Public Health Epidemiologist

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Public Health Epidemiologist

Salary

$3,895.00 - $7,011.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

OPH/AS/192474

Department

LDH-Office of Public Health

Opening Date

03/25/2024

Closing Date

4/22/2024 11:59 PM Central

Description

Benefits

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Supplemental Information

The Louisiana Department of Health is dedicated to fulfilling its mission through direct provision of quality services, the development and stimulation of services of others, and the utilization of available resources in the most effective manner.

LDH serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities.

About this position:

This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Office of Public Health / Bureau of Health Informatics / East Baton Rouge Parish.

Announcement Number: OPH/AS/192474

Cost Center: 3262107320

Position Number(s): 50548119

This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and will be filled as a Probationary appointment.

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

The OPH Bureau of Health Informatics (BHI) is the primary health statistics, health systems analytic, and policy research resource for the department and the state. Responsibilities include collecting, analyzing, and reporting epidemiological surveillance data related to health outcomes in Louisiana.

Duties include:

Assisting with the implementation of tracking and surveillance systems;

Applying principles of public health, epidemiology, and biostatistics accurately and thoroughly to study,

analyze and disseminate data from various data sources;

Assisting with data collection activities, which include methodologies and analysis;

Assisting with the writing of progress and annual reports;

Preparing reports and data visualizations on available epidemiological data and findings for service

providers, advocacy groups, advisory councils, elected officials, and other groups that request

information;

Collaborating with other LDH agencies and non-LDH agencies to define additional data sources to

enhance opioid surveillance;

Using project management platform to track timely delivery of project requirements and adherence to timelines.

Preferred Experience:

Only candidates with experience in one of the following will be considered: SQL database operations, R Studio, Python, SAS, or Tableau. Prior to an interview, candidates will be asked to submit examples of proficiency with at least one statistical software.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*

A resume upload will NOT populate your information into your application. Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Angela Selders

angela.selders@la.gov

LDH/HUMAN RESOURCES

BATON ROUGE, LA 70821

225 342-6477

This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A master's degree in epidemiology plus one year of professional level experience in epidemiology.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

A master's degree in public health, which included twelve hours in epidemiology, biostatistics, tropical medicine, maternal and child health, occupational health, international health, community health, or any combination, will substitute for the master's degree in epidemiology only.

A master's degree in nursing, a social science, a biological science, or a behavioral science, which included twelve semester hours in epidemiology and/or biostatistics or a combination, will substitute for the master's degree in epidemiology only.

A doctorate degree in veterinary medicine, which included twelve semester hours in epidemiology and/or biostatistics or a combination, will substitute for the master's degree in epidemiology only.

A doctorate degree in epidemiology will substitute for all of the required experience.

NOTE:

Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

Provides leadership in conducting epidemiological activities related to collecting, analyzing and interpreting data about health events in order to assess and help assure the health and safety of Louisiana citizens.

Level of Work:

Advanced.

Supervision Received:

Broad from a Public Health Epidemiologist Supervisor or other higher-level Department of Health and Hospitals personnel.

Supervision Exercised:

None.

Location of Work:

Department of Health and Hospitals.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from a Public Health Epidemiologist Technician 2 by independently conducting epidemiological activities and independence in using technical tools of epidemiology, such as; study design and statistics.

Differs from a Public Health Epidemiologist Supervisor by the absence of the following: responsibility for direct supervision of epidemiology staff, prioritizing appropriate public health intervention programs and handling policy development issues.

Examples of Work

Develops and designs databases.

Interprets, analyzes, and evaluates data using statistical computer programs.

Participates in the formulation of policies and programs based on the data collected and analyzed to prevent the spread of disease, injury, disability, etc.

Provides technical assistance to other professionals in government, academia, health care, the community, and the private sector in multi-disciplinary projects and on community health planning teams.

Serves as a resource to the general public and to the news media at the local, state, or national level by responding to requests for information.

May serve as a technical advisor in the design and execution of interdisciplinary projects.

Coordinates, organizes, and plans community meetings relating to epidemiological activities.

Assists in the preparation of grant proposals to present to various funding agencies for public health activities.

Assists in the development and measurement of health indicators.

Participates in the planning and coordinating of epidemiological services in health emergencies (e.g. chemical spills, industrial explosions, hurricanes, natural disasters, disease and injury outbreaks, etc.) as needed to insure and maintain community public health or when requested to do so by the Governor.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave- Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

New Year's Day

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

Mardi Gras,

Good Friday,

Memorial Day,

Independence Day,

Labor Day,

Veteran's Day,

Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement - State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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Do you have experience working with large datasets?

Yes

No

02

Do you have experience with SQL database operations?

Yes

No

03

Do you have experience with statistical software packages, such as SAS, STATA, or SPSS, or programming languages, such as Python or R?

Yes

No

04

Do you possess a master's degree in epidemiology?

Yes

No

05

Do you possess a master's degree in public health, which included twelve hours in epidemiology, biostatistics, tropical medicine, maternal and child health, occupational health, international health, community health, or any combination?

Yes

No

06

Do you possess a master's degree in nursing, a social science, a biological science, or a behavioral science, which included twelve semester hours in epidemiology and/or biostatistics or a combination?

Yes

No

Required Question

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State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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