Disease Intervention Specialist 1
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Job Title: Disease Intervention Specialist 1
Duration: 24 Months
Start Date: ASAP
Position Type: Contract
Number of Hours: 8 Hours Per Day
Location: New Port Tennessee 37821 (Hybrid)
Interview Type: In Person/ Webcam
Ceipal ID: STNHD763IK
Position ID: 64763
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Facilitate Screening and Assessments: Conduct SUD screenings using validated tools receive referrals and perform evidence-based mental health and substance use disorder assessments. Provide crisis intervention and solution-focused counseling both in and out of health department settings.
Education and Outreach: Deliver education aimed at preventing drug overdose deaths and the spread of communicable diseases such as Hepatitis C and HIV. Engage in outreach at non-traditional organizations to identify clients in need of services. Distribute naloxone to clients.
Community Partnerships: Build and maintain partnerships with community resources including Syringe Service Providers (SSPs) Regional Overdose Prevention Specialists (ROPs) mental health agencies and treatment providers. Foster linkages with other agencies in the assigned county/counites.
Client Linkage and Support: Connect clients to a range of services including community mental health substance use treatment harm reduction primary health services and recovery support services. Disperse overdose education materials to clients and the public.
Documentation and Record Keeping: Complete detailed progress notes track referrals and enter information accurately into record systems. Maintain records to comply with contract state grant and agency requirements.
Team Participation: Attend team meetings case conferences and relevant training sessions to support continuous improvement initiatives and enhance service delivery.
Additional Duties: Perform other related tasks as required to meet the needs of the community and uphold agency standards.
Travel: Travel is required (with mileage reimbursement).
NECESSARY SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Applicants for this call may be required to:
Possess a valid drivers license vehicle and proof of insurance.
- Applicants agree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointing authority. All contract employees will undergo a background check prior to their start date. A felony conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant but will necessitate further investigation and review. If any records are identified the applicant must provide written explanation and/ or documentation within seven days.
- Submit to a review of their status on the Department of Healths vulnerable persons registry and any abuse registry for any state in which the person has lived in the previous seven (7) year the TDH Abuse Registry the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry and the National Sex Offender Registry. Applicants listed on any of these registries will be disqualified.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- This position requires occasional moderate physical effort or periods of frequently light physical activity. Regular use of body members to work is expected.
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS:
- Possible exposure to communicable diseases and/or unpredictable behavior by clients.
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