Epidemiologist

64034

TN DOH

Epidemiologist

710 James Robertson Parkway 4th Floor Andrew Johnson Tower Nashville Tennessee 37243

12 months

Job description:

• The Viral Hepatitis (VH) Program within the Communicable and Environmental Diseases and Emergency Preparedness (CEDEP) division of the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) is currently hiring for an Epidemiologist 2 position. This is a contract position that currently requires 5 inoffice days per month.
• Job duties will include:
• Serving as the data manager for CDCs Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies Network (SETNET) grant.
• Providing quality assurance for SETNET data entered into a REDCap specific project.
• Transmitting SETNET data to CDC per protocol.
• Developing data visualizations for internal and external partners.
• Serving as the data liaison between TDH and CDC.
• Supervising a Medical Records Abstractor as well as a Data Entry Specialist.
• Requesting and maintaining access to electronic health records throughout Tennessee.
• Conducting surveillance on hepatitis C syphilis and other emerging health threats on pregnant people and their infants.
• Participating in grantrelated conference calls meetings and site visits.
• Conducting data analysis as needed for grant related meetings trainings/technical assistance requests and grant deliverables.
• Assisting with viral hepatitis surveillance data entry and/or medical record requests as needed.
• Participating in grant development writing administration and monitoring to ensure compliance with grant requirements.
• Participating in development of the annual Viral Hepatitis Epidemiological Profile.
• Assisting with the end of the year data validation and closeout as requested.
• Responding to internal and external viral hepatitis inquiries as assigned.
• Developing detailed procedural guides for all assigned tasks.
• Additional tasks as assigned.
• Epidemiologist 2 Minimum Qualifications:
• Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a doctoral degree in epidemiology public health biostatistics statistics or health informatics