Biological scientist IV: Help to studying at the same time, more benefits and days off , forgiveness payment of school. 

Remember this position # No: 834674 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: OPS BIOLOGICAL SCIENTIST IV - 64856372

 Pay Plan: Temp (some temporal positions allow to start in Public health and then continue to other jobs, or continue your education. etc

Position Number: 64856372 

Salary: $25-$28 hr 

Posting Closing Date: 08/16/2024 

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Job posting category Open Competitive 14 days.

Pay range: $25- $28 hourly.

Department of Health in Monroe County. If you are looking to establish a successful career in Public Health, you have come to the right place. Many of our innovative and successful health programs are recognized throughout Florida. We hope you decide to join our team!

Applicants will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.

The incumbent is part of a global public health organization and is expected to support the Florida Department of Health in

Monroe County in its mission to protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county and community efforts and its vision to be the Healthiest State in the Nation. Furthermore, the incumbent is expected to incorporate the agency values of Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Responsiveness and Excellence in