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Richmond - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

The California Emerging Infections Program (CEIP) is a program administered by Heluna Health. CEIP functions under a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is a collaborative effort involving the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) the University of California Berkeley School of Public Health and several local health departments.

Under general direction from the Project Coordinator and Principal Investigator the Project Operations Officer will support the goal of CEIP to assist local state and national efforts to conduct surveillance and applied epidemiologic research in emerging infectious diseases. This position will focus on the HPVImpact surveillance effort to evaluate the impact of the HPV vaccines. The applicant should possess excellent communication skills both verbal and written. Work will be conducted at the California Department of Public Health Richmond office.

Salary for this role is $72996

Applicant must submit a resume and cover letter for consideration.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

  • Medical record data abstraction data entry and data edits
  • Assist in the implementation and development of surveillancerelated protocols
  • Interact professionally and foster relationships with multiple levels of staff within healthcare delivery organizations provider offices and laboratories
  • Track and manage tissue specimens for processing
  • Lead the coordination of subprojects and perform operationallevel analysis under direction of project coordinator to identify and address issues in the development and maintenance of this surveillance system.
  • Conduct preliminary data cleaning
  • Prepare data (charts/tables) for presentation purposes. Assist and lead the uploading and monitoring of both electronic and paperbased laboratory records
  • Ensure necessary followup and report submission to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience

Masters degree in Public Health Epidemiology or related field. This may be substituted with a Bachelors degree in Public Health or related Science (Biology Statistics Health Science) plus 2 years of public health experience.

Public Health Experience Requirement

  • Analytical Skills Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.
  • Conceptual Thinking Ability to think in terms of abstract ideas.
  • Systems Analysis Ability to determine how a system should work and how changes in conditions operations and the environment will affect outcomes.
  • Technical Aptitude Ability to comprehend complex technical topics and specialized information.
  • Accuracy Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
  • Detail Oriented Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
  • Research Skills Ability to design and conduct a systematic objective and critical investigation.
  • Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills. Candidates can demonstrate their skills in this area.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including professionalism diplomacy and discretion in verbal and written communications and ability to work independently and in a team setting.
  • Experience working with protected health information and maintaining patient confidentiality.

Other Skills Knowledge and Abilities

  • Understand medical terminology and have experience abstracting information from electronic medical records preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of public health practices and methodology.
  • Experience with basic data management and data analysis. Familiarity with a programming language (SAS/STATA/SPSS/R). Basic knowledge of SAS or R preferred.
  • Experience with MS Office programs (Word Excel PowerPoint) and ability to work in relational databases or effectively learn this skill.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Stand Frequently

Walk Frequently

Sit Frequently

Handling / Fingering Frequently

Reach Outward Occasionally

Reach Above Shoulder Occasionally

Climb Crawl Kneel Bend Occasionally

Lift / Carry Occasionally Up to 10 lbs

Push/Pull Occasionally Up to 10 lbs

See Constantly

Taste/ Smell Not Applicable

Not Applicable Not required for essential functions

Occasionally 0 2 hrs/day)

Frequently 2 5 hrs/day)

Constantly 5 hrs/day)

WORK ENVIRONMENT

General Office Setting Indoors Temperature Controlled

EEOC STATEMENT

It is the policy of Heluna Health to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to age 40 and over) national origin or ancestry race color religion sex gender sexual orientation pregnancy or perceived pregnancy reproductive health decision making physical or mental disability medical condition (including cancer or a record or history of cancer) AIDS or HIV genetic information or characteristics veteran status or military service.

*Applicant must submit a resume and cover letter for consideration.


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Full-Time

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