Foodborne And Waterborne Disease Coordinator

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Position Highlights:

Position Title: Foodborne and Waterborne Disease Coordinator

Location: Hybrid, Springfield or Chicago, Illinois

Position End Date: 02/05/2024

Salary: $65,000 plus benefits

Overview:

The CDC Foundation is seeking a Foodborne and Waterborne Disease Coordinator to lead investigations into infectious disease outbreaks as allowable through the funding source. This position is responsible for the investigation and monitoring of notifiable diseases and conditions to control the spread of disease and protect the public from health threats. The Foodborne and Waterborne Disease Coordinator communicates with medical providers and interviews patients with notifiable diseases and their contacts, monitors disease trends, performs data analysis, and documents findings. In addition, this position maintains a computer database on records of outbreaks, assuring that documentation is submitted that thoroughly describes methods and activities involved in outbreak investigation, reviewing completed outbreak files, determining whether a vehicle can be established as the source, and determine whether an etiologic agent can be established for the outbreak. This position independently performs complex professional environmental health investigations.

Qualifications:

• Requires possession of a Bachelor's degree in Public Health, environmental health, registered nursing, microbiology, anthropology, veterinary medicine, biology, psychology, chemistry, epidemiology or a related field
• Strong organizational skills including the ability to independently prioritize tasks for multiple concurrent projects
• Experience investigating individual cases of foodborne or waterborne disease, 3+ years preferred
• Experience providing technical assistance and guidance to local health department personnel on outbreaks, 3+ years preferred
• Experience using computer applications, including Epi-Info and Microsoft Access, 1+ year preferred
• Experience participating in the investigation of outbreaks of communicable disease, 3+ years preferred
• Possesses a valid, current Driver’s License, automobile insurance, and reliable private transport
• Collaborates well with co-workers and partners from different disciplines and builds consensus
• Requires four years of professional experience in environmental health, communicable disease or infectious disease surveillance and/or control programs at the local, state or federal level
• Experience maintaining a computer database on records of outbreaks, 3+ years preferred
• Strong attention to detail with ability to maintain clear and prompt documentation of methods, actions, decisions, and results

Responsibilities:

• Serves as a liaison to staff from the Office of Disease Control, Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Laboratories, the Office of Preparedness and Response, the Office of Health Care Regulation and other state and Federal agencies to facilitate coordination of investigations
• Provides technical assistance through regional staff to local health department personnel on investigation of outbreaks and applies epidemiological principles to the design, implementation and evaluation of outbreak investigations
• Contribute to infectious disease outbreak prevention tasks as designated by OPH staff
• Assists physicians, hospitals, laboratories, local health department staff, and the general public in interpreting and explaining Health Protection program policies related to outbreaks
• Coordinate outbreak reporting by ensuring that updated and relevant information is included in general reporting including common web platforms, Situation Reports and other reporting mechanisms
• Provides technical assistance through regional staff to local health department personnel on investigation of outbreaks and applies epidemiological principles to the design, implementation and evaluation of outbreak investigations
• Presents lectures and talks to professional groups and occasionally the general public, regarding the Office's outbreak investigation activities
• Determines whether an etiologic agent can be established for outbreaks
• Reviews information on new outbreaks, assures that information is given to regional staff and local health departments to appropriately guide their investigations
• Evaluates the need for and provides training of regional staff and local health department personnel relating to investigation of food borne, waterborne and vector borne illness
• Maintains a computer database on records of outbreaks, assures that documentation is submitted that thoroughly describes methods and activities involved in outbreak investigation
• Reviews completed outbreak files, determines whether a vehicle can be established as the source

Special Notes:

This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by both the

CDC Foundation and Illinois Department of Public Health, in order to best support the State of Illinois in their public health programming.

This position requires the regular operation of a motor vehicle during the course and scope of employment as an essential function of the job. As such, Employees in this position must possess and maintain a valid driver's license in their state of residence, must self-report motor vehicle violations/convictions, and must provide proof of acceptable insurance coverage with mandatory minimum coverages as set forth within the Driver Safety Motor Vehicle Policy (“Policy”). All offers of employment and continued employment for this position are contingent upon meeting all minimum qualifications of this Policy.

This position is currently a hybrid position. CDC Foundation retains the right to make adjustments to this as required.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law.

We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R.

• 60-300.5(a)(12) and 60-741.5(a)(7). As a federal government contractor, we take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans

The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment.

Relocation expenses are not included.