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Department
OPH-Bureau of Infectious Diseases
Job Summary
Job Description
- Acts as liaison for the Bureau of Infectious Disease (BID) Immunization Program (IP) on all epidemiologic activities.
- Serves as technical data expert for emergency vaccine response.
- Coordinates and collaborates with epidemiologists, program managers, analysts, physicians, and health professionals to design, implement, and evaluate disease prevention, investigation, and surveillance and control strategies as it relates to vaccines.
- Analyzes, interprets, and monitors vaccination data by conducting surveillance activities via LINKS - Immunization Information System and other data systems to provide feedback on data quality and prepare reports.
- Plans and provides consultation to implement new or innovative disease surveillance, prevention, and control as it relates to vaccines.
- Investigates applicability of combining new data sources and tools, with traditional epidemiological methods to evaluate vaccination data in relation to program priorities.
- Ensures data systems serve as comprehensive linked public health information systems and leverage data linkages to enable identification of risk groups and prioritization of targeted interventions for immunizations.
- Identify and fill gaps of existing data platforms and passive immunization surveillance system.
- Utilize tools and methodologies to improve automation, data linkage, and knowledge transfer related to vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases.
- Assists with the maintenance and enhancement of current surveillance system processes for vaccines, including LINKS – the statewide Immunization Information System.
- Coordinates and collaborates with physicians and health care providers to enhance disease surveillance activities in the areas of vaccination reporting, and assures complete and accurate reporting information.
- Prepares and maintains confidential protected health information records, collects, documents and verifies pertinent medical data from patients, physicians, and medical facilities.
- Monitors, processes, and analyzes collected surveillance data for trends at local/regional/state level; prepares statistical reports for state and national database, grant reports, and routine requests for vaccination information to general public and health care community.
- Characterizes problems identified from collected data and make recommendation for the implementation of vaccine prevention measures.
- Assists with disease outbreak investigation on behalf of the Immunization Program in collaboration with and under the guidance of the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program.
- Other tasks as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIRED:
- Bachelor’s degree, or Associate’s degree plus 3 years of professional experience, or 6 years of professional work experience.
- Minimum 3 years professional experience performing administrative functions within an office environment or health care field.
- Minimum 1 year professional epidemiology experience.
- Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills; effective organizational and time management skills.
- Great attention to detail and follow up.
- Ability to manage projects, assignments, and competing priorities.
- Proficient in the use of Zoom, Teams, and Microsoft Office, including but not limited to Outlook, Word, and Excel.
DESIRED:
- Advanced degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or related field.
- Minimum 4 years professional experience performing administrative functions within an office environment or health care field.
- Minimum 2 years professional epidemiology experience.
- Minimum 1 year professional experience with statistical analysis packages (SAS and/or STATA or R)
- Relevant industry certifications.
Required Attachments
Please upload the following documents in the Resume/Cover Letter section.
- Detailed resume listing relevant qualifications and experience;
- Cover Letter indicating why you are a good fit for the position and University of Louisiana Systems;
- Names and contact information of three references;
Applications that do not include the required uploaded documents may not be considered.
Posting Close Date
This position will remain open until filled.
Note to Applicant:
Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications in their cover letter. The search committee will use this information during the initial review of application materials.
References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.
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