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Harris County · 1 day ago

Surveillance Epidemiologist

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

Harris County Public Health is committed to improving health outcomes for its community through a collaborative approach. The Surveillance Epidemiologist will focus on disease surveillance, investigation, prevention, and control of emerging diseases, while also contributing to research and outreach efforts to promote public health.

Government Administration

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Conduct epidemiology surveillance investigations for emerging and re-emerging disease conditions and conditions of public health significance, including outbreaks, targeted active surveillance, and public health emergencies. Provide consultation and make recommendations for control measures and prevention based on public health guidelines

Provide 24/7 disease surveillance coverage on a rotating basis with other epidemiologists

Participate in research activities which may include the design, preparation, and review of reports from analyses of surveillance data, literature reviews, and other information. Produce or contribute to special reports and statistical analysis of epidemiological investigations to ensure readiness for responding to emerging and communicable diseases, Bioterrorism, outbreaks of infectious diseases, and other public health threats and emergencies. These may include activities such as monthly morbidity reports, annual reports, and outbreak investigation summary reports

Establish and maintain relationships with hospital infection control preventionists, school health care coordinators, and nurses to promote reporting of Texas notifiable conditions. Initiate active surveillance in daycares, schools, and long-term care facilities etc. when an outbreak occurs

Provide educational presentations based on surveillance data and other information tailored to diverse audiences and community partners, such as schools

Other duties as assigned including special tasks involved with responding to emergency event

Qualification

EpidemiologyStatistical analysis softwarePublic health experienceMS Office SuiteReport writingCommunication skillsTeamworkConfidentialityAdaptability

Required

Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Public Health disciplines such as Epidemiology, biomedical sciences, statistics, or related science degree

At least one (1) year of experience working in a public health-related area, such as local health department disease investigation, college or university public health project, clinical or public health laboratory, disease surveillance, or statistical project

Valid Driver's License (Texas upon hire) along with a good driving record for regular local travel when needed to attend other local health departments or State, Regional Health department meetings and trainings

Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Proficient with statistical analysis software (SPSS, STATA, SAS, R, or Epi Info)

Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)

Ability to write reports and technical papers

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and foster teamwork in a diverse environment

Ability to maintain confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information

Ability to work well with public and staff members

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Company

Harris County

Harris County focuses on transportation, public health, housing, justice and safety, the environment, and other issues.

Founded in 1836

Houston, Texas, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.harriscountytx.gov/

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