Health Counselor

Title: Health Counselor

State Role Title: 49012

Hiring Range: $53000$61000

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location:CENT VABURG CITYCen

Agency Website:

Recruitment Type: General Public G

The Virginia Department of Health offers 12 paid holidays medical dental vision and life insurance retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick family/personal and annual leave

Job Duties

Responsible for independently identifying and contacting persons known or
suspected of being exposed to or at high risk of exposure to a communicable disease
such as tuberculosis syphilis gonorrhea HIV/AIDS and others. Duties include
alerting persons to their health risks behavior changes needed to reduce risks to the
individual or to others resources and methods available to treat and control the
disease as well as to contain further transmission of disease. Follows up on contacts
to determine if they have received treatment changed their behavior to reduce
health risk and procured other available services as necessary to insure improved
health care.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge of and/or experience in public health practices HIV STIs (e.g. chlamydia gonorrhea syphilis) HBV/HCV and other communicable diseases; experience performing phlebotomy
Effective oral and written communication organizational and decisionmaking skills
Ability to listen understand and empathize in a culturally sensitive manner and use motivational skills to build rapport with clients and engagement in disease intervention services; ability to work with diverse populations in diverse settings; develop and make presentations
Ability to recognize analyze and solve problems; perform basic mathematical calculations; conduct accurate data entry; maintain confidentiality; comply with program and data security policies and procedures; and work independently during various hours and settings (e.g. field nonclinical and clinical office)
Experience working under pressure (e.g. meeting deadlines managing competing priorities)
Possess skill or knowledge of case management; basic computer knowledge/skills including word processing electronic mail and data base management
Effective oral and written communication; organizational; and decisionmaking skills; bilingual skills are beneficial

Additional Considerations

Experience working in a social service public health or healthcare
environment

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or rsum is submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Services Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check employment reference check and EVerify. Other financial credit driving background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for certain positions. VDH accepts only online applications. Faxed mailed or emailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for this position. It is the policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture hair type and protective hairstyles such as braids locks and twists); sex; color; national origin; religion; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; age; veteran status; political affiliation; disability; genetic information; and pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions. VDH employees have a shared Code of Ethics which can be found in the bottom banner of our website: . If you have been affected by DHRM Policy 1.30 layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card) you must submit the card before the closing date for this position. The Card may be submitted with the state application as an attachment. As a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) employer VDH Welcomes Veterans to apply! Supplemental Questions: You may be required to respond to positionspecific questions at the end of this application. This information will help us evaluate your credentials and qualifications for the job. Failure to respond to any questions may disqualify you from further consideration.

Contact Information

Name: Cortez Jackson

Phone: n/a

Email:

In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). ServiceConnected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1 2022 February 29 2024 can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.