Public Health Epidemiologist Tech 2-Public Health Epidemiologist - New Orleans, United States - State of Louisiana

Description

Supplemental Information

The Louisiana Department of Health is dedicated to fulfilling its mission through direct provision of quality services, the development and stimulation of services of others, and the utilization of available resources in the most effective manner.

LDH serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities.

This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Office of Public Health /Infectious Disease Epidemiology / Orleans Parish


Announcement Number:
OPH/CG/194020


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This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and will be filled as a Job appointment.

(Job appointments are temporary appointments that may last up to 48 months)

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

The Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section is responsible for tracking the causes and consequences of infectious diseases.

The Section conducts surveillance activities to detect cases and identify trends and to institute appropriate intervention and follow-up control measures.

This Public Health Epidemiologist will be under the supervision of a Public Health Epidemiologist Manager.

The Surveillance Data Systems Analyst (SDSA) will serve to support ID Epi's use of its surveillance systems and processes, and will enhance the data management and analysis capacities of the section.

The SDSA will assist in the maintenance and administration of the Infectious Disease Reporting Information System (IDRIS2), ID Epi's primary infectious disease surveillance system and an implementation of CDC's National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) Base System (NBS), as well as supporting ID Epi's usage of REDCap for data collection projects.

The SDSA will also conduct independent data analysis to support the activities of ID Epi.

The SDSA will conduct the following activities:

40% Conduct routine IDRIS2 maintenance and administration tasks including: addition of new system users and maintaining user access permissions at appropriate levels; assisting users with technical issues related to IDRIS2; adding new facilities, lab tests, organisms, etc.

to the IDRIS2 databases as needed; processing lab reports without complete automatic security assignment; removing unnecessary lab reports from users' queues; and setting up necessary data reports within IDRIS2 for users.

20% Create and maintain REDCap data collection instruments. Develop REDCap instruments based on specifications related to outbreak data collection, enhanced disease surveillance, special projects, etc. Assist other ID Epi staff in creating and modifying REDCap instruments. Assist other staff in accessing and utilizing data collected using REDCap instruments.

20% Assist ID Epi staff with data analysis and management needs.

This may include creating new analyses based on provided specifications, maintaining existing analysis processes, training ID Epi staff in data analysis platforms and techniques, transferring data between locations and systems, and reconfiguring data to more analysis-friendly formats.

10% Participate in regular NBS calls with CDC, contractors, and other states/jurisdictions to stay aware of developments in the IDRIS2 software.

Attend seminars, team meetings, all-staff meetings, and other training sessions as required for maintaining professional expertise.

5% Conduct performance metric monitoring and reporting related to electronic lab reporting (ELR) and electronic case reporting (eCR) as required for federal funding sources.

Provide data for completion of internal performance evaluation efforts.

5% Complete additional activities (surveillance, prevention, response, analysis) at the direction of the State Epidemiologist.

Work within the Departmental mission of protecting and promoting health and ensuring access to medical, preventive and rehabilitative services for all citizens of the State of Louisiana.

This position participates in a Career Progression Group (CPG)and may be filled as a Public Health Epidemiologist Technician 2 or Public Health Epidemiologistlevel at which the vacancy is filled will be determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected.

This position provides the opportunity to advance within this job series.

The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant.

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• Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

A resume upload will NOT populate your information into your application. Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resumeis not eligible to receive credit

For further information about this vacancy contact:
Ciera Green

LDH/HUMAN RESOURCES

BATON ROUGE, LA 70821

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Minimum Qualifications


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A baccalaureate degree which includes a total of twenty-four semester hours in any one or a combination of the following: public health, epidemiology, social sciences, biological sciences, behavioral sciences, or nursing plus one year of professional level experience in epidemiology.

SUBSTITUTIONS:
A master's degree in one of the fields listed above will substitute for all of the required experience.


NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Job Concepts


Function of Work:
To monitor, analyze, and interpret epidemiological data in order to help assure the health and safety of Louisiana citizens.


Level of Work:
Experienced.


Supervision Received:
General supervision from a higher-level Public Health or other Department of Health and Hospitals staff member.


Supervision Exercised:
None.


Location of Work:
Department of Health and Hospitals.


Job Distinctions:
Differs from a Public Health Epidemiologist Technician 1 by independent performance of duties.

Differs from Public Health Epidemiologist by the absence of independence in conducting epidemiological activities and the absence of independence in using technical tools of epidemiology, such as study design and statistics.

Examples of Work

Collects, compiles and manages health data, such as; demographics and contaminants from state and federal health agency officials, for epidemiological investigations.

Conducts passive disease surveillance by monitoring hospital activity through Web-based reporting systems.

Assists in designing computer programs and databases for report generation.

Evaluates data using statistical computer programs.

Participates as a technical advisor in community meetings relating to epidemiological activities.

Assists in producing epidemiological reports.

Serves as a resource to the general public by responding to routine requests for information.

Assists in the preparation of grant proposals to present to various funding agencies for public health activities.

Discusses and assists in resolving epidemiological issues with community leaders, health professionals and officials, lawyers, legislators, and peers.

Assists in the planning and coordinating of epidemiological services in health emergencies (e.g. chemical spills, industrial explosions, hurricanes, natural disasters, disease and injury outbreaks, etc.) as needed to insure and maintain community public health or when requested to do so by the Governor.