HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM CONSULTANT I - 64000922 1

Requisition No: 863547 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM CONSULTANT I - 64000922 1

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 64000922 

Salary:  $48,000.00 to $50,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 10/30/2025 

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This is a Career Service Human Services Program Consultant I position working in the Lee County Health Department.

 

This is a Human Services Program Consultant I position with the HIV/AIDS program in Area 8 A which includes Lee, Charlotte, and Hendry/Glades Counties. This position is responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining activities associated with surveillance and investigation of suspected and confirmed cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (HIV/AIDS), and perinatally HIV exposed babies. This position functions under the supervision of the Area 8 HIV/AIDS Program Coordinator. This position requires that the individual possesses a high degree of technical knowledge of diseases, healthcare services, principles and methods of epidemiology and the ability to collect, compile, and analyze data from surveillance provider activities.  This incumbent will provide surveillance services in Lee, Charlotte, and Hendry/Glades Counties.  This position has access to the following information sets:  Sexually Transmitted Diseases Management Information Systems (STARS), HIV/AIDS case reports, CAREWare, HMS, special health, medical records, TB, laboratory and vital statistics at all sites.

 

Consultation:

• Advises, assists, and performs as a liaison for the county health departments (CHD) in the assigned areas with planning, coordinating and evaluating program activities related to HIV/AIDS surveillance.
• Provides technical assistance, consultation and training to state, city or local health officials, private and public organizations, including organizations serving groups at increased risk of HIV/AIDS exposure. 
• Assists in the development of various special studies of HIV/AIDS in selected populations in Florida, to include coordination of data collection activities, compilation of data and analysis and methods to expand the system for HIV/AIDS surveillance to ensure 100% reporting of all cases of HIV/AIDS.

 

Surveillance specific:

• Assists in the compilation of surveillance data and provides feedback to their respective counties of the areas of service and ensures accurate reporting of cases to the central office in Tallahassee.
• Establishes and maintains active liaison with medical institutions and medical specialists most likely to diagnose and provide treatment for HIV/AIDS patients, and perinatally exposed babies.
• Initiates routine procedures in conjunction with CHD personnel and determines if reported cases meet CDC case definition and assists in maintaining a registry of confidential reported cases.
• Investigates incomplete cases and provide in-service to providers to ascertain proper case reporting.

 

Activities and documentation:

• Attends conferences/educational programs and participate in local patient care committees and report to the HAPC and surveillance officers of Area 8 and submit, statistical, and program reports. Maintains current knowledge base of HIV infection by attending/participating in designed conference calls, seminars, and other educational programs.
• Reviews, reassigns, and monitors internal and external referrals to facilitate linkage to care and adherence to services.
• Keeps accurate records and makes them available for periodic reviews. 

 

Teamwork:

• Works very closely with other disease control programs in this multi-county assignment.  Assists in special epidemiologic investigations of all confirmed HIV/AIDS cases which are not members of known risk groups and aiding in general field investigations of cases or suspected cases of HIV/AIDS as designed by the central office in Tallahassee.
• Collaborates and coordinates with HIV testing, ARTAS Coordinators, Health Educator/Prevention & Training Consultants (PTCs) and Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) staff at County Health Departments (CHD), public and private medical providers, HIV case managers, community-based organizations (CBO), Targeted Outreach for