what, where, how, who?
How many school specialists does the Westchester region have?
4
Zachary B, Stephanie P, Tamar S, Anna M
Under what circumstances would it be ok to directly interview a minor?
The minor is a college student, married, pregnant, has children, is living independently from their parent or guardian, or is traveling without their parent or guardian.
When you check your queue after you log in, you see that a friend of yours is listed as a contact in your queue. What do you do?
Notify supervisor to have contact re-assigned
If a contact is experiencing symptoms and has not received test results yet what are the single symptoms to be considered for conversion to PUI?
Cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, new olfactory disorder, or new taste disorder.
What is the difference between a CT and a CTS?
A CTS stands for Contact Tracing Specialist and they have a LN license.
What actions must be done in CommCare at the end of your shift
Check Out, Sign Out, say good night in team chats
You receive contact L.T and before calling notice that address is 9 apple lane, Middletown NY 10940, Orange county.
Can you transfer OOJ?
NOT YET, you have to call contact, complete interview - update record with pertinent information
Document your interview in regular notes section and the ‘Transfer note’, make sure to add, if applicable, cluster info, note about converting the contact to a PUI, etc
Depending on your team workflow, you might elevate to supervisor for OOJ approval
Important questions to ask a fully vaccinated contact?
Verify spelling of name and last name (to match vaccination card)
Verify DOB
Verify place of vaccination, if in another state, follow probe and vet method to ascertain whether they are being truthful.
What sections of the contact monitoring form should be left blank when processing vaccine verification?
Quarantine/solation Assessment & Status
What the best definition of Contact Tracing?
Contact tracing aims to identify individuals who have been around people with COVID-19 and may have been exposed to the virus. The goal is to give contacts the information they need in order to limit the spread and review steps to take care of yourself and others in your home.
EXTRA 100 if you say it from the script!
You have been monitoring a Household of 5 people who are Q with the case.
One of the contacts starts to exhibit symptoms. Do you:
a. Make everyone else in the HH a PUI
b. Contact CSS and try to find hotel accommodations for those that have tested positive
c. Tell the others in the household they should immediately get tested and have case isolated
d. All of the above
e. b&c
c. Tell the others in the household they should immediately get tested and have case isolated
Do travelers from Canada have to Q?
No, travelers are no longer subject to Q
If you receive one, call for Wellness check and close as registered in error. Unless contact is experiencing symptoms, then follow PUI workflow
Who is the Commissioner of Health for New York State?
Howard A. Zucker M.D. J.D.
If you receive a contact whose QED is the same day you're calling. How should you proceed ?
Call for a Wellness Check and Close as follow up completed if contact answers
A Contact's vaccination wasn't verified. They should call the HCP to properly enter into NYSIIS. What is the next step for the CT?
Send QO and monitor contact
How many days should a contact continue to check for symptoms after their 10 day Quarantine?
4 days
Find employee handbook
Log into Dayforce -> Forms -> Onboarding: Fill out upon hire section -> SSO NY CT Initiative Employee Handbook -> click on the pdf
When should a vaccinated person who was exposed to COVID be required to quarantine?
- Contact is currently symptomatic
- Not fully vaccinated (depending on manufacturer)
- Received the 1st and 2nd dose in less than the spacing times specified by manufacturer
- Date of exposure is less than 2 weeks from fully vaccination date
EXTRA 100 if all items are mentioned
If a contact is home schooled, what should a contact tracer select as the school?
Choose "other" from the drop-down list and enter “home-schooled“ into the free text field in this scenario.
After making your first round of calls, what is the initial disposition a tracer should never have?
NO ATTEMPT MADE