
The Department of the Interior and Local Government Region I is hiring Contact Tracers (Contract of Service, Salary Grade 9, Php18,784)
The Department of the Interior and Local Government Region I is hiring Contact Tracers (Contract of Service, Salary Grade 9, Php18,784)
Educational Requirement: Bachelor’s Degree relevant to the job (Preferably allied Medical Course, Criminology)
Experience: Preferred Experience would be any of the following: >Must be skilled in data gathering and/or assisted in research and documentation; >Must be able to interview COVID-19 cases and close contacts in order to gather data on travel history and conduct health assessments; >Must possess the ability to advocate public health education messages; and >Have investigative capability.
Training: None required Eligibility: None required
Specific Functions and Duties: >Augment or form part of a team of existing contact tracers who will normally provide the first point of contact of cases of COVID-19 (e.g., the people who have just been confirmed as COVID-19 cases); >Conduct case interviews, profiling, and perform an initial public health risk assessment of COVID-19 cases and their identified close contacts; >Collaborate with other government agencies and private sector for the conduct of enhanced contact tracing; >Collect laboratory samples, as authorized, and provide health education and give instructions about what onfirmed COVID-19 cases and their contacts need to do, according to established DOH protocols; >Refer the close contacts to isolation facilities, as necessary; >Receive queries from the identified close and general contacts, provide advice and take action, as appropriate; >Elevate and refer challenging or complex cases or incidents and outbreaks of COVID-19 to the designated Team Leader; >Conduct daily monitoring of close and general contacts for at least 14 days; >Ensure accurate, up-to-date records of contacts/action by completion of relevant records and compliance with team handover procedures; >To work within their own competence, seeking senior advice when necessary; >Be able to modify and adapt methods of communication to account for the differing needs of contacts especially in stressful and difficult situations and ensure polite, efficient and appropriate communications at all times; >Contribute to the maintenance of effective systems for the surveillance of COVID-19 by providing accurate data and information and by encoding collected data in the authorized Application; >Contribute to any necessary ongoing development of current protocols, guidance and standard operating procedures; and >Conduct active surveillance activities and advocate for implementation of the mandatory physical distancing measures at an individual level, and ensure public minimum health standards must be implemented at all times. Job Application Requirement: >Letter of Intent >Personal Data Sheet (PDS) or resume; >National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Clearance; >Drug Test Result
Submit your documents to the DILG Provincial Offices near you or thru the following DILG Provincial FB Pages and email addresses:
DILG Ilocos Norte –
FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/
Email: [email protected]
DILG Ilocos Sur –
FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/
Email: [email protected]
DILG La Union – FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/
Email: [email protected]
DILG Pangasinan –
FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/
Email: [email protected]
on or before September 18, 2020, (Friday) 5PM
You may use these templates
Letter or Intent Template: http://bit.do/CTTR1
PDS Form: http://bit.do/CSCPDS