Health Surveillance Specialist - Epidemiology Unit
About The Position
Join our dynamic public health team as a Health Surveillance Specialist, where you will work with a talented team to lead public health surveillance activities within the Epidemiology Unit. In this role, you’ll use your expertise to monitor disease trends, identify health issues, and develop data-driven initiatives to improve the health of Nebraskans. This position is responsible for entry-level tasks related to utilizing epidemiological methodology. Collects, analyzes, evaluates, validates, interprets, and presents disease and/or health related data. Positions at this level take direction from a mid-level-experienced epidemiologist. Additionally, positions at this level assist and support other program staff to complete state required activities, grant deliverables, and assist in the writing of grant applications.
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree in Public Health, Statistics, or Health Education and several years of experience in data analysis, statistics, and interpretation of epidemiological data in the relevant disease/health subject area.
- Must have a valid driver's license.
Nice To Haves
- Masters Degree in Public Health, Statistics, or Health Education
- Knowledge of: trends in risk factors, health/disease related conditions and interventions for a specific health/disease program; epidemiological research practices and procedures for the collection, analysis, evaluation, and validation of health/disease data sets; descriptive statistics, statistical inference, and statistical theory; public health principles and health care delivery systems.
- Ability to: facilitate groups in program evaluations and effectively collaborate with CDC, agency, and community officials in the collection and assessment of health/disease data sets and control/intervention initiatives; make presentations, use problem solving techniques, communicate effectively, evaluate impact of health/disease initiatives, analyze and interpret epidemiological data sets, advise program officials on best epidemiological approach.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the Epidemiology Unit on the development and implementation of surveillance of a single or various health/disease area.
- Assist state and local public health in the measurement of policy indicators and evaluation of health/disease controls and/or strategies.
- Collect, analyze, validate, and evaluate data related to various health/disease issues, related risk factors, and the evaluation of intervention controls and strategies.
- Prepare periodic reports and presentations on specific health/disease states, including manuscripts for publication. Summary reports of data sets.
- Assist the Epidemiology Unit with coordination of training activities for disease investigators across the state.
- Assist with coordination of outbreak response.
Benefits
- We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life.
- Benefit eligibility may vary by position, agency and employment status.
- For more information on benefits, please visit: https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
