EPIDEMIOLOGIST INTERMEDIATE

DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICESThe Arizona Department of Health Services promotes and protects the health of Arizona’s children and adults. Our mission is to promote, protect, and improve the health and wellness of individuals and communities in Arizona. We strive to set the standard for personal and community health through direct care, science, public policy, and leadership. ADHS promotes alternative work schedules, flexible hours. We have positions that can fit any stage in your career, from entry to senior level. We offer a robust benefit package, including the ADHS Student Loan Assistance Program, where eligible employees can receive up to $437.50 per month for their outstanding student loans. Come check us out and see how you can make a difference in the lives of all Arizonans.Tribal Health EpidemiologistJob Location:Address: 150 North 18th AvenuePhoenix, Arizona 85007Posting Details:Salary: 72,765 to 76,403Grade: 22Closing Date:Job Summary:The Tribal Health Epidemiologist will work under the supervision of the Tribal Liaison and receive guidance from the State Epidemiologist toeffectively liaise with Tribes in Arizona on data sharing, collection, analysis, interpretation, quality improvement, and dissemination. Theprimary goal of the role is to improve collaboration and data-sharing with Tribes to support Tribal public health priorities. The TribalHealth Epidemiologist will serve as the lead for Tribal data support by providing partnership and technical assistance to support Tribesin Arizona. Significant in-state travel for this position may be required.This position serves as an epidemiologist II responsible for carrying out a broad and complex range of investigative and analyticalepidemiologic activities related to the data sharing, secure file transfer, create reports for Tribes, report development, and assist tribesin surveillance, detection, and prevention of diseases and injuries occurring among their communities throughout Arizona. Worksindependently providing high-level epidemiologic expertise for public health programs and Tribal health organizations and conductsepidemiological tasks and analyses.The primary functions of this role includes:- Collaborate closely with the Tribes in Arizona, Tribal health departments, Indian Health Service (IHS), Tribally-Operated 638 HealthPrograms, and Urban Indian Health Programs (ITUs), Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs), Local Health Departments, ArizonaAdvisory Council on Indian Health Care, and other American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/ANs) serving organizations and ADHSinternal programs to understand if our data can meet their needs and increase collaboration on changes going forward.- Producing AI/AN health status report(s) based on input from Tribes; designing quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods for publichealth practice and program evaluation activities.- Conducting advanced descriptive and comprehensive analysis of surveillance and epidemiologic investigation data, adapting orcombining a variety of existing statistical methods to fulfill specific project needs for the detection and prevention of diseases andinjuries occurring among the AI/AN population throughout Arizona.- May provide training and technical leadership and guidance and coordinate work of epidemiologists, other professional staff bothinternally and with Tribes, as needed.- Work with regional and national databases specific to AI/ANs public health reporting.- Support the Executive Leadership Team and Tribal Liaison in working with programs that maintain datasets used to monitor the healthof the AI/AN population.- Coordinating and conducting program planning efforts (including development, implementation and evaluation) with respect tosurveillance and other epidemiologic data.- Planning and conducting epidemiologic studies using ADHS data, assisting as needed with outbreak investigations related to Tribes toaddress practical public health problems.- Communicating evidence-based interventions and/or control measures in response to epidemiologic findings.- Working with the data management committee, Inter Tribal Council of Arizona Tribal Epidemiology Center, Navajo Nation TribalEpidemiology Center, IHS Area Offices, and Tribal epidemiologists to develop a policy on how to determine Tribal affiliation for tribal andDepartment use.- Participating in the design, management, and use of surveillance systems to better meet the needs of ADHS and Tribes;- Serving as a scientific consultant for a public health program or project for AI/ANs populations;- Participating in internal and external committees and workgroups related to areas of expertise for AI/AN populations;- Participates in travel and after-hours activities including partner meetings, investigations, outbreak and emergency responses, asneeded; and- Participating in writing grants and other funding proposals.