Public Health Technician – Preventive Health

Job overview

The Public Health Technician – Preventive Health role is onsite in Gulfport, MS, supporting Keesler Medical Group at Keesler Air Force Base and surrounding areas. Pay is $22–$26 per hour. The position supports military public health, preventive medicine, and medical readiness programs. The role exists to help protect health and readiness through disease prevention, health education, occupational and environmental health activities, and preventive care. It contributes by conducting investigations and inspections, supporting readiness assessments and deployment clearances, and documenting patient encounters.

What you'll do

• Conduct epidemiological investigations, patient interviews, health education, and disease-control activities
• support rabies control and communicable disease outbreak investigations
• collect and report epidemiological data
• conduct food inspections, collect specimens, and complete inspection records
• perform sanitation evaluations and identify deficiencies
• support vector-borne disease prevention
• conduct occupational health assessments and duty-location surveys
• perform preventive health assessments and deployment medical clearances
• review records, coordinate readiness requirements, provide health education and briefings, and document patient encounters.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

public health technician

gulfport ms

keesler medical group

$22–$26/hr

monday–friday

6:00 am–6:00 pm

no weekends

no federal holidays

preventive health

epidemiological investigations

medical readiness

aha bls required

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• 80 hours of paid vacation annually
• 7 paid sick days
• 11 paid federal holidays
• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• life insurance
• health savings account
• annual CME stipend
• license and certification reimbursement
• matching 401(k).

Why this role

Monday–Friday, 6:00 AM–6:00 PM; no weekends or federal holidays. Requires an associate degree in nursing or a related field, or applicable prior military training; qualifying experience; current American Heart Association BLS Healthcare Provider certification; and successful completion of a government background investigation/security clearance.

About the employer

Savvy Nerds Firm is hiring for this role. Industry: Administration of Public Health Programs. Sector: 92.