Public Health Officer

This position is in support of the Influx Care Facility located in Carrizo Springs TX.  The purpose of the facility is to provide comprehensive care for migrant youths ages 13 to 17 in the Care of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) who are awaiting reunification or repatriation.  This care will begin as soon as the youths arrive at the facility and last until their arranged departure with family or sponsors. The comprehensive care includes but is not limited to initial screening and exams identifications of prior conditions and allergies day to day care of routine urgent and emergency medical conditions. 

The Public Health Officer works under the supervision of the Project Manager in conjunction with the healthcare team physicians and government agencies to promote and protect the health of the population served. The Public Health Officer must be able to interpret data to plan implement evaluate and disseminate outcomebased care. They include strategies aimed at entire population groups families or individuals. The Public Health Officer focuses on the prevention of illness injury or disability the promotion of health and maintenance of the health of populations. The Public Health Officer will evaluate implement and document all appropriate quality control and quality assurance measures in alignment with CDC standards and company policy.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with the development of action plans in community or medical facility outbreak to minimize the potentially devastating impact.  
• Assists with monitoring patients in Quarantine and Isolation for communicable disease: daily check in taking vitals direct observe therapy etc.  
• Collaborate with government agencies such as the CDC to ensure that infection control practices are implemented and enforced.  
• Participates in public health emergencies response as directed. 
• Cooperate with the health department regarding infectious and communicable diseases.  
• Collect and analyze infectious disease data to make evidencebased decisions. 
• Conduct rounds discuss and monitor infection prevention practices with nursing and supporting staff. 
• Provide professional nursing care based on established nursing protocols policies and procedures. 
• Administer and dispense medications and vaccines based on nursing assessment and nursing protocol. 
• Disseminate infection prevention information including surveillance data and policy decisions. 
• Apply the principles of Infection prevention to development of educational training programs. 
• Provide public health guidance to the nursing staff by training scheduling evaluating and counseling the nursing staff. 
• Read research relevant subject matter to maintain current knowledge and competencies in infection prevention. 
• Assist in the development of the care plans for infected individuals to contain the spread of infectious diseases. 
• Utilize strategies for interacting with persons from a culturally diverse background. 
• Educate nursing staff and paraprofessional team on new processes and assist staff in continuing education on infection prevention protocols per CDC. 
• Participate fully in Departmental and Facility Quality and Assurance activities. Support the delivery and administration of Q & A activities. 
• Liaise with medical staff regarding staff health concerns.  
• Performance of other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

Experience Required: 

• Minimum of two (2) years experience in Public Health. 
• Previous experience in Epidemiology preferred. 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel PowerPoint Word Outlook). 
• Prior Experience with detention health preferred. 

Education Required: 

• Masters degree in public health. 
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. 
• State Certified Public Health officer or relevant certification preferred.

Other Special Qualifications: 

• Must be a US Citizen or possess a permanent resident card. 
• Current MRPT Clearance preferred. 
• Eligible to receive a federal tier II clearance and Pass a Child Abuse and Neglect Check.  
• Must be able to relocate to site for duration of the contract. 

Additional Information :

Pay range is based on several factors and may vary in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. Final salary and offer will be determined by the applicants background experience skills internal equity and alignment with geographical market data. 

Compensation  Min: $50hr        Max: $64hr 

Benefits Fulltime positions are eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package including medical dental vision and basic life insurance. Additional benefits include a 401k plan paid time off and an annual bonus.  International Health and Medical Services complies with all federal state and local minimum wage laws 

International Health and Medical Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or job applicants on the basis of race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability genetic information marital status amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with the applicable federal state and local laws. 

International SOS Government Medical Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or job applicants on the basis of race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability genetic information marital status amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime