State Epidemiologist (Medical Administrator II - Option C, Opt. 26)

State of Illinois•Chicago, IL

52d•Onsite

About The Position

The Illinois Department of Public Health is seeking a highly motivated individual to serve as a policy-making administrator, State Epidemiologist. Serves as Department's liaison with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, and the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and with other epidemiologists in other states relating to the causes and control of diseases. Provides leadership for multi-disciplinary rapid response teams (RRT), when implemented, during outbreak or event investigations, including identification of RRT members during an outbreak and developing and implementing policy and direction of the RRT.

Requirements

Requires an Illinois license to practice medicine and the completion of an approved related medical specialty residency as established by an American Board of Medical Specialties.
Requires three (3) years of substantive medical administrative experience in the directing, planning, and evaluating a medical/clinical program.
Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties.
Requires appropriate, valid driver's license.

Nice To Haves

Five (5) years public health practice in a local, state or federal public health agency.
One (1) year of experience in overseeing, evaluating, assessing and developing data analytics and informatics.
Two (2) years of experience in developing content and presenting to clinical, community, media, and legislative stakeholders.
Master's degree or doctoral degree in public health, biostatistics, or epidemiology, public policy, health law or other related fields.
One (1) year of experience in writing, reviewing, or assessing public health grants.

Responsibilities

Serves as the State of Illinois voting member to the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE), and the Department's liaison with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, and the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and with other epidemiologists in other states relating to the causes and control of diseases.
Provides medical consultation to local health departments, physicians, the CDC and other public agencies within the scope of their residence or board certification.
Plans, develops, and directs appropriate educational materials to public and private health care professionals and the public.
Serves as full-line supervisor.
Provides leadership for multi-disciplinary rapid response teams (RRT), when implemented, during outbreak or event investigations, including identification of RRT members during an outbreak and developing and implementing policy and direction of the RRT.
Provide medical services and consultation within the scope of their residency or board certification.
Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably withing the scope of those enumerated above.

Benefits

Flexible and hybrid work schedules are available in many program areas (when available and dependent upon position)
Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans.
Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
Deferred Compensation Program - voluntary supplemental retirement plan
Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
10-25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
12 paid sick days annually which carryover year to year
3 paid personal business days per calendar year (pro-rated dependent on start date)
13-14 paid holidays per year
12 weeks of paid parental leave
Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources