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State of Colorado Mobile Public Health Clinic Program Vaccine Coordinator - PHCO III in Denver Metro, Colorado
Mobile Public Health Clinic Program Vaccine Coordinator - PHCO III
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Mobile Public Health Clinic Program Vaccine Coordinator - PHCO III
Salary
$57,708.00 - $63,480.00 Annually
Location
Denver Metro, CO
Job Type
Full Time
Job Number
FAA00165-02/21/25
Department
Department of Public Health & Environment
Division
Division of Disease Control and Public Health Response
Opening Date
03/14/2025
Closing Date
3/27/2025 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA
Determined by Position
Type of Announcement
This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
Primary Physical Work Address
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, CO 80246
FLSA Status
Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information
tara.bangtson@state.co.us
Salary Note
Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.
How To Apply
Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.
Description
Benefits
Questions
Department Information
This position is ONLY open to current Colorado state residents.
This position is an onsite position.
The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical conditions related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.
Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.
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Our vision … is to create a healthy and sustainable Colorado where current and future generations thrive.
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TheColorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)serves Coloradans by providing high-quality, and cost-effective public health and environmental protection services that promote healthy people in healthy places. Staff members focus on evidence-based best practices in the public health and environmental fields and play a critical role in educating people in Colorado so they can make informed choices. In addition to maintaining and enhancing our core programs, the Department continues to identify and respond to emerging issues affecting Colorado's public and environmental health.
Description of Job
The Work Unit:
Division of Disease Control and Public Health Response (DCPHR)
The Division of Disease Control and Public Health Response (DCPHR) exists to ensure that the Department has the ability to effectively monitor, detect, diagnose, prepare for, and nimbly respond to, all types of conditions and events that impact the public’s health.
DCPHR’s Health Equity Branchexists to expand and promote equitable access to opportunities and resources that impact an individual’s or community’s health and right to be free from communicable diseases and their health effects. The Branch partners with community-based organizations, healthcare entities and local public health agencies in Colorado by promoting health equity and implementing strategies tailored to address the varying complex causes of health disparities that often stem from structural racism or the historical disenfranchisement and discrimination of marginalized groups, including racial and ethnic minorities, low-income populations, and members of the LGBTQ community. Within DCPHR’s Health Equity Branch, the Mobile Public Health Clinic Program (MPHCP)is responsible for bridging gaps in access to disease control and public health services statewide, and rapidly responding to emergent issues. The program provides services to all Coloradans with an emphasis on serving Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), low income people, uninsured people and underserved communities such as those in rural areas of the state or with high social vulnerability. On a day-to-day basis, vaccine clinics for routine, COVID-19, flu and mpox vaccines are our core service offering. Other disease control services that can be provided include provision of post-exposure prophylaxis (e.g. immune globulin (IG) to people who can’t be vaccinated), treatments and testing services during outbreaks or disease exposure incidents. During times of emergency, MPHC can quickly deploy temporary clinics in places that are most convenient and accessible for the population affected.
What You Will Be Doing:
As a MPHCP Vaccine Coordinator, this position works on a team of coordinators to manage vaccine inventory, preparing vaccine for clinics and supporting MPHCP clinic operations and logistics.
Responsibilities of the position include but not limited to:
Vaccine Management
Completes required VFC training and ensures a similarly trained staff person, responsible for all clinic vaccine management activities, is on-site every day the clinic is open.
Maintains and monitors vaccine storage equipment including ensuring calibration of digital data loggers (DDLs).
Reads and records vaccine storage unit minimum/maximum temperatures once daily and current temperatures twice daily on days the clinic is open.
Checks and documents temperatures of vaccines in transport coolers and standalone units hourly.
Follows all off-site clinic requirements and guidance from the VFC program.
Develops and maintains the Routine Vaccine Management Plan and the Emergency Vaccine Management Plan annually or sooner if changes occur.
Completes training on routine and emergency vaccine management procedures.
Orders appropriate amounts of vaccine monthly based on VFC population.
Completes a weekly or bi-weekly vaccine inventory reconciliation in the Colorado Immunization Information System (CIIS) for each mobile unit enrolled.
Responsible for the oversight of receiving and maintaining storage of vaccine deliveries and vaccine transport needed.
Maintains the organization of vaccines within storage units, keeping VFC vaccines labeled and separate from privately purchased vaccines.
Rotates stock at least one time each week so vaccines with shorter expiration dates are used first; removes and returns expired vaccines.
Takes immediate action to respond when vaccines are exposed to out-of-range temperatures; documents any temperature excursion and all actions taken; and notifies the VFC Program and supplies all follow up documentation in a timely manner.
Implements the emergency vaccine management plan if necessary.
Responsible for the daily oversight of all vaccine transport; including virtual and physical vaccine inventory, to ensure all vaccine transported is approved and accounted for in CIIS.
Maintains all records related to the VFC Program for a minimum of three years.
Completes appropriate inventory Reconciliation and Vaccine Ordering Module training required to access vaccine inventory and ordering in the CIIS Vaccine Ordering Module (VOM).
Completes required annual VFC training course, CDC you call the shots training course and meets all VFC recertification requirements in a timely manner.
Meets all inventory requirements in CIIS daily, including dose for dose accountability.
Participates in VFC compliance site visits and completes all required follow up.
Mobile Clinic Operations and Logistics Support
Supports the provision of disease control services to the public, including but not limited to: immunizations, immune globulin (IG) during outbreaks for post-exposure protection to people who can’t be vaccinated (e.g. hepatitis A and measles), testing services (e.g. respiratory viruses, Mpox, food and waterborne illnesses, tuberculosis, vaccine-preventable diseases, etc.) during outbreaks of disease exposure incidents.
Coordinate with the State Lab, warehouse, Community Action & Engagement Team, the appropriate DCPHR data team(s), and appropriate public health nurses to determine clinic needs.
Identifies accurate count and type of vaccine supply for various stakeholders.
In collaboration with the Health Equity Regional Coordinators, Epidemiology, and other branch partners, works to schedule vaccination and testing clinics.
Communicates with clinic partners to coordinate logistics and identify any potential concerns that need to be addressed, including language barriers, accessibility concerns, and cultural considerations.
Schedules vaccine and testing clinics through CDPHE identified and approved systems and or applications.
Administrative Support, Training, & Mandated Professional Development and Certification
Updates CDPHE appointment scheduling and vaccine administration system, CIIS, and internal trackers with administrative data from clinics in a timely manner.
Attends and participates in team meetings, training and exercises.
Completes and abides by required annual VFC training course, CDC You Call the Shots training course and meets all VFC recertification requirements in a timely manner.
Completes and abides by all training, including HIPAA privacy training, as required by the MPHCP.
Completes training on routine and emergency vaccine management procedures.
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Minimum Qualifications:
NOTE: An applicant may meet the minimum qualifications for this job in one of two ways: They may qualify through their work experience alone or through a combination of education and work experience.
Work Experience:
Six (6) years of relevant experience in Emergency Management, Public Health, Data Entry within a healthcare setting, Disaster Management, Vaccine Management/Coordination, or other closely related experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position.
OR:
Education and Work Experience:
A combination of related education from an accredited institution in Medical Assisting, Emergency Medical Services, Public Health, Government, Biology, Environmental Sciences, or a field of study closely related to the work assignment. AND/OR Relevant experience in Emergency Management, Public Health, Data Entry within a healthcare setting, Disaster Management, Vaccine Management/Coordination , or other closely related experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position equal to six (6) years.
This experience must be substantiated within the Work Experience section of your application. "See Resume" will not be accepted. In addition, part-time work will be prorated.
A copy of your unofficial (or official) transcript is required by the application deadline. You must attach this transcript to your application electronically.
NOTE: Click on the link hereHow to Apply (https://youtu.be/vUwZiY6G24U) to submit a complete application that documents your work history giving details of your qualifications, including how your experience aligns with the minimum and preferred qualifications for this position when listing your work history.
Preferred Qualifications:
In addition to the minimum requirements, the successful candidate in this position will have the following highly desirable experience and competencies:
Relevant experience with the State of Colorado.
Experience working in CIIS systems.
Experience with vaccinations and/or in a clinical setting.
Experience in word processing, technology, and/or equipment used in a health care setting.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Ability to perform the physical demands of this active position.
Thoroughness when performing work and conscientiousness in attention to detail.
Conditions of Employment:
Pursuant to CDPHE policy, a background check is required for all positions at CDPHE.
You must currently reside and be legally eligible to work in the United States to be appointed to this position, as CDPHE does not sponsor non-residents of the United States.
Critical Status: Must be available in the event of an emergency, (e.g., bio-terrorist attack, chemical attack, disease outbreak or all hazards) and be required to report to work immediately at the regular or alternate location. During this time, travel restrictions may be in place.
Critical Status: Must be available in the event of the activation of the Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) and be required to report to work immediately at the regular or alternate location. During this time, travel restrictions may be in place.
Critical Status: Must be available Expected to work and/or remain at their worksite in delayed start, early release, or closure situations
This position is 100% onsite and cannot work remotely due to VFC requirements.
Shift Work Required: Weekend Shift
Appeal Rights:
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.
An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.
For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov ; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.
Supplemental Information
A complete application packet must include:
A completed State of Colorado application.
If using education to qualify, a copy of your college/university transcripts. Transcripts must be attached to your colorado.gov/jobs application. (unofficial copy acceptable)
If you are a veteran, a copy of your DD214 attached to your colorado.gov/jobs application.
The Selection Process:
All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications proceed to the next step.
If you submit more than one application, before the closing deadline, only the most recent application submitted will be used in the recruitment process.
Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.
Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position may be a structured application review, which involves a review of the information you submit in your application materials by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications.
A top group, up to six candidates, will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager.
E-Verify: CDPHE uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify (http://www.dhs.gov/e-verify) , including your rights and responsibilities.
You must currently reside and be legally eligible to work in the United States to be appointed to this position. CDPHE does not sponsor non-residents of the United States.
ADAAA Accommodations :
The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Dan McKenna, at daniel.mckenna@state.co.us or call 303-692-2060, option 5.
The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits
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CDPHE-A pre-employment background check will be conducted as part of the selection process. As a condition of employment, are you willing and able to submit to a background check if offered the position?
Yes
No
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CDPHE: If you are a current or previous State of Colorado classified employee, please provide your Employee Identification Number (EID) in order to verify your current or previous employment. Your EID begins with 997 and is nine digits long. Please do not enter your Social Security Number. Type N/A if you are not a current or previous state employee.
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CDPHE-Applicants for State of Colorado classified positions must be current residents of Colorado. Are you a current resident of the State of Colorado who can provide proof of Colorado residency?
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No
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CDPHE- A complete application packet requires Transcript(s), and/or DD214 (if veteran). Did you attach the requirements that apply to you? If using education to qualify, a copy of your college/university transcripts. Transcripts must be attached to your application. If you are a veteran, a copy of your DD214 attached to your colorado.gov/jobs application.
Yes
No
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This role requires strong attention to detail and the ability to manage vaccine inventory in compliance with VFC program regulations. Describe your experience managing inventory in a healthcare setting. How did you ensure accuracy, accountability, and compliance with regulatory requirements?
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Vaccine management requires strong organization and problem-solving skills. Provide an example of a time you had to troubleshoot an issue related to inventory, logistics, or compliance? How did you resolve it?
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