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School Health Epidemiologist

Employer
Arizona Department Of Health Services
Location
Phoenix, AZ
Closing date
Sep 29, 2021

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Sector
Other
Organization Type
Corporate
Arizona Department of Health Services

Division of Professional Development and Community Engagement

Position: SCHOOL HEALTH EPIDEMIOLOGIST 1 or 2

Address: 150 N. 18th Ave Phoenix, AZ 85007

Salary: $55,000 - $60,000

This position is responsible for advancing Arizona Department of Health Service's efforts to improve school health by working with our K-12 population.

This position serves as a journey-level epidemiologist responsible for carrying out a range of investigative and analytical epidemiologic activities related to the surveillance, detection, and prevention of diseases and injuries. Works as a team or project member, under the direction of a senior epidemiologist or epidemiology program manager, conducting epidemiologic functions comprising surveillance, data collection, data analysis using epidemiologic methods, and assistance with epidemiologic investigations. Conducts epidemiologic investigations used in preventing and controlling specific communicable and chronic diseases, injuries, and other health conditions and applies findings to direct public health programs and recommend interventions and/or control measures. Develops and provides scientific and clinical advice and technical assistance to various public, private, and nonprofit health and health-related state and local agencies and organizations.

May also serve as a scientific consultant for a public health program or project. Conducts literature reviews and assists in preparing reports from analyses of surveillance data, literature reviews, and other information using behavioral science, demographic and epidemiologic analytic techniques, and evaluation. Participates in after-hours activities including partner meetings, investigation, outbreak and emergency response as needed. Participates in writing grants and other funding proposals.

May provide administrative leadership and technical guidance to lower-level professional, technical, and administrative support staff, as assigned. Employee will be expected to make independent decisions and judgements based on their professional education, programmatic experience and training; this position maintains and shares information and data of a very confidential nature.

This epidemiologist position and is dependent on grant funding which is subject to renewal annually.

Responsibilities

- Participates in conducting outbreak and other epidemiologic investigations by assisting with onsite review of facilities and procedures; interviewing patients, health care providers, and others involved; and assisting in collecting data from local agencies or other health entities. Participates in developing epidemiologic investigations.

- Uses databases for analysis of health problems. Uses surveillance systems to collect disease or health outcome data.

- Develops and provides scientific and clinical advice and technical assistance to various public, private, and nonprofit health and health-related state and local agencies and organizations.

- Serves as a scientific consultant for a public health program or project. Conducts literature reviews and assists in preparing reports from analyses of surveillance data, literature reviews, and other information using behavioral science, demographic and epidemiologic analytic techniques, and evaluation.

- Participates in after-hours activities including partner meetings, investigation, outbreak and emergency response as needed. Participates in writing grants and other funding proposals.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Knowledge of:

- Principles and practices of epidemiology.

- Importance of nutrition and physical activity in child health and wellbeing.

- Research methods, procedures, and techniques used in identifying and evaluating disease characteristics.

- Medical methods and practices used in the control of a variety of diseases.

- Principles and practices applicable to the surveillance and investigation of diseases.

- Public health surveillance, computerized database management, data analysis, program evaluation, literature search, effective verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills.

- Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Lean methodologies.

Skill in:

- Conduct scientific studies required to identify and isolate various diseases.

- Compilation and the evaluation of technical epidemiological data.

- Conducting investigations.

- Interpersonal relations, as applied to contacts with representatives of other governmental agencies and the public.

Ability to:

- Communicate and collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and abilities.

- Support a diverse multi-cultural workforce that reflects the community, promotes equal opportunity at all levels of public employment, and creates an inclusive work environment that enables all individuals to perform to their fullest potential free from discrimination.

Selective Preferences:
  • Bachelors in public health or a science-related field and 3 years of exp. in applied public health epidemiology. Masters of Public Health in Epidemiology may substitute for 2 years of experience. Ideal candidate will have experience using statistical software, working with the different levels of US health care system and public health system, and working with electronic public health surveillance databases.


Pre-Employment Requirements:
  • Employees who drive on state business require possession of and the ability to retain a current, valid state-issued drivers license appropriate to the assignment. Employees who drive on state business are subject to drivers license checks, must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete any driver training (See Arizona Administrative Code R2-10-207.11).


Benefits:

The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:

Affordable medical and dental insurance plans

Paid vacation and sick time

10 paid holidays per year

Wellness program and plans

Life insurance

Short/long-term disability insurance

Defined retirement plan

Award winning Infant at Work program

Credit union membership

Transit subsidy

ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program

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