THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO COLORADO RESIDENTS ONLY
At The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) we are dedicated to the Colorado for All philosophy - working toward a Colorado where everyone has the opportunity to succeed.
We support the basic human rights of our neighbors regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, education level, disability, socio-economic status, or any other visible or invisible identity. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we strongly encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply.
Be BOLD.....Make a REAL difference... join us in serving our communities advancing Colorado's health and protecting the places we live, work, learn, and play, to create a healthy and sustainable Colorado where current and future generations thrive.
Mission - To advance Colorado's health and protect the places we live, work, learn, and play
Vision - To create a healthy and sustainable Colorado where current and future generations thrive.
CDPHE offers:
Free parking and access to RTD bus lines.
Flexible working arrangements
Retirement ( PERA options), Medical and dental health plans
Defined Benefit Plan or the PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans
Short- and long-term disability coverage
11 paid holidays per year and generous personal time off
Tuition assistance
Wellness programs
Career advancement opportunities throughout the State system
Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. For more information, go to: https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/pslfFlow.action#!/pslf/launch
Description of Job:
The Work Unit:
The Colorado Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CCLPPP) is under the direction of the Deputy Director and supports primary and secondary prevention strategies for childhood lead poisoning prevention and surveillance. The purpose of this program is to develop surveillance capacity to aid in preventing, and ultimately, eliminating childhood lead poisoning as a major public health problem in Colorado. The program encompasses a wide range of public health activities, including case surveillance through laboratory test reporting, data management and system improvement, partnership and stakeholder engagement, community care coordination, enhanced analysis to identify at-risk geographies and populations, and targeted outreach and prevention strategies for those at highest risk for lead poisoning. The program performs outreach and prevention strategies, including in-home environmental investigations to identify sources of lead when test results indicate high blood lead levels (BLLs). The program is responsible for ensuring blood lead testing and reporting, enhancing blood lead surveillance, improving linkages to recommended services and developing policies for targeted, population-based interventions with a focus on community-based approaches for lead hazard elimination. CCLPPP responsibilities include sustaining a statewide Lead Advisory Committee, maintaining a blood lead surveillance system that tracks all blood lead test results and follow-up data on children with elevated blood lead levels including environmental source investigations and referrals to recommended services, conducting analyses of surveillance data to identify lead-exposed children, high-risk populations, and geographic areas, and partnering with programs and organizations that provide services to mitigate the effects of elevated blood lead levels.
What You Will Do:
The purpose of this position is to serve as a nurse case manager within CCLPPP. In this capacity, this position provides consultation and education to clinics and providers related to blood lead testing and reporting and provides blood lead testing to children and adults across the state. Additionally, this position provides caregivers with health education to reduce lead exposure, and notifies clinicians of exposure sources found during investigations. This position also provides guidance to local public health agencies and clinicians related to reporting requirements and how data is used to provide follow-up services, and educate others in the environmental investigation requirements and follow-up process. This position applies quality control measures and evaluates data for compliance with regulations, requirements, and engages reporters to achieve and maintain compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
The role involves collaboration with various stakeholders to develop and implement strategies that enhance the quality and impact of education and outreach activities, improve blood lead testing and reporting rates.
Provide direct blood lead testing to children and adults through community-based testing activities and train program staff to preform blood lead testing procedures.
Following an established protocol, process elevated blood lead level (EBLL) results from weekly surveillance.
Applies methods/ processes to determine whether data meet overall quality goals and defined quality criteria for individual values.
Responsible for contacting submitters of the data to resolve any data errors or erroneous entries. The goal of data quality assessment and control is to ensure the generation
Residency Requirement:
This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.
Class Code & Classification Description:
C7C3XX Health Professional III
