Job Description

ONLY PERMANENT EMPLOYEES IN THE TITLE AND THOSE THAT ARE REACHABLE ON THE CIVIL SERVICE LIST FOR PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISER, EXAM NO.5116 ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.

PROGRAM AND JOB DESCRIPTION:

The mission of the Bureau of Tuberculosis Control is to prevent the spread of tuberculosis and to eliminate it as a public health problem in New York City. The goals to achieve this mission are twofold: 1) To identify all individuals with suspected or confirmed TB disease and ensure appropriate treatment; 2) ensure that individuals at high risk for progression from TB infection to TB disease are identified and treated for TB infection and do not develop TB disease.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
Conduct educational sessions and workshops on TB prevention, symptoms, and treatment, engages with community members to raise awareness and dispel myths about TB, as part of BTBC Core Activity of Outreach and Education.
Organizes community e...