- Employee will be expected to make independent decisions and judgments based on their educational and professional experienceand training; this position maintains and shares information and data of a very confidential nature.Job Duties:Develops and provides scientific and clinical guidance and technical assistance to tribes in Arizona, IndianHealth Service, Tribally-Operated 638 Health Programs, and Urban Indian Health Programs (ITUs), the InterTribal Council of Arizona, and other health-related agencies and organizations.Independently investigates and conducts analytical complex epidemiologic tasks. Conducts advanceddescriptive and comprehensive analysis of surveillance data. Other duties as assigned as related to the positionSupport enhanced data-sharing relationships with ADHS and tribes, maintain and enhance the DSA directory withtribes and engage in Tribal Data Sharing Workgroups.Supports Tribes, upon request, in coordinating with internal programs to conduct epidemiologic studies and/oroutbreak investigations to address public health challenges.Designs, manipulates and uses data for analysis of health problems to assess potential health impacts.Travels to Tribal jurisdictions and participates in after-hours activities including partner meetings, investigation,outbreak and emergency response as needed. Participates in writing grants, reports, and other fundingproposals.Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):Knowledge of:- Advanced communication skills; oral andwritten.- Contemporary principles and practices ofepidemiology.- Health Insurance Portability andAccountability Act (HIPAA), state and localprivacy laws.- Database management, data analysis andprogram evaluation.- Performance Management (PM), andContinuous Quality Improvement (CQI) andLean methodologies.- Health and social issues facing the AI/ANspopulation and desire to promote the deliveryof appropriate health services and publichealth interventions to this population- Cultural competency in workingcollaboratively with AI/ANs communities.- Indigenous data sovereignty principles andvalues- Principles and practices of public healthand health equitySkill in:- Research methods, procedures andtechniques used in identifying and evaluatingthe health of populations, theircharacteristics, contemporary medicalmethods and practices, proper principles andprocedures when conducting health ordeterminants surveillance and epidemiologicinvestigations.- Hold indigenous values and practices withrespect and integrity- Collaborative partnership building andcommunity engagementAbility to:- Use critical thinking to determine whether apublic health problem exists, articulate needfor further investigation or other public healthaction on statutes, rules, policy and potentialhealth impact.- Collaborate with others.- Investigate acute and chronic conditions.- Analyze and interpret data fromsurveillance and investigations andrecommend evidence-based interventionsand control measures in response tofindings.- Support a diverse multi-cultural workforcethat reflects the community, promotes equalopportunity at all levels of publicemployment, and creates an inclusive workenvironment that enables all individuals toperform to their fullest potential free fromdiscrimination.Selective Preference(s):MPH/MSPH or masters in epidemiology, biostatistics, informatics, public health with 2 years of relevant epidemiology experience.Preference given to accredited University and/or School of Public Health. Experience using statistical software, working with thedifferent levels of US health care system and public health system, and working with electronic public health surveillance databases.Pre-Employment Requirements:MPH/MSPH or masters in epidemiology, biostatistics, informatics, public health with 2 years of relevant epidemiology experience.Preference given to accredited University and/or School of Public Health. Experience using statistical software, working with thedifferent levels of the US health care system and public health system, and working with electronic public health surveillance databases.If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).Benefits:The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:− Affordable medical and dental insurance plans− Paid vacation and sick time− Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).− 10 paid holidays per year− Wellness program and plans− Life insurance− Short/long-term disability insurance− Defined retirement plan− Award winning Infant at Work program− Credit union membership− Transit subsidy− ADHS Student Assistance Pilot ProgramLearn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits pageRetirement:- To help you build a financially secure future, the State makes monthly contributions to finance your retirement benefit. The State will make a contribution to the ASRS in an amount equal to your contribution. In other words, you and the State will each pay 50% of the total cost of the benefit. New State employees have a 27-week wait period for contributions to begin.Contact Us:The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 542-1085. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. DHS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All newly hired employees will be subject to E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification.