Epidemiologist: Part Time- Public Health District (0118)



Job Details

Epidemiologist: Part Time- Public Health District (0118)
Employer

Coconino County

Salary

$28.10 - $29.50 Hourly

Location

Flagstaff, AZ

Job Type

Regular Part Time - Less than 20 hours

Job Number

0802099

Department

Health District

Opening Date

04/11/2018

Closing Date

Continuous

Nature of Work


As an award-winning organization with high regard for cultural diversity and the positive contributions of the many thriving cultures within our county, our nation, and our society, Coconino County leads a variety of initiatives that celebrate diversity; from our Annual Diversity Day, and monthly Heritage Lunch & Learns, to book clubs, and professional development academies which target diverse workforce segments, Coconino County's respect for diversity is shared throughout the organization.


Under direction performs work of considerable difficulty in the development, implementation, and management of a disease surveillance system; performs related duties as assigned.

Typical Duties

(Illustrative Only)

  • Contribute to the Coconino County Community Health Assessment (CHA).
  • Provides public health and population data from secondary sources for use in presentations, media releases, program reports, etc.
  • Performs research, analyzes data and prepares reports
  • Reviews complex data and recommends appropriate actions
  • Researches and evaluates evolving techniques and technologies
  • Requests data from state health department when needed and organizes all data appropriately
  • Designs surveys, implements, analyzes, and presents survey results
  • Analyzes trends and provides projections for program planning, evaluation, and development
  • Conducts vulnerability assessments and participates in preparedness planning
  • Assists with outbreak investigations
  • Assists with coordinating related state, federal, and local agencies, clinics, hospitals, and laboratories
  • Assists with response to urgent public health matters (such as a death with fever or a foodborne illness outbreak) during or after business hours,
  • Interacts with physicians, laboratory, staff members and clinical service providers
  • Assists with CCPHSD accreditation efforts
  • Administrative duties, such as purchase card accounting, developing list of projects and workload for epidemiology unit, performance measure reports (for state health department and CCPHSD).
Essential functions of this position include: sitting for desk work; working with and around other staff; repetitive motion (hand-wrist) for computer input; vision-acuity (near) and color vision for computer input; hearing and speech (ordinary conversation) for phones, meetings, presentations, etc; touch (finger dexterity) for computer input.

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree in epidemiology or closely related field, and 2 years epidemiological experience within the public health area; OR, any combination of education, training and experience which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.

The ideal candidate will have the knowledge and skills to assume a leadership role when appropriate, contribute ideas and take initiative to seek solutions or make improvements, can articulate and function effectively in the role of an epidemiologist in the context of public health and with internal and external partners, and can work cooperatively in a diverse team.

Preferred qualifications include a Master's degree in Epidemiology or Public health, and  2 years of experience conducting community health assessments and/or analyzing epidemiological data.
 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Considerable knowledge of:
- Surveillance program design and management
- Quantitative data analysis, including statistics and/or statistical software
- Research methodology
- Drawing conclusions from data and suggesting appropriate actions, policies, and solutions
- The use of computerized data bases for disease monitoring and trend analysis
- Infectious and zoonotic disease transmission patterns
- Research protocols and statistical analysis
- Biological and chemical agents that might be used in terrorist or emergency events
- Training program design and presentation
- Effective communication skills in public speaking and writing in a way that is accessible to the public and program staff

• Ability to:
- Analyze complex data and suggest appropriate actions, policies, and solutions
- Utilize effective communication skills in public speaking
- Develop and implement specialized programs
- Work safely and support the culture of workplace safety
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, medical professionals, other agencies and the public
- Follow written and verbal instructions
- Adapt to high pressure and emergency situations
- Respond quickly to request for data or information
- Communicate effectively verbally and in writing
AmeriCorps, Peace Corps and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply.
 

Employee Benefits

Coconino County offers a comprehensive employee benefits

package to regular employees working 30 or more hours per week that includes:

(Regular Part Time employees receive some benefits on a pro-rated basis. Temporary and Seasonal employees do not receive benefits. Elected officials are not eligible for vacation and sick leave.)

  • Vacation/Annual Leave

  • Sick Leave

  • 10 Holidays Per Year

  • Health Care Insurance

  • Dental Plan

  • Vision Plan

  • Group Life Insurance

  • Pre-Tax Deduction Plan

  • Sick Leave Conversion Plan

  • Personal Day Purchase Program

  • Vacation Sell Back Program

  • Tuition Reimbursement Program

  • Wellness Program

  • Long-Term Disability

  • Arizona State Retirement System

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • On-going Training Opportunities

  • Free bus transportation/ EcoPass bus pass



  • Elective Coverage

  • Dependent Medical, Dental, and Vision

  • Supplemental Life (for employees & dependents)

  • Flexible Spending Account

  • Health Savings Account

  • Tax-deferred investment program

  • Accidental and Disability Insurance

  • Short Term Disability
  • 01
    Do you have a Master's degree in epidemiology or closely related field? If so, please list degree and field.
    02
    Do you have 2 years epidemiological experience within the public health area? If so, please explain.
    03
    What databases, spreadsheets, or statistical software packages do you have experience using? (e.g. MS Excel, MS Access, Epi Info, SAS, Stata, GIS software).
    04
    Please describe experience you have with conducting a Community Health Assessment (CHA).
    05
    Please briefly describe (150 words or less) a data analysis you completed starting from raw data, aggregating it, and putting it into a presentation and report. What was the goal or purpose of the project? What kind of raw data did you start with? Which software did you use to analyze it? What type of analysis did you do? Which statistic(s) did you apply? What were your conclusions? What were the caveats, if any?

    * Required Question

    Employer
    Coconino County
    Address
    420 N. San Francisco Street

    Flagstaff, Arizona, 86001
    Phone
    Tel: 928-679-7100

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