Medical Assistant - TB Contact Investigation

Posting Date

07/17/25

Application Deadline

07/21/25

Pay Range

Anticipated Hiring Range: $21.75 - $25.06 hourly
Full Pay Range: $21.75 - $35.00 hourly

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. This position is eligible for overtime compensation for all hours worked over 40 in the designated workweek.

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

Public Health

About the Position

The TB Contact Investigation Medical Assistant analyzes medical history and interviews assigned TB cases to determine and assign evaluation priority to exposed contacts; locates suspect cases and/or case contacts and arranges/coordinates for their medical examination and treatment; provides health education on exposure, prevention, and screening.

About Us

Come work for Maricopa County Department of Public Health, the 3rd largest health jurisdiction in the U.S.! MCDPH’s mission is to increase the quality of life for our residents by collaborating with the community to develop and implement strategies, programs, and services addressing the emerging and changing needs of public health. We aim to serve Maricopa County residents with a focus on health equity and a data-driven approach to our work. We value our staff's unique skills and differences, as well as the varied experiences and disciplines we represent. Together, we are working towards our vision of creating a healthy, thriving Maricopa County for all.

Proud to Offer

• Work with a greater purpose

• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

• Tuition reimbursement

• Exceptional work-life balance

• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave

• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts

• Employee discounts for goods and services

• Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

• Learn more at Work With Us | Maricopa County, AZ

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We Require

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Promotion, Public Health, Medical Technology, Health Sciences, or a health-related field

• A combination of related experience and/or post-secondary education may substitute for the Bachelor's Degree requirement on a year-for-year basis (no substitute accepted for the MA Certificate)

We Also Value

• Medical Assistant Certificate of Completion from an accredited healthcare training program

• Bilingual Spanish/English skills

• Experience performing venipuncture and administering injections or vaccines

• Experience using electronic medical records

• Experience working as a Communicable Disease Investigator for a local public health department of state health services agency

• Experience working with the public conducting health-related field investigations for communicable diseases

• Experience working with TB or epidemiological data related to TB

Job Contributions

• Conducts case investigations with utmost regard to confidentiality by researching, identifying, locating, and contacting individuals in Maricopa County who are infected or may have been exposed to TB and refer those individuals for diagnosis and treatment to reduce the spread of the disease

• Collaborates with clinic nurses and other clinical teams to analyze medical history of cases to appropriately plan investigation efforts, maintain caseload, and prioritize outreach strategies

• Interviews patient cases to elicit contacts and obtain epidemiological information, such as risk factors and previous disease status

• Conducts assessments of active TB case’s environments (such as home, workplace, church, jail, etc.) to determine air flow, proximity to others, time spent with others, etc.

• Participates in teaching and educating patients and families about communicable diseases and program processes

• Collects specimens such as blood, sputum, urine etc., from patients receiving care from one or more of the clinical programs of the division

• Enters data, contacts medical providers, produces data reports, and educates patients and providers regarding disease interventions

• Maintains accurate and current patient medical records,