Description
Identify and notify people exposed to infectious diseases, conduct interviews to elicit contacts, and provide guidance on testing, isolation, and prevention. Act as a liaison by connecting clients to healthcare, testing, vaccination, and social supports to enable safe isolation or treatment. Maintain confidential records and use public health systems to track cases, contacts, and outcomes. Collaborate with partners to improve service access and response. May assist with outbreak investigations, community outreach, and data collection to inform public health actions.
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Administration and Management
- • Administrative
- • Customer and Personal Service
Mathematics and Science
- • Psychology
Health Services
- • Medicine and Dentistry
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
- • Written Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Originality
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Attentiveness
- • Time Sharing
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Finger Dexterity
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
- • Writing
- • Speaking
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Active Learning
- • Learning Strategies
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Social Perceptiveness
- • Coordination
- • Persuasion
- • Negotiation
- • Instructing
- • Service Orientation
Complex Problem Solving Skills
- • Complex Problem Solving
Systems Skills
- • Judgment and Decision Making
- • Systems Analysis
- • Systems Evaluation
Resource Management Skills
- • Time Management
- • Management of Personnel Resources
Related specializations
Interview options
Interview options
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Interviewee accent
Interview time
Source
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
