TEST & TREAT SUPERVISOR / BIOLOGICAL SCIENTIST II - SES - 64085168

Requisition No: 843629 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: TEST & TREAT SUPERVISOR / BIOLOGICAL SCIENTIST II - SES - 64085168

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 64085168 

Salary:  $56,904.90 ANNUAL 

Posting Closing Date: 12/27/2024 

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH BROWARD COUNTY

TEST & TREAT SUPERVISOR /

BIOLOGICAL SCIENTIST II-SES - 64085168

TEST & TREAT PROGRAM - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION

INTERNAL AGENCY OPPORTUNITY

This position requires you to work on site at one of our facilities located throughout Broward County.

Applicants accepted only from Department of Health employees, (includes OPS, Career Service, SES or SMS employees). Applicants will not be accepted from outside of the department.

We request that all applications be completed with People First - no faxed or mailed applications to the agency. Experience, education, and/or training used to meet the minimum qualifications and in response to the qualifying questions must be verifiable through information contained in your application.

When completing the online application, all gaps of employment or education greater than 90 days starting from high school must be explained (approximate date, month, and year) identifying company name or if unemployed. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

POSITION DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position is a professional position that provides direct supervision of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) Linkage and Re-Engagement Specialists and/or HIV Navigators of the Test and Treat Program (T&T) under the Division of Communicable Disease of the Broward County Health Department.

This position spends the majority of the time engaged in supervisory responsibilities. This includes communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees in addition to planning and directing employees' work. The incumbent has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action. The incumbent will also be required to develop performance expectations, meet with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, maintain vacation and work schedules, ensuring proper coverage, and complete timesheets.

Ensures staff understands and operates under the established departmental policies and procedures, Test and Treat Protocol, Florida Statutes and administrative codes.

Assigns work to employees and delegate’s routine responsibilities. Schedules routine and emergency coverage for team members and other staff. Provides initial orientation, ongoing training and professional development for new and experienced employees that will contribute to employee’s knowledge and skill level in the areas of case management, including data entry, and the entire disease intervention process. Coordinates and supervises staff T&T activities daily. Monitors employees work product and performance through observational interviews, counseling sessions and field visits. Ensures staff utilize assigned internal and external systems (Test and Treat Module, Linkage to Care Database, along with the STARS (Surveillance Tool and Reporting System) database to aid in the employee’s case status, workload, and reporting. Ensures the accurate and timely disposition of cases in all the above databases. Reviews employee’s cases, field records, and other program documents to ensure completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of case management.

Conducts quarterly meetings with Test and Treat providers to address success, barriers, and opportunities for improvement. Incumbent will be responsible for answering the Test and Treat hotline. Ensures monthly statistical outcomes with each member of the team by reviewing and analyzing case reports and records. Ensures staff meets performance criteria; and provides recommendations for best practices and areas of improvement through the monitoring and evaluation of the staffs work products. Provides prompt oral and written feedback detailing strengths and areas of improvement to the employee. Provides program and staff performance updates to the Test and Treat Program Director and Communicable Disease Director. Performs mid and/or end of the year employee evaluations by established due dates.

Oversees staff to ensure they engage persons diagnosed with HIV and provide immediate linkage to HIV care and initiation of antiretroviral therapy at the time of diagnosis and/or returning to care after gap in services. Ensures staff assist clients with eligibility determination for Part A, Part B and ADAP eligibility and linkage to ongoing HIV care and support services which includes case management. Ensure staff exhibits professionalism and always maintains confidentiality when addressing clients, medical and non-medical providers; and agents of agencies providing services to clients.

Perform other duties as assigned. 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of STDs and HIV/AIDS including diagnosis
• Knowledge of methods of compiling, organizing and analyzing data
• Knowledge of Case Management
• Knowledge of health promotion and disease prevention
• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments to meet deadlines
• Ability to organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents and other written materials
• Ability to formulate policies and procedures
• Ability to work with diverse communities and/or populations
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
• Ability to provide and/or participate in in-service and community education programs relative to communicable disease control
• Ability to provide direct supervision and coach people
• Ability to work as a part of a team
• Ability to supervise, plan, organize, and direct service program activities
• Skill in the use of a desktop or laptop computers, or smart tablets
• Skills in Phlebotomy
• Possess intermediate level, practiced knowledge of software applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills

  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Willing to work before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days in the event of an emergency. This may include working in a special needs or Red Cross shelter, or performing other emergency duties including, but not limited to, responses to or threats involving any disaster or threat of disaster, man-made or natural.
2. Experience linking HIV positives individuals to care.
3. Experience conducting field visits for STD partner services.
4. Experience using STARS (, Surveillance Tool and Reporting System) Provide Enterprise, Linkage and Test and Treat database.
5. Experience as an LRS (Linkage and Retention Specialist).
6. Experience in creating Labs in STARS.
7. Able to work unconventional hours and weekends to meet the agency and client’s needs.
8. Currently an employee with the Department of Health.
9. Valid driver’s license free of major infractions and willingness to drive county vehicles/recreational vehicles.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Experience as a lead or supervisor in a Test and Treat Program.

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:

Mission:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

Vision:

To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Values:

I   nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.

C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.

A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.

R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.

E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

Where You Will Work:

BROWARD COUNTY

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions

(For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);

• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Please be advised:

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.  

This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions.

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov 

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida.  Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement. 

The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system.  E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.   

Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.

Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million service men and women.  The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise.  Through the Department's VALOR program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional license within 60 months of an honorable discharge. These initiatives help ensure that the transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.    

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.