Section Chief - General Infectious Disease Epidemiology (Epidemiology Investigation Project Manager) - PN 20015080
Columbus, Ohio
Employer: Ohio Department of Aging
Industry: Public Health
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
Section Chief - General Infectious Disease Epidemiology (Epidemiology Investigation Project Manager)
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:
ODH's Bureau of Infectious Diseases (BID) seeks an experienced, goal-driven public health manager passionate about process improvement and modernization! In this role, you'll oversee BID's General Infectious Disease Epidemiology section: Tuberculosis Control, Healthcare-Associated Infections/Antimicrobial Resistance (HAI/AR), the Outbreak Response & Bioterrorism Investigation Team (ORBIT), and Vaccine-Preventable Disease Epidemiology. You'll also supervise cross-program supports - including data entry and analytics staff engaged in data modernization efforts - and manage the Infectious Disease On-Call (IDOC) rotation, training and scheduling staff to ensure an optimal Class A disease response.
Primary Job Duties:
Normal working hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm (Flexible Schedule). This is an exempt hourly position , with a pay range of 15 on the E1 Exempt Pay Range Schedule .
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
Qualifications
Position Qualifications:
Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment
Job Skills: Public Health
Technical: Grant Writing, Project Management, Statistics/Mathematics
Professional: Continuous Improvement, Decision Making, Developing Others, Performance Management
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:
ODH's Bureau of Infectious Diseases (BID) seeks an experienced, goal-driven public health manager passionate about process improvement and modernization! In this role, you'll oversee BID's General Infectious Disease Epidemiology section: Tuberculosis Control, Healthcare-Associated Infections/Antimicrobial Resistance (HAI/AR), the Outbreak Response & Bioterrorism Investigation Team (ORBIT), and Vaccine-Preventable Disease Epidemiology. You'll also supervise cross-program supports - including data entry and analytics staff engaged in data modernization efforts - and manage the Infectious Disease On-Call (IDOC) rotation, training and scheduling staff to ensure an optimal Class A disease response.
Primary Job Duties:
- Plans, directs, organizes and manages all administrative aspects pertaining to general infectious disease epidemiology:
- Develops statewide policies and procedures.
- Assists in preparation of grant proposals (e.g., ELC, PHEP, TB) and monitors program budgets.
- Reviews section policies and establishes procedures (e.g., data release, data security/confidentiality, staff management and development).
- Builds/maintains liaisons between BID program areas, ODH bureaus, other state agencies, and federal agencies (CDC, FBI, FDA).
- Coordinates with public health department staff, healthcare providers and others to obtain investigation/surveillance information and share findings.
- Supervises junior managers as well as front-line staff.
- Manages ODH Infectious Disease On-Call, including training/scheduling staff and serving in rotation.
Normal working hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm (Flexible Schedule). This is an exempt hourly position , with a pay range of 15 on the E1 Exempt Pay Range Schedule .
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 premiums are free after completed eligibility period . Length of eligibility period is dependent on union representation.
- 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 !
- 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.
- 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.
- The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.
Qualifications
Position Qualifications:
Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment
- Completion of graduate core program in public health or preventive medicine; AND
- 24 mos. exp. in epidemiology investigation with local or federal health agency, which included 12 mos. exp. in either supervisory principles/techniques OR performing duties comparable with duties of Epidemiology Investigation Supervisor, 65765; AND
- 1 course in budgeting or 3 mos. exp. in preparing budgets for operational unit.
- 6 mos. exp. as Epidemiology Investigation Supervisor, 65765.
- Alternative, equivalent evidence of the Minimum Class Qualifications noted above
Job Skills: Public Health
Technical: Grant Writing, Project Management, Statistics/Mathematics
Professional: Continuous Improvement, Decision Making, Developing Others, Performance Management
Created: 2024-06-04
Reference: 24000310
Country: United States
State: Ohio
City: Columbus
ZIP: 43026