Behavioral Health Epidemiologist
Behavioral Health Epidemiologist
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Job Description:
Youll engage in both routine and complex epidemiological functions from conducting thorough data collection and analysis to assisting in vital epidemiologic investigations. With an empowered sense of autonomy youll make lowerimpact decisions while collaborating with Unit Leadership on higherlevel strategic choices.
Additionally youll tackle increasingly complex data analyses interpret findings and work closely with your supervisor to craft innovative grant proposals that drive meaningful change in our community.
The Behavioral Health Epidemiologist will:
- Coordinate the implementation administration design and integration of the Nebraska Risk and Protective Factor Surveillance Survey and oversee the overall Student Health and Risk Prevention (SHARP) statewide epidemiological surveillance system by reviewing and modifying SHARP on a continuous basis to improve data quality.
- Interpret evaluate and analyze surveillance data to prepare and disseminate epidemiological reports; identify and analyze the prevalence trends and risk/protective factors of substance abuse and mental illness; develop and/or recommend prevention and early intervention measures to prevent or reduce the onset of behavioral health disorders and to evaluate quality improvement efforts and cost effectiveness of community prevention programs at the state regional and local level.
- Provides epidemiological leadership to the Statewide Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup; coordinate data collection and reporting with other workgroup members public health departments treatment providers clinics state agencies and law enforcement in the epidemiological surveillance system integration and utilization.
- Determine the objective methodology and design; provide expertise and management and evaluation of study protocols and health status questionnaires sample selection and analysis for epidemiological studies to be conducted in the behavioral health field involving complex data sets multiple conditions data set linkage and utilization of sophisticated statistical analytical software packages.
- Organize research findings into graphic formats to present a visual summary of the analyzed information for agency staff project officers other organizations and the public.
- Prepares state and federal reports and bulletins to meet grant reporting requirements and program programming needs and to document research findings conclusions and recommendations.
- Manages the state prevention reporting system fielding all questions from stakeholders and providing trainings on data entry and reporting methods.
- Oversees the state SYNAR process ensuring the process is completed in a timely manner and manages contracts for databased partnerships.
Requirements / Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelors Degree in Public Health Statistics Epidemiology Informatics or Health field plus 6 years of experience working in data analysis statistics & interpretation of data in a health subject area OR Masters Degree in Public Health Statistics Epidemiology Informatics or Health field plus 4 years of related experience. Experience may be substituted for education on a year for year basis.
Other: Valid Drivers license for some infrequent but necessary travel.
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. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.
Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position agency and employment status. For more information on benefits please visit: Opportunity Statement
The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity inclusion and belonging. We recruit hire train and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race color religion sex. age national origin disability marital status or genetics.
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Full-Time
