Case Manager
City of New York · Long Island City, New York, US
Job Description ONLY PERMANENT EMPLOYEES IN THE TITLE AND THOSE THAT ARE REACHABLE ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISER CIVIL SERVICE LIST ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
Job description
Job Description ONLY PERMANENT EMPLOYEES IN THE TITLE AND THOSE THAT ARE REACHABLE ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISER CIVIL SERVICE LIST ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. Division/Program Summary: The mission of the Bureau of Tuberculosis Control is to prevent the spread of tuberculosis and to eliminate it as a public health problem in New York City. The goals to achieve this mission are twofold: 1) To identify all individuals with suspected or confirmed TB disease and ensure appropriate treatment; 2) ensure that individuals at high risk for progression from TB infection to TB disease are identified and treated for TB infection and do not develop TB disease. Job Duties and Responsibilities: - Interview / re-interview and educate patients infected with a communicable disease. - Elicit contacts and other information in order to locate or identify the source of infection and prevent further spread of the disease. - Conduct surveillance activities including administering diagnostic tests for TB and collecting/transporting specimen including but not limited to blood. - Conduct field investigations on communicable disease patients to locate and return lost patients to medical follow-up and to assess the...