Epidemiology Investigator 3

About Us:

Our mission at the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is advancing the health and well-being of all Ohioans. Our agency is committed to building a modern, vibrant public health system that creates the conditions where all Ohioans flourish.

The Ohio Department of Health supports a hybrid teleworking model. This position may work a hybrid schedule at the discretion of the manager or supervisor, which will require occasional attendance in the office for training, meetings and other operational needs. Employees must reside within a reasonable distance to their assigned headquarters for compliance with workplace reporting requirements.

What You'll Do:

As Perinatal Hepatitis B Coordinator, your role involves lifesaving interventions to protect infants born to hepatitis B positive mothers in Ohio. Medication, combined with local health jurisdiction case management, greatly reduces the likelihood that these children become hepatitis B postiive. Without postexposure immunoprophylaxis, approximately 40% of infants born to HBV-infected mothers in the United States will develop chronic HBV infection... and about one-fourth of this group will eventually die from chronic liver disease. This program saves lives and is essential to fulfilling the mission of our agency.

PRIMARY DUTIES AT A GLANCE:

• Initiates, designs, and conducts epidemiologic investigations
• Coordinates database management and quality control
• Serves as lead worker (i.e., provides work direction and training) over lower-level epidemiology investigators and support staff
• Evaluates confidential case reports for accuracy and completeness against CDC and Ohio case definitions; contacts jurisdictions for missing information.
• Monitors and assesses incidence, prevalence and changing distribution of infants enrolled in perinatal hepatitis B prevention program
• Provides technical advice on multiple topics to other employees and outside agencies (i.e., perinatal hepatitis B surveillance methods, case finding, data collection, timely interventions, active follow-up, testing guidelines)
• Assists in program evaluation, including conducting site visits to assess vaccine storage of enrolled Perinatal Hepatitis B Universal Birth Dose birthing facilities.
• Tabulates and analyzes epidemiologic data; u ses statistical software packages (e.g., Epi Info, SAS, STATA)
• Plans, writes, and produces reports, including data posted on ODH website and/or graphical presentation
  
  UNUSUAL WORKING CONDITIONS: Requires travel; may be away from home and normal work site up to 30 days during emergencies; may be exposed to contagious and communicable diseases and toxic or hazardous chemicals.

What's in it for you:

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:

Medical Coverage

• Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the available Ohio Med plans.
• For more information about our plans, visit: State of Ohio Medical Plans or our MyBenefits Guide.

Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance

• Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed eligibility period . Length of eligibility period is dependent on union representation.

Time Away from Work and Work/Life Balance

• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave.
• 11 paid holidays per year.
• Childbirth/Adoption leave.
• For more information, visit our Total Rewards website !

Employee Development Funds

• The State of Ohio offers a variety of educational and professional development funding that varies based on whether you are a union-exempt employee or a union-represented employee.

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

• OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee's salary. Visit the OPERS website for more information.

Deferred Compensation

• The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.

Qualifications
Completion of graduate core program in public health or preventive medicine; 3 courses or 9 mos. exp. in use of statistical computer software packages; 6 mos. exp. as epidemiology investigator with local or federal health agency; must be able to provide own transportation

OR

6 mos. exp. as Epidemiology Investigator 2, 65762; must be able to provide own transportation.

OR

Equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Applications of those who meet the minimum qualifications will be further evaluated against the following criteria:

• Graduate or advanced degree in public health or preventive medicine
• Courses in epidemiology - undergraduate 1pt. each, graduate 3pts. each
• Experience working with a statewide health reporting system(e.g., Ohio Disease Reporting System)
• Experience with case finding and active follow-up (e.g., case management) for an infectious disease or health condition
• Experience in statistical software (e.g., SAS, STATA or SPSS)
• Experience interpreting and conducting a statistical analysis of health-related data
• Experience working outbreak investigations
• Experience as a lead worker

All eligible applications shall be reviewed considering the following criteria: qualifications, experience, education and active disciplinary record.

Job Skills: Public Health

Technical Skills: Data Analytics, Data Visualization, Statistics/Mathematics

Professional Skills: Attention to Detail, Reasoning, Interpreting Data