Usungu Ulungu

• Conduct field disease intervention investigation and extensive interviews to provide proper preventative measures
• Develop written reports on epidemiological investigations, finding the source and spread of disease
• Serve as a liaison with physicians, nurses, and other health professionals to influence proper intervention and prevention based on patient’s needs/medical records
• Manage data and surveillance for reportable infectious diseases, including reporting analysis, assessment of disease tracking, and case assignment
• Investigate disease clusters using epidemiologic methods, including gathering information
• Assist with the development of intervention strategies, and procedures, and the evaluation of new and existing prevention and control programs based on epidemiologic findings
• Analyzed health data and created reports to present to community leaders and stakeholders.
• Conducted health screenings and assessments to identify health needs and risk factors for individuals and communities.
• Recommended health education curricula for healthcare providers, community organizations and schools.
• Educated healthcare providers on health education practices for patients.
• Provided technical assistance to healthcare providers and organizations to improve health education services.
• Monitored health trends and data to identify health concerns and develop related health education initiatives.

• Initiated prompt communication with people exposed to COVID-19 (contacts) through text, phone calls, email, and other communication platforms as necessary
• Verified the contact’s identity during initial communications and prior to disclosing confidential information
• Assured confidentiality and carried out efforts to locate and communicate with clients in a manner that preserves the confidentiality and privacy of all involved
• Completed data entry to facilitate case interview and elicited close contacts into designated system immediately after obtaining
• Followed set protocol for contacting assigned newly diagnosed COVID-19 case patients and documented all contact attempts and timeframes

Counselor:

Counsel individuals with alcohol, tobacco, drug, and mental illness issues. Counsel clients or patients, individually or in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making changes.

Ensured resident's stability, safety, health promotion and maintenance, as well as Serv Behavioral Health systems development of community living skills.

Coordinate counseling efforts with mental health professionals or other health professionals, such as doctors, nurses, or social workers.

Provide array of outpatient mental health services to promote individualized patient recovery.

Provide counseling, referrals, and intervention services.

Complete and maintain documentation in a timely and accurate manner and according to Federal, State and Center guidelines.