Health inspector job description

The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations, and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the go-to nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC's critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has raised over $1 billion and launched more than 1,000 programs impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of CDC-led programs in the United States and in more than 140 countries last year. Learn more at www.cdcfoundation.org.

The CDC Foundation is seeking a Health Facilities Inspector I who will possess a background in epidemiology, understand disease prevention and control and utilize these skills to educate facilities to stop disease transmission within state licensed healthcare facilities.

Job HighlightsPosition Title: Health Facilities Inspector I Location: This position requires residency in Las Vegas, Reno, or Carson City and will be working remotely for the foreseeable future. This position will be transitioning to 1-2 days in-office attendance after the first few weeks of employment.Position End Date: 12/31/2022Salary: $55,000 plus benefits

Qualifications:Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a health science, behavioral science or closely related field application to the program area Three years of health-related experience which included at least two of the following areas:Researching, collecting and analyzing data and statistics, developing objectives, protocols and procedure Providing health education services to target groups of the general public Evaluating program effectiveness and accomplishment of desired outcomes to meet agency, federal or other standards and guidelines Providing prevention, identification or treatment services to individuals or populations who have been diagnosed or are at risk of contracting life and health threatening diseases and/or conditions OR one year of experience as a Health Program Specialist I in Nevada State service OR an equivalent combination of education and experience

Responsibilities:Maintain a full-time work schedule, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday or alternate work schedule as long as the Division needs are met. Facility coverage is required every day of the week. As such, some HFI's will be required to work on an occasional weekend day and flex a weekday off. Alternatively, if you would prefer a regular schedule that includes Saturday and/or Sunday, you can choose that and have two alternate weekdays off. CDC Foundation does not allow overtime, so coverage will be determined based off 40-hour work weeks.Participates in the development and implementation of new programs, or program changes as necessary, to meet goals and objectives of the Division and the Program.Prepares formal reports detailing the results of assessments in accordance with prescribed principles of documentation.Development and conducting trainings for healthcare associated infection prevention including COVID-19 prevention.Check and validate National Healthcare Safety Network data regarding COVID-19 and HAIsWork with local health authorities (LHA's) and utilize State antibiograms to educate healthcare professionals on Carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Nevada and how to combat resistances and decrease rates.Perform gap assessments for various state licensed healthcare facility types utilizing the Tele-Infection Control Assessment and Response (Tele-ICAR) tool.Participate in the outbreak team through management of outbreaks in healthcare facilities.Identifies recommendations specific to facility infection prevention and control programs based upon CDC guidelines and recommendations.

Special Notes:This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by both the CDC Foundation and Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, in order to best support the State of Nevada in their public health programming.This position is currently a remote position. CDC Foundation retains the right to make adjustments to this as required.

The CDC Foundation requires all employees to be fully vaccinated* for COVID-19 as a condition of employment effective November 22, 2021. All offers of employment after that date are contingent upon proof of full-vaccination status as a part of the pre-employment process.

*Fully vaccinated is defined as follows: At least two weeks have passed since receipt of the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine, or the second dose of the either the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech two-dose vaccines.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law.

We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-300.5(a)(12) and 60-741.5(a)(7). As a federal government contractor, we take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans.
The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment.

Relocation expenses are not included.