Work involves directing psychiatric activities in the state hospital, monitoring trends and activities, has oversight of subordinate psychiatrists and nurse practitioners who diagnose and treat patients, and administers specialized psychiatric treatments and perform procedures. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, healthcare workers are considered to be at significant risk for acquiring or transmitting hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (chicken pox), tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and influenza.