What are the responsibilities and job description for the Epidemiologist position at VGroup Inc?
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Client: State of Tennessee
Job Title: Epidemiologist
Duration: 12 Months
Start Date: ASAP
Location: Nashville, TN 37243 Hybrid
Position Type: Contract
Interview Type: In Person/Web Interview
Ceipal ID: STN_HD034_BT
Project Duration:37.5 Hours Work Week
Position ID: 64034
Client: State of Tennessee
Job Title: Epidemiologist
Duration: 12 Months
Start Date: ASAP
Location: Nashville, TN 37243 Hybrid
Position Type: Contract
Interview Type: In Person/Web Interview
Ceipal ID: STN_HD034_BT
Project Duration:37.5 Hours Work Week
Position ID: 64034
Job description:
The Viral Hepatitis (VH) Program within the Communicable and Environmental Diseases and Emergency Preparedness (CEDEP) division of the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) is currently hiring for an Epidemiologist 2 position. This is a contract position that currently requires 5 in-office days per month.
Job duties will include:
Serving as the data manager for CDC's Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies Network (SET-NET) grant.
Providing quality assurance for SET-NET data entered into a REDCap specific project.
Transmitting SET-NET data to CDC per protocol.
Developing data visualizations for internal and external partners.
Serving as the data liaison between TDH and CDC.
Supervising a Medical Records Abstractor as well as a Data Entry Specialist.
Requesting and maintaining access to electronic health records throughout Tennessee.
Conducting surveillance on hepatitis C, syphilis, and other emerging health threats on pregnant people and their infants.
Participating in grant-related conference calls, meetings, and site visits.
Conducting data analysis as needed for grant related meetings, trainings/technical assistance requests, and grant deliverables.
Assisting with viral hepatitis surveillance data entry and/or medical record requests, as needed.
Participating in grant development, writing, administration, and monitoring to ensure compliance with grant requirements.
Participating in development of the annual Viral Hepatitis Epidemiological Profile.
Assisting with the end of the year data validation and closeout as requested.
Responding to internal and external viral hepatitis inquiries as assigned.
Developing detailed procedural guides for all assigned tasks.
Additional tasks as assigned.
Serving as the data manager for CDC's Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies Network (SET-NET) grant.
Providing quality assurance for SET-NET data entered into a REDCap specific project.
Transmitting SET-NET data to CDC per protocol.
Developing data visualizations for internal and external partners.
Serving as the data liaison between TDH and CDC.
Supervising a Medical Records Abstractor as well as a Data Entry Specialist.
Requesting and maintaining access to electronic health records throughout Tennessee.
Conducting surveillance on hepatitis C, syphilis, and other emerging health threats on pregnant people and their infants.
Participating in grant-related conference calls, meetings, and site visits.
Conducting data analysis as needed for grant related meetings, trainings/technical assistance requests, and grant deliverables.
Assisting with viral hepatitis surveillance data entry and/or medical record requests, as needed.
Participating in grant development, writing, administration, and monitoring to ensure compliance with grant requirements.
Participating in development of the annual Viral Hepatitis Epidemiological Profile.
Assisting with the end of the year data validation and closeout as requested.
Responding to internal and external viral hepatitis inquiries as assigned.
Developing detailed procedural guides for all assigned tasks.
Additional tasks as assigned.
Epidemiologist 2 Minimum Qualifications:
Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a doctoral degree in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, statistics, or health informatics
OR
Substitution of Education for Experience: Master's degree with experience equivalent to five year's work experience in epidemiology.
Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a doctoral degree in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, statistics, or health informatics
OR
Substitution of Education for Experience: Master's degree with experience equivalent to five year's work experience in epidemiology.
Desired Qualifications:
Knowledge of viral hepatitis, and maternal/child health
Supervisory experience
Experience writing statistical and analytical programming code in SAS
Data visualization (e.g., Tableau)
Experience leading projects with multiple partners and collaborators
Time management skills and proven ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously while completing projects within the allocated timeframes
Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, working both individually and as part of a team
Ability to work collaboratively across programs and interact with all levels of departmental staff, the public, and other governmental and non-governmental entities
Communicable disease surveillance experience at a local or state public health department
Experience with the CDC-developed National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) Base System (NBS)
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Experience developing, maintaining, entering, and extracting data from REDCap databases
Experience collaborating with internal and external partners (e.g., CDC, community-based organizations)
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V Group Inc. is an IT Services company that supplies IT staffing, project management, and delivery services in software, network, help desk, and all IT areas. Our primary focus is the public sector including state and federal contracts. We have multiple awards/ contracts with the following states: CA, FL, GA, MD, MI, NC, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, VA, and WA, CT, TN. If you are considering applying for a position with V Group or partnering with us on a position, please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have regarding our services and the advantages we can offer you as a consultant.
Knowledge of viral hepatitis, and maternal/child health
Supervisory experience
Experience writing statistical and analytical programming code in SAS
Data visualization (e.g., Tableau)
Experience leading projects with multiple partners and collaborators
Time management skills and proven ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously while completing projects within the allocated timeframes
Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, working both individually and as part of a team
Ability to work collaboratively across programs and interact with all levels of departmental staff, the public, and other governmental and non-governmental entities
Communicable disease surveillance experience at a local or state public health department
Experience with the CDC-developed National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) Base System (NBS)
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Experience developing, maintaining, entering, and extracting data from REDCap databases
Experience collaborating with internal and external partners (e.g., CDC, community-based organizations)
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V Group Inc. is an IT Services company that supplies IT staffing, project management, and delivery services in software, network, help desk, and all IT areas. Our primary focus is the public sector including state and federal contracts. We have multiple awards/ contracts with the following states: CA, FL, GA, MD, MI, NC, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, VA, and WA, CT, TN. If you are considering applying for a position with V Group or partnering with us on a position, please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have regarding our services and the advantages we can offer you as a consultant.
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