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| 2 | J ob Summary: The position is located at the California Department of Public Health Tuberculosis Con | ||||
| > | trol Branch (TBCB) in Richmond, CA. Please note: If selected, the candidate must reside within the s | ||||
| > | tate of California. Those living within 50 miles of Richmond, CA, will be required to work on-site u | ||||
| > | p to four days per week. Candidates residing more than 50 miles from Richmond, CA, may work fully re | ||||
| > | mote. Regardless of residency distance, the employee may occasionally be required to participate in | ||||
| > | in‑person, site‑based functions such as trainings, stakeholder meetings, or other events or meetings | ||||
| > | as deemed appropriate by their supervisor. The amount of telework is at the discretion of the depar | ||||
| > | tment’s operational business needs and is subject to change in accordance with departmental policy. | ||||
| > | As a technical expert in tuberculosis (TB) control, the nurse consultant will provide clinical and c | ||||
| > | ase management consultation for patients with TB to ensure the best chance for cure for each case, t | ||||
| > | o minimize adverse effects, and to halt the transmission of TB in California. The incumbent will be | ||||
| > | part of a multidisciplinary program liaison team for a broad geographic region within the state. Dut | ||||
| > | ies include: Provides technical expertise related to TB care and case management. Consults with a va | ||||
| > | riety of health care providers, local health jurisdictions, laboratories, hospitals and staff to ens | ||||
| > | ure quality of care for TB patients. Develops and interprets complex policies and clinical guideline | ||||
| > | s and objectives related to the control of TB. Leads projects related to the provision of services f | ||||
| > | or TB patients. Analyzes licensing and practice policy issues for clinicians and allied health profe | ||||
| > | ssionals. Conducts onsite evaluations of local health department TB programs, develops and coordinat | ||||
| > | es effective action plans with the local health departments to meet the performance standards and me | ||||
| > | trics of the TB Indicators Project and other state and national objectives. Gathers and analyzes epi | ||||
| > | demiologic, programmatic and clinical data, and updates TB and Multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) prot | ||||
| > | ocols, project reports, data collection tools and templates and training modules, as needed. Departm | ||||
| > | ent Summary: UCSF Global Health Sciences (GHS) is dedicated to improving health and reducing the bur | ||||
| > | den of disease in the world's most vulnerable populations. It integrates UCSF expertise in all of th | ||||
| > | e health, social, and biological sciences, and focuses that expertise on pressing issues in global h | ||||
| > | ealth. GHS works with partners in countries throughout the world to achieve these aims. One of GHS’s | ||||
| > | many partners is the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Tuberculosis Control Branch (TB | ||||
| > | CB). To protect and improve the health of all, the California tuberculosis Control Branch provides l | ||||
| > | eadership and resources to prevent and control tuberculosis (TB). This mission is carried out in col | ||||
| > | laboration with local health jurisdictions and stakeholders in the public and private sectors. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | The position is located at the California Department of Public Health Tuberculosis Control Branch ( |
| > | TBCB) in Richmond, CA. | ||||
| 5 | Required: - Bachelor's degree in health related field and minimum five years of experience or equiva | 4 | |||
| > | lent combination of experience / training. - Degree in a clinical sciences discipline (i.e., physici | ||||
| > | an assistant, pharmacology, nursing, medicine). - Advanced knowledge of the clinical and operational | ||||
| > | issues in TB infection, prevention and control, including policies, surveillance and investigation | ||||
| > | methodologies, data collection, epidemiology, microbiology, patient care, lab techniques and knowled | ||||
| > | ge of related nursing issues and clinical practices for patients with TB or at risk for TB. - In-dep | ||||
| > | th knowledge of data management, analysis, research, reporting, and documentation methods used in TB | ||||
| > | control and care, with the ability to contribute to studies, investigations, reports, presentations | ||||
| > | , and the development of new TB infection control protocols and policies. - Advanced organizational | ||||
| > | and project management skills, and ability to lead a team, prioritize tasks, and see projects throug | ||||
| > | h from inception to completion on schedule. - Advanced interpersonal skills, with the ability to par | ||||
| > | ticipate in the development of informational materials, to provide education, training, and resource | ||||
