Coordinator Temporary Aide Communicable Disease Branch

At the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment we are charged with protecting Colorados health and environment a responsibility that affects every person and every community in the state. CDPHE is distinctive because we bring public health and environmental protection together recognizing that healthy people depend on healthy places. Our teams prevent diseases and injury respond to emergencies ranging from outbreaks to global pandemics reduce air pollution protect water quality regulate health facilities manage environmental hazards and perform advanced laboratory testing. We turn science and data into action set statewide standards and work alongside local public health agencies and community partners to meet Colorados most pressing health and environmental challenges. Working at CDPHE means applying your expertise to complex consequential work that can improve lives across the state.

Our mission captures this broad portfolio of work: to advance Colorados health and protect the places we live learn work and play. Our vision is a healthy and sustainable Colorado where current and future generations can thrive. Achieving the mission and vision takes bold action talented people broad partnerships and a commitment to serving every Coloradan.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

This is a Temporary position (9 months or less)

The Work Unit:

To monitor investigate and control epidemic and communicable diseases affecting the public health in Colorado as required under Colorado statute including: invasive bacterial diseases; foodborne/enteric diseases; waterborne diseases; respiratory diseases; vaccine preventable diseases; healthcare-associated infections; tuberculosis; and zoonotic/vectorborne diseases.

The Epidemiology Planning and Response Program (EPRP) supports CDPHE communicable disease programs other CDPHE programs and local public health agencies (LPHAs) with routine and response-related communicable disease surveillance and investigation. The Program implements epidemiological aspects of public health emergency preparedness activities and develops and updates epidemiological response plans. The Program disseminates Health Alert Network messages to public health partners statewide. The Program supports communicable disease-related training initiatives for internal staff and external partners. A newly added function of the program is oversight of the Wastewater Surveillance Unit which conducts routine and response-related surveillance for a variety of communicable disease pathogens in wastewater collected at select utilities statewide. Much of this programs work is performed in the field supporting LPHAs and conducting frontline disease investigation response and control activities.

What You Will Do:

Coordinates Ebola traveler monitoring activities between CDB and LPHAs including fielding questions and concerns escalating needs managing information exchange and communication mechanisms and monitoring LPHA capacity for traveler monitoring work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Keeps up to date on public health guidance changes and updates traveler monitoring guidance and LPHA resources needed.

• Accesses 1CDP to download traveler information

• Runs existing code to duplicate with previous lists

• Enters new travelers into EpiTrax

• Determines residence and assign records to LPHAs as appropriate

• Distributes notification emails to LPHA using an established template

• Call travelers to collect information about exposures and symptoms

• Uses additional data management platforms such as REDCap as assigned.
  

• Runs and shares data cleaning reports

• Manages CDC data uploads (weekly and end of monitoring)

Residency Requirement:

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

Class Code & Class Description:

A complete application packet must include:

• Completed State of Colorado application

• If using education to qualify for this position a copy of your transcripts (unofficial acceptable) or diploma must be provided with application. Transcripts must be attached to your application.

• If you are a veteran a copy of your DD214 must be attached to your application.

The Selection Process:

• All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications proceed to the next step.

• Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.Part of or all of the comparative analysis for this position may be a structured application review which involves a review of the information you submit in your application materials by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications.

• A top group up to six candidates will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager.

E-Verify:

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ADAAA Accommodations:

The State of Colorado believes that equity diversity and inclusion drive our success and we encourage candidates from all identities backgrounds and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore in all aspects of the employment process we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex disability age sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy medical condition related to pregnancy creed ancestry national origin marital status genetic information or military status (with preference given to military veterans) or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment including completing the application process interviewing completing any pre-employment testing participating in the employee selection process and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator at or call option 5.