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EPIDEMIOLOGIST

Department of Health

Johnson City, TN

Minimum Salary: $5,508 per month

Closing Date: 06/07/2023

Who we are and what we do:

Who we are and how we impact Tennessee:

TDH incorporates our values into the work we do each day to achieve our mission, live our vision and address our two strategic priorities of prevention and access.

Mission:

Protect, promote and improve the health and prosperity of people in Tennessee.

Vision:

Healthy People, Healthy Communities, Healthy Tennessee

Our Values:

• Excellence
• Health Equity
• Integrity
• Compassion
• Collaboration
• Respect

Strategic Priorities:

Prevention:

• Support Local Leadership
• Decrease Tobacco Use
• Decrease Substance Misuse
• Prevent and Mitigate Adverse Childhood Experiences
• Decrease Youth Obesity

Access:

• Expand Partnerships
• Leverage Innovation
• Improve External Primary Care Access
• Optimize Internal Clinical Efficiency

How you make a difference in this role:

Job Overview

The Epidemiologist position is a member of the Northeast Region of the Tennessee Department of Health. Under direction, is responsible for professional scientific and epidemiological assessments of considerable difficulty; performs related work as required. Incumbent in this class manages data and conducts epidemiological evaluations and studies in communicable and environmental diseases and general population health. The incumbent also participates in making health and risk assessments and provides expertise to health department physicians, medical professionals, other departmental personnel and environmental regulatory personnel. This position will be based at the Northeast Regional Health Office in Johnson City, Tennessee. Travel time and expenses are reimbursable.

All state benefits apply to this position, including health, dental, vision, and disability insurance; leave accrual; paid holidays; retirement pension plan and 401-K; flexible benefit plan for medical expenses; tuition discount for children of employees under 23 enrolled in a state university in undergraduate courses; college fee discount for employees; employee assistance program offering confidential counseling and referral service for employees and dependents available 24 hours a day.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with and lead epidemiological investigations in accordance with CDC and TDH policy/procedures
• Prepare and submit investigation reports containing all reportable elements in accordance with CEDEP procedures.
• Conduct regional public health surveillance, analysis and reporting to designated staff
• Collect and compile required metrics for all emergency preparedness exercises in accordance to CDC Guidance.
• Provide information to public health officials to support decision making related to epidemiological management and actions for the mitigation of the threat or incident.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience: Master’s degree in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, statistics or health informatics. Degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Substitution of Experience for Education: A master’s degree in a health science, biomedical science or environmental science field with two years work experience in epidemiology. Degree must be from an accredited college or university.

• Valid driver’s license and available transportation as position may involve work in more than one site.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.