| > | s, and to develop positive working relationships with patients, families, employees, and outside per | ||||
| > | sonnel. - Advanced skills in written and verbal communications, with the ability to collaborate prod | ||||
| > | uctively in a team environment with all levels of internal and external personnel, to convey complex | ||||
| > | clinical information in a clear, concise manner, and to make cogent presentations of research findi | ||||
| > | ngs, reports, and analyses related to TB infection prevention and control and care. - Strong ability | ||||
| > | to collaborate effectively with management and staff across programs and to provide counsel and gui | ||||
| > | dance on highly-complex issues of functionality, clinical quality, efficiency, and program developme | ||||
| > | nt in all aspects of TB infection control and prevention. - Ability to complete trainings and comply | ||||
| > | with all relevant employer Exposure Control Plan training requirements; ability to complete and com | ||||
| > | ply with an annual blookborne pathogen training through UCSF - California Driver’s License and insur | ||||
| > | ance - Moderate travel required Preferred: - At least 5 years of experience in a public health tuber | ||||
| > | culosis program at the state or local level Certification: - Active California RN license | ||||
| 5 | Please note: If selected, the candidate must reside within the state of California. Those living wi | ||||
| > | thin 50 miles of Richmond, CA, will be required to work on-site up to four days per week. Candidates | ||||
| > | residing more than 50 miles from Richmond, CA, may work fully remote. Regardless of residency dista | ||||
| > | nce, the employee may occasionally be required to participate in in‑person, site‑based functions suc | ||||
| > | h as trainings, stakeholder meetings, or other events or meetings as deemed appropriate by their sup | ||||
| > | ervisor. The amount of telework is at the discretion of the department’s operational business needs | ||||
| > | and is subject to change in accordance with departmental policy. | ||||
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| 7 | As a technical expert in tuberculosis (TB) control, the nurse consultant will provide clinical and | ||||
| > | case management consultation for patients with TB to ensure the best chance for cure for each case, | ||||
| > | to minimize adverse effects, and to halt the transmission of TB in California. The incumbent will be | ||||
| > | part of a multidisciplinary program liaison team for a broad geographic region within the state. | ||||
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| 9 | Duties include: | ||||
| 10 | * Provides technical expertise related to TB care and case management. | ||||
| 11 | * Consults with a variety of health care providers, local health jurisdictions, laboratories, hospi | ||||
| > | tals and staff to ensure quality of care for TB patients. | ||||
| 12 | * Develops and interprets complex policies and clinical guidelines and objectives related to the co | ||||
| > | ntrol of TB. | ||||
| 13 | * Leads projects related to the provision of services for TB patients. | ||||
| 14 | * Analyzes licensing and practice policy issues for clinicians and allied health professionals. | ||||
| 15 | * Conducts onsite evaluations of local health department TB programs, develops and coordinates effe | ||||
| > | ctive action plans with the local health departments to meet the performance standards and metrics o | ||||
| > | f the TB Indicators Project and other state and national objectives. | ||||
| 16 | * Gathers and analyzes epidemiologic, programmatic and clinical data, and updates TB and Multi-drug | ||||
| > | resistant TB (MDR-TB) protocols, project reports, data collection tools and templates and training | ||||
| > | modules, as needed. | ||||
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| 18 | Department Summary: | ||||
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| 20 | UCSF Global Health Sciences (GHS) is dedicated to improving health and reducing the burden of disea | ||||
| > | se in the world's most vulnerable populations. It integrates UCSF expertise in all of the health, so | ||||
| > | cial, and biological sciences, and focuses that expertise on pressing issues in global health. GHS w | ||||
| > | orks with partners in countries throughout the world to achieve these aims. | ||||
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| 22 | One of GHS’s many partners is the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Tuberculosis Contr | ||||
| > | ol Branch (TBCB). To protect and improve the health of all, the California tuberculosis Control Bran | ||||
| > | ch provides leadership and resources to prevent and control tuberculosis (TB). This mission is carri | ||||
| > | ed out in collaboration with local health jurisdictions and stakeholders in the public and private s | ||||
| > | ectors. | ||||