is an office setting on the 5th floor of the Frontier Building, boasting stunning views of the Chugach and Alaska Mountain Ranges. Our Midtown location makes it easy to find lunch options, whether you drive, walk, or bike. The Frontier Building also offers ample free-covered parking, onsite vending machines, excellent building security, and an improvised walking track on the top floor of the parking garage.

Who We Are Looking For:
The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies in addition to the minimum qualifications listed below:

• Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Self-management: Sets well defined and realistic personal goals, displays a high level of initiative, effort and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision, is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.
• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

Special Notice:

• This position requires occasional travel within the State (generally one trip lasting 3-7 days, potentially occurring biannually).
• Requires either experience in or willingness to learn phlebotomy skills for field testing.
• A valid Driver's License is required at the time of appointment.
• We will provide training on the following:
  1. OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Training
  2. HIPAA Training
  3. Venipuncture Training
• A background check may be required for this position to access the records systems.

To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for Disease Intervention Specialist 1: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecsCompetency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions:
This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications.Please ensure your application(through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description:
The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations instead of specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to meet the competency successfully but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports/demonstrates you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Minimum Qualifications:
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in

• Evidence-Based Practice: Integrates best research practices with clinical and/or subject matter expertise and patient values for optimum care and participates in learning and research activities to the extent feasible.
• Interpersonal Skills:Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
• Public Health: Applies knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, methods, and tools associated with protecting and improving the health of people and their communities, including, promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and/or injury prevention, and/or detecting, preventing, and responding to infectious diseases.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:
Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or experience inpublic health, health administration, nursing, epidemiology, health sciences, education, health education, community health, emergency medical services, psychology, social sciences, biological sciences, social work, or a closely related field.

Special Note:
The nature of responsibilities and work environment may involve exposure to infectious diseases and/or biohazards.

“Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.

“Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.

“Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

The social sciences include anthropology, economics, sociology, history, political science, geography, psychology, and demography. The biological sciences include botany, biology, entomology, ecology, forestry, and zoology.

At the time of the interview, please provide the following:

1. Three (3) professional references whom we may contact by phone, one (1) of whom must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application.
2. Current performance evaluation, if available.
3. A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial is okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to support that you meet the minimum qualification competencies.

If chosen for the position, the candidate will be required to provide the following items before employment:

1. A copy of a valid driver’s license.
2. A background check may be required for this position in order to access records systems.

Please read the information below carefully. This applies to your application submission.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS

For your application to be evaluated, you mustanswer the Supplemental Questions.

The State of Alaska uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicant’s level of competence in applying certain behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.

EDUCATION
To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts) Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

If education is completed in a foreign college or university, it may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application, and you will not receive further consideration.

WORK EXPERIENCE
When using work experience not documented in your application, please provide the employer's name, job title, employment dates, and whether you worked full-time or part-time Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are met Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application If the application does not support minimum qualifications, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.A resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position you are applying for.

If you have currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position, please ensure your work experience within a flexibly staffed position indicates the actual dates employed at each level Ensure your time and any subsequent flex promotion(s) are documented as a separate position This is required as minimum qualifications require experience at a particular level in which the lower level may not be considered If this information is not accurately reflected in your application, this may cause the processing of your application for consideration to be delayed.

NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application.Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.

MULTIPLE VACANCIES
This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.

APPLICATION NOTICE
You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via a hard copy application. If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as AlaskaJobs or another database, you MUST use a Workplace Alaska online or hard-copy application to apply successfully. Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska "How to Apply" webpage, found here:http://doa.alaska.gov/dop/workplace/help/

NOTICE
Questions regarding the application process can be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 800-587-0430 (toll-free) or (907) 465- 4095. If you choose to be contacted by email, please ensure that your email address is correct on your application and that your spam filter will permit emails from the 'governmentjobs.com' domain.For information on allowing emails from the 'governmentjobs.com' domains, visit the Lost Password Help page at https://www.governmentjobs.com/OnlineApplication/User/ResetPassword.

EEO STATEMENT
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal-opportunity employer.

WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE
Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll-free) or (907) 465-4095 if you are in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to recruitment.services@alaska.gov

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For specific information about the position, feel free to contact the hiring manager at:

Tomas Hernandez, Disease Intervention Specialist 2

Phone: 907-269-8000

Email: tomas.hernandez@alaska.gov