0000000699.Epidemiologist II - Non-Communicable Dis.Public Nursing

Dallas County • Dallas, TX

15d • Onsite

About The Position

Leads non-communicable disease epidemiological investigations, develops non-communicable disease plans in support of public health non-communicable disease activities, and analyzes and interprets illness data collected as part of a non-communicable disease surveillance/public health team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Public Health, or in a job related field of study.
• Three (3) years of work related experience.
• Skilled in the use of standard software applications.
• Ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, and establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, departments and the general public.
• Requires knowledge of principles, practices, current developments and techniques related to epidemiology, public health and disease outbreak investigations.
• Must possess a valid Texas Driver’s License, with a good driving record.

Responsibilities

• Serves as lead investigator for non-communicable disease investigations or potential non-communicable disease events; and establishes prevention and control procedures.
• Monitors local, regional and state maintained data sources related to non-communicable disease surveillance, non-communicable disease and public health.
• Facilitates the collection and reporting of quality data.
• Assists with the development, maintenance and analysis of a standard data collection system.
• Assists with grant documentation and preparation of proposals for potential funding sources.
• Provides public health non-communicable disease orientation and training to Epidemiologist Is.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level