Albany County, NY Government

POSITION Disease Intervention Specialist (HELPS) 
DEPARTMENT Health 
SALARY $63,171 “In addition to contractual COLA increases, the annual salary of $63,171 will increase by $400 on the anniversary date for three years.” 
WORK LOCATION 175 Green Street, Albany, NY 12202 
HOURS 8:30A-4:30P M-F 
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: EITHER: A. Possession of a license issued by the State of New York to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse; B. Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Health, Public Health, Social Work, Human 
Services, or a closely related field and one (1) year of experience working in a public contact position which included interviewing, instruction, investigating and/or counseling; OR; 
C. Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate’s degree in Health, Public Health, Social Work, Human Services, or a closely related field and four (4) years of experience working in a public contact position which included interviewing, instruction, investigating and/or counseling. 
SPECIAL REQUIRMENT Possession of a valid New York State driver’s license at the time of appointment and throughout employment. 
NOTE Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master’s Degree in Public Health or a closely related health or social sciences field will be substituted for one (1) year of relevant experience. 
Please submit a resume and transcript with this application. 
POINT OF CONTACT FOR INQUIRIES Jill Bucciero RN, BSN <a href="mailto:healthjobs@albanycountyny.gov" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">healthjobs@albanycountyny.gov</a> 
BENEFITS Paid Time Off Health, Dental, Vision, &amp; Hearing Tuition Reimbursement NYS Retirement Employee Assistance Program Subsidized Daycare – Little Sprouts at Shaker Place DESCRIPTION The work involves responsibility for broad scope of disease investigation and client interviewing. Duties include counseling, education and other interventions aimed at prevention of the spread of communicable and chronic diseases of public health importance. Work is performed under the supervision of the Epidemiologist and Disease Intervention Specialist III. Does related work as required. 
Candidates will not have to take an exam for this title. This is a Hiring Emergency Limited Placement (HELP) Program-designated title. The HELP Program is a temporary program designed to help local government employers address current staffing issues. Traditionally, the titles filled under the HELP Program required job candidates to compete in a competitive exam to be considered for employment. For the duration of the program, this title will be classified as non-competitive and categorized as a “HELP Program” position. At the close of the program, this position will revert to competitive class status. Employees occupying positions filled through the HELP Program will be granted competitive class status without the need to participate in a competitive exam.

DISEASE INTERVENTION SPECIALIST (HELPS)

DISEASE INTERVENTION SPECIALIST (HELPS)

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