IN-DOH-COVID-19 Epidemiologist

Job Requirements:

A master s degreein a relevant field (e.g. public health biological sciences or socialsciences) and 2 years relevant public health experience OR

A master s degreein a nonrelevant field and 4 years public health experience OR

A doctoralleveldegree in epidemiology or other relevant fields OR

A graduate orprofessional degree in a healthrelated field (e.g. RN MD/DO DDS/DMD DVMPhD RS) with specific epidemiology training (e.g. MPH degree CDC EpidemicIntelligence Service or CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellowship) OR

A bachelor sdegree in a relevant field and 4 years relevant public healthexperience OR

A bachelor s degree in a nonrelevant field and 6 years public health experience.

Current employee promotion requirement:Internal candidate should be a highperforming Epidemiologist 1 or otherinternal role based on demonstrated ability competency attainment and/orperformance feedback.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Knowledgeof the epidemiology and biology of diseases and public health topics;

Knowledgeof state laws and regulations as well as federal public health guidancedocuments pertaining to diseases and public health topics;

Skillin identification of public health problems pertinent to Indiana residents;

Skillin conducting epidemiologic surveillance activities including selection anduse of appropriate field methods as well as use and evaluation of public healthsurveillance systems;

Skillin eliciting relevant information from patients in structured or unstructuredtelephone interviews;

Skillin conducting public health investigations of individual cases and/or outbreaksof diseases or public health topics

Skillin designing descriptive and analytical epidemiologic investigations includinghypothesis generation;

Skillin managing large datasets performing complex data analyses and identifyingkey findings;

Skill in recommending evidencebased interventions and controlmeasures in response to epidemiologic findings;

Skillin preparing written and oral reports presentations and educational materialsthat communicate necessary information to internal and external partners;

Skill in applying principles of informatics including datacollection processing and analysis in support of epidemiologic practice

Demonstratedskill in statistical analytical and/or geospatial software (e.g. EpiInfoSAS ArcGIS SQL SPSS R Python Stata etc.);

Abilityto identify appropriate laboratory resources and use them appropriately;

Abilityto provide prompt courteous and helpful customer service;

Abilityto collaborate with others inside and outside the agency to identify publichealth problems and form recommendations;

Abilityto communicate effectively both orally and in writing using principles ofrisk communication where appropriate;

Abilityto prioritize tasks efficiently to meet internal and external deadlines;

Abilityto appropriately document work activities and maintain organized records.

Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports:

May be responsible for directingand coordinating the work of interns assigned to the program.

Difficulty of Work:

The employee must have or rapidly acquire expert knowledge of theepidemiology of COVID19 pan respiratory diseases and public health topics.They must use this knowledge and their critical thinking skills to ascertainthe existence of public health threats conduct public health investigationsand identify appropriate interventions. The employee will routinely exerciseindependent judgment to identify appropriate actions in complex situations thatare not explicitly described in state regulations and public health guidancedocuments. The employee must routinely reorganize their work activities toprioritize emergent public health threats often with little to no advancewarning. They are expected to show initiative in independently identifying andexecuting process improvements and/or special projects that would benefit IDOH andIndiana residents. Failure of the employee to properly execute their dutiescould have grave consequences for Indiana residents.

Responsibility:

The employee is expected to support IDOHs vision comply with agencyadministrative and fiscal policies and practice cultural sensitivity in allwork activities. The employee must have knowledge of state and federal privacylaws and protect patient confidentiality at all times.The employee must identify possible ethical conflicts in work activities andrequest assistance from the supervisor in resolving them. The employee isexpected to independently identify opportunities for their professionaldevelopment that would benefit IDOH and Indiana residents.

The employee initially works under the close supervision oftheir supervisor but works more independently with acquired experience. Thesupervisor sets the overall objectives and determines what resources areavailable. The employee and the supervisor will work together to developguidelines projects and work to be done. The employee plans directsmonitors evaluates and identifies needs and resolves most conflicts withinassigned projects. The employee interprets and applies policies in terms ofestablished goals objectives and accepted practices. The employee is expectedto bring controversial or complex issues to the attention of the supervisor formore detailed direction and guidance. The employee is expected to keep thesupervisor informed of progress and potentially critical items. Completed workis reviewed for feasibility conformance to program policy and practices andeffectiveness in meeting specific goals and objectives.

Personal Work Relationships:

The employee works closely with a variety of stakeholders which mayinclude the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the IDOH Laboratories healthcare providers local health departments and other state agencies. The employeeis expected to maintain good working relationships with these entities as wellas other internal and external partners.

Physical Effort:

The employee must be physically able totype on a computer to communicate via telephone and to sit and/or stand at aworkstation for a 7.5hour workday

Working Conditions:

Work is performed in an indoor officesetting. Occasional field work and/or overnight travel may be required. Theemployee must be willing to receive immunizations for communicable diseaseswhen necessary and appropriate. Work may also require driving longdistances in inclement weather.