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 specimens 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 home environment; Refer patients to the appropriate diagnostic facility for medical examination and treatment; Observe patients with a communicable disease ingest prescribed medication; Make site visits to hospitals and private medical offices to conduct record reviews and extract data; Establish and maintain communication with co-workers, supervisors, managers, and community partners; Manage and monitor patients suspected, confirmed to have disease or are contacts of infectious patients from diagnosis through completion of treatment; Conduct QA activities i.e., pouch reviews and field audits for PHA level Is and Assistant PHAs; Assume the duties of supervisor in his/her absence to ensure continuity of case management; Conduct HIV counseling, testing & post-test follow-up. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, and six months of full-time satisfactory experience in a health promotion or disease intervention/prevention program, performing one or more of the following: interviewing, conducting community investigations, assessing health risks, making referrals, or collecting and analyzing epidemiological data; or.