SYNDROMIC SURVEILLANCE ANALYST - Public Health

Summary

The Syndromic Surveillance Analyst is a key public health role that works across multiple internal and external partners to administer and build capacity for the North Texas Syndromic Surveillance program (NTXSS).

The Syndromic Surveillance Analyst will be primarily responsible for advancing the use and capacity of syndromic surveillance systems across public health epidemiologists, disease investigators, hospital infection preventionists, and state and local health department personnel within Texas health service regions 2 and 3.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborates with local, regional, and state health departments to develop a community of practice for syndromic surveillance and advance use and capacity through surveillance support and training.
• Develops syndromic surveillance queries and surveillance protocols to address routine and special surveillance needs for TCPH.
• Understands and translates use-cases from epidemiology users and hospital infection preventionists into ESSENCE queries and surveillance workflows.
• Collaborates with the National Syndromic Surveillance Community of Practice to advance the use of syndromic surveillance locally and nationally.
• Coordinates public health administration of syndromic surveillance systems including the NTXSS and NSSP ESSENCE.
• Coordinates and communicates with state, local, and federal health department users as well as healthcare facility users on changes and upgrades to the NTXSS and NSSP ESSENCE systems.
• Performs all other related duties as required.

Minimum Requirements

NOTE: YOU MUST FILL OUT THE WORK HISTORY and EDUCATION SECTIONS OF APPLICATION TO SHOW YOU HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION AS REQUIRED BY HIRING DEPARTMENT OR BE DISQUALIFIED.

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  TO APPLY, must have a Bachelor's degree One (1) full-time year of work experience in a public health setting. (Master's degree preferred) -OR-
• TO APPLY, must have an Associated degree Three (3) full-time year of work experience in a public health setting. -OR-
• TO APPLY, must have a High School diploma Five (5) full-time year of work experience in a public health setting.
• TO APPLY, must have full-time experience in syndromic surveillance is highly desirable.
• TO APPLY must have knowledge of epidemiological and surveillance principles, HIPAA, and promoting interoperability requirements is preferred.

Physical Demands and Work Environment & Other Requirements

While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to bend, carry, climb stairs, grasp/squeeze, use hand tools, hear, keyboard, kneel, lift below the waist, lift between waist and shoulder, lift overhead, lift to the side/twist, tolerate noise, pull, push, reach, reach overhead, perform repetitive tasks, see color, see far and near, sit, squat, stand, stoop, talk, use his/her hands, drive a vehicle, walk, work alone and with others, and work overtime.