Communicable Disease Technician

**GENERAL**

**Description**:

- Communicable Disease Technician**Competition #**:

- STO PuH 760/24**Posting Date**:

- 04/30/2024**Status**:

- Active**Type**:

- External**DESCRIPTION**

**The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority**
Our Vision
- We will be recognized as a trusted health-care partner, providing sustainable, accessible, integrated, evidence-based care to improve health status and outcomes in all of our communities and achieve health equity across the region.
- Our Mission
- We work in partnership with all stakeholders, contributing to the health and well-being of our communities, by providing timely access to reliable care in a culturally safe manner that respects diversity.
- Our Values
- Always with compassion, Success in collaboration, Accountability in everything we do, Acting with integrity, Respectful of each other
- **Collaboration | Accessibility | Respect | Excellence | Innovation | Quality Customer Service**

**Communicable Disease Technician**
**CommDiseaseTech_01**

**Closing Date**:

- 05/07/2024

**Facility / Site**:

- Stonewall Community Health

**Posting Type**:

- Permanent

**Position Type**:

- Full-Time

**Hours of Work**:

- Days Evenings Weekends

**Term Dates**:
**FTE**:

- 1

**Union Group**:

- MGEU - Facility Support**Wage / Salary**:

- As per applicable collective agreement**Position Summary**:The Communicable Disease Technician works under the direction of regional public health teams (Public Health Nurses, Communicable Disease Coordinators, Medical Officers of Health, Team Managers) to support public health communicable disease prevention and control. The position of Communicable Disease Technician functions in a manner consistent with, and supports the mission, vision and values of the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority.

**Qualifications**:

- Complete High School Education, Manitoba standards required.
- Recognized post-secondary certificate or diploma in a health services or social sciences field required.
- Post-secondary education, including degree specific to population and public health preferred.
- Knowledge of population health and health equity an asset.
- Knowledge of communicable disease management and harm reduction an asset.
- Knowledge of and experience working with diverse populations required.
- Minimum two (2) years working with diverse populations from a community-based perspective that supports individuals, families, groups and communities across the lifespan.
- Collaborative approach to working with individuals and families.
- Able to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team using strong communication skills and interpersonal skills.
- Valid Manitoba Class 5 drivers license or equivalent from province of residence, and access to a personal vehicle required.
- Mental and physical ability to meet the demands of the position.
- Completes and maintains a satisfactory pre-employment security check.
- Satisfactory employment record.

**As a condition of employment, all successful applicants will be required to provide a satisfactory criminal record check (with vulnerable sector screening), adult abuse and child abuse registry checks prior to commencing employment.**

Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to communicate in more than one language would be considered an asset. Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions.

All health care workers are required to be immunized as a condition of employment in accordance with the Interlake-Eastern RHA Policy (GA-13-P-110 Required Immunizations for Health Care Workers).

The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority delivers health-care services on First Nation Treaty Territories 1, 2, 3 and 5 and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. We respect that First Nations treaties were made on these territories, acknowledge harms and mistakes, and we dedicate ourselves to collaborate in partnership with First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in the spirit of reconciliation.