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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrain me, pay me. I will become a contact tracer.
There are millions of people like myself who are out of work. Why not put us to work doing something that will help us control the virus.
Oh, I forgot. You need a president with a brain to be able to put in place a federal, national plan creating a contact tracer work force.
I am not bragging, I could do a better job than Trump. So could you.
Merlot
(9,696 posts)woodsprite
(11,909 posts)Don't know if it's gotten off the ground yet.
shockey80
(4,379 posts)cayugafalls
(5,639 posts)Check online with a google search "contact tracer YOURSTATE"
It looks like there are quite a few jobs here in Texas and in several other states as well.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,315 posts)mopinko
(70,070 posts)last i heard he was ramping up as fast as he could.
Ellipsis
(9,124 posts)Full time LTE for six months.
Mme. Defarge
(8,025 posts)Actually, its given me an idea for new mystery series.
terip64
(1,576 posts)I figure I will understand it better and be ready if I end up needing a job!
https://www.coursera.org/learn/covid-19-contact-tracing?edocomorp=covid-19-contact-tracing
Tanuki
(14,916 posts)..."The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls contact tracing "part of a multipronged approach" to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
A contact tracer in NYC can make a $57,000 salary with benefits and work remotely.
The organization Contrace Public Health Corps is helping connect states, health departments, and companies with Americans who want to become contact tracers.
The fully remote job pays between $17 and $22 an hour and offers benefits to full-time employees. Qualifications for the position include a high-school diploma or equivalent and "excellent" organizational and communication skills. Preference is given to nurses and others with experience in public health, according to the job posting."...(more at link)
MissB
(15,805 posts)Its being done at the local level here.
brooklynite
(94,483 posts)Among the initiatives to hire contact tracers now underway:
In New York state, Governor Andrew Cuomo last week announced that the state will hire up to 17,000 tracers as part of a reopening strategy in coordination with Bloomberg Philanthropies and Johns Hopkins University.
New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has partnered with the Fund for Public Health in New York City to hire its own corps of contact tracers. Successful applicants will earn a salary of $65,000.
In California, Governor Gavin Newsom has said he wants 10,000 contact tracers investigating webs of transmission throughout the state.
Massachusetts recently announced plans to recruit 1,000 individuals to conduct contact tracing activities, in concert with Boston nonprofit Partners in Health. Its job description cites the need for "excellent interpersonal skills" and "the ability to interact professionally with culturally diverse individuals during a time of crisis and distress." While fluency in English is required, the ability to speak a second is also valuable, according to the job posting. The job's salary is not advertised.
The Georgia Department of Public Health is also advertising openings for contact trainers, who can expect to earn up to $15 per hour for their work. Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma, excellent interpersonal skills and more.
In Washington, D.C., Contrace Public Health Corps, a social enterprise, is helping local and state agencies screen and train people who want to become contact tracers (To be considered, apply here.)
Washington State Governor Jay Inslee last month said he expected roughly 1,500 contact tracers to be working in the state by mid-May.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/contact-tracing-jobs-covid/