Electronic Case Reporting Specialist (epidemiology and biology)

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Act as the lead for establishing and implementing Electronic Case Reporting for infectious diseases within the HIV/STD/HEP Division;
• Conduct authoring for Electronic Case Reporting within the Reportable Conditions Knowledge Management System (RCKMS) for all reportable conditions;
• Serve as the liaison tsubject matter experts and the Office of Technology & Compliance regarding Electronic Case Reporting;
• Create educational materials regarding Electronic Case Reporting for both internal and external stakeholders;
• Assis the NBS/Surveillance team in implementing workflows and automation within the state surveillance system, NBS, tprocess Electronic Case reports;
• Maintain current subject matter knowledge of the epidemiology and biology of infectious diseases;
• Provide epidemiologic consultation and technical assistance tlocal health departments, health care providers, veterinarians, and the general public with respect tElectronic Case Reporting;
• Conduct routine epidemiologic surveillance for infectious diseases;
• Lead or coordinate epidemiologic investigations of individual cases and/or outbreaks of infectious diseases;
• Design and conduct applied epidemiologic studies of infectious diseases;
• Manage and analyze data collected through routine surveillance, public health investigations, and applied epidemiologic studies;
• Prepare and disseminate written and oral reports and presentations that communicate necessary information tinternal and external partners;
• Conduct educational presentations and/or trainings regarding Electronic Case Reporting for a variety of audiences, including local health departments, health care providers, veterinarians, and the general public;
• Engage directly with members of the public at health fairs and other outreach events;
• Participate in writing grants and other funding proposals;
• Serve as an agency spokesperson at the invitation and direction of the ISDH Office of Public Affairs;
• Evaluate the impact of legislation or policy proposals at the invitation and direction of the ISDH Director of Legislative Affairs;
• Serve as the IDOH epidemiologist on call after business hours for approximately twtthree weeks per year;
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

Education:

• A master's degree in a relevant field (e.g., public health, biological sciences, or social sciences) and = 2 years' relevant public health experience, OR
• A doctoral-level degree in epidemiology or other relevant field, OR
• A graduate or professional degree in a health-related field (e.g., RN, MD/DO, DDS/DMD, DVM, PhD, RS) with specific epidemiology training (e.g., MPH degree, CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service, or CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellowship), OR
• A bachelor's degree in a relevant field and = 4 years of relevant public health experience.
• Knowledge, skills, and abilities:
• Knowledge of the epidemiology and biology of infectious diseases;
• Knowledge of state laws and regulations as well as federal public health guidance documents pertaining to infectious diseases;
• Skill in identification of public health problems pertinent to Indiana residents;
• Skill in conducting epidemiologic surveillance activities, including selection and use of appropriate field methods as well as use and evaluation of public health surveillance systems;
• Skill in eliciting relevant information from patients in structured or unstructured telephone interviews;
• Skill in conducting public health investigations of individual cases and/or outbreaks of infectious diseases;
• Skill in designing descriptive and analytical epidemiologic investigations, including hypothesis generation;
• Skill in managing large datasets, performing complex data analyses, and identifying key findings;
• Skill in recommending evidence-based interventions and control measures in response to epidemiologic findings;
• Skill in preparing written and oral reports, presentations, and educational materials that communicate necessary information to internal and external partners;
• Skill in applying principles of informatics, including data collection, processing, and analysis, in support of epidemiologic practice
• Demonstrated skill in statistical, analytical, and/or geospatial software (e.g., EpiInfo, SAS, ArcGIS, SQL, SPSS, R, Python, Stata, etc.);
• Ability to identify appropriate laboratory resources and use them appropriately;
• Ability to provide prompt, courteous, and helpful customer service;
• Ability to collaborate with others inside and outside the agency to identify public health problems and form recommendations;
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, using principles of risk communication where appropriate;
• Ability to prioritize tasks efficiently to meet internal and external deadlines;
• Ability to appropriately document work activities and maintain organized records