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Planned Parenthood Los Angeles is seeking an experienced full-time Disease Intervention Specialist with excellent communication and customer service skills to work in our Downtown Los Angeles Headquarters office (hybrid). The Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) oversees all partner notification services for the CEDIS Grant. The DIS also serves as the link between public health and private health care providers and therefore must foster and enhance a cooperative and effective relationship between the two.

Over one hundred years ago, Planned Parenthood was founded on the idea that everyone should have the information and care they need to live strong, healthy lives and fulfill their dreams. Founded 57+ years ago, Planned Parenthood Los Angeles is one of the largest providers of reproductive health care services in Los Angeles County. The Planned Parenthood Los Angeles (PPLA) team works together to provide high-quality, affordable reproductive health care to women, men, and young people across Los Angeles County. At PPLA, you will discover a culture of like-minded individuals who are eager to make positive contributions to their community and to the Planned Parenthood mission.

Our Ideal Candidate will have the following qualifications:

• High School diploma required. Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Working knowledge of public health, STD, HIV preferred.
• Experience working in public health or related field preferred.
• Bilingual (Spanish) abilities preferred.
• HIV counseling and testing experience a plus.
• Must have strong communication skills, work well in a team, and be able to work with a wide variety of people.
• Must have strong computer skills and ability to input data.
• Must have good organizational skills and be able to work independently in a fast-paced, diverse environment.
• Must maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Must have critical thinking ability and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to travel, within California, for training and temporary duty assignments, as needed.
• California driver's license, good driving record, valid insurance, and working vehicle are necessary for field investigation.
• Must be able to meet Los Angeles County background check requirements via Live Scan fingerprint clearance.

About the position:

• Abortion patients are cared for at each of our health centers, and in part through the administrative, support, and other non-clinical services provided at all PPLA locations, and by all PPLA employees. Supporting these critical services is an essential job duty, and a fundamental responsibility of all employees and contractors.
• Collaborate directly with Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (LACDHS) and other DIS to serve clients infected with gonorrhea, and other STDs and refer their sex partners into screening and treatment.
• Troubleshoot around issues related to Confidential Morbidity Report (CMR) and other laboratory results.
• Provide client-centered counseling to clients diagnosed with an STD, specifically syphilis, HIV, gonorrhea, and chlamydia co-infection.
• Interviewing priority STD clients to gather sex partner(s) information, in an attempt to identify the source of infections and to prevent further disease transmission.
• Notify partners for gonorrhea, HIV, and other priority STDs or communicable disease.
• Work independently conducting field investigation (site visits to patients' homes, neighborhoods, shelters, etc.) to locate, notify patients of test results or exposure, and refer individuals for necessary medical evaluation and treatment.
• Consult with Physicians and other Clinicians to obtain medical information, provide appropriate diagnostic and treatment recommendations, and stimulate rapid and thorough reporting practices.
• Conduct educational/informational presentations to community-based partners and populations at risk to assist with STD prevention and control efforts.
• Accurately enter client information into Casewatch.
• Attend and represent PPLA at meetings.
• Participate in special events as directed by the Manager, Case Management.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Manager, Case Management.

Generous salary and benefits package includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage options for you and eligible dependents
• Free basic life/AD&D policy with additional voluntary coverage options
• Short Term Disability, Critical Illness, and Accident policies
• 403(b) Retirement plan with up to 3% employer match
• Medical and Dependent Flexible Spending Account plans
• Public Transportation and Commuter Pre-Tax Reimbursements
• Generous vacation, sick, and holiday benefits
• Hiring Range: $67,000 - $78,000 per year (Exempt)

Compensation Philosophy and Position Hiring Range:

At Planned Parenthood Los Angeles we continuously work towards our values of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion including with our compensation philosophy. PPLA recognizes that decisions about pay and benefits have significant impact on staff, so we are committed to ensuring all positions are rooted in a description that identifies competencies, duties, responsibilities and qualifications, and that they are compensated equitably which takes into account both internal organizational equity and market compensation data for similar roles.

Equal Employment Opportunity will be afforded to all applicants and other covered persons without regard to protected characteristics, including their perceived protected characteristic. Protected categories include: race (including traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hair styles such as, braids, locs, and twists as examples but not exhaustive list), color, religion or religious creed (including religious belief, observation, practice, dress, and grooming practices), national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/chestfeeding, or related medical conditions), reproductive health decision-making, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 years and over), sexual orientation, veteran and/or military status (including past, current or prospective service in the uniformed service), and any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. PPLA will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with the requirements of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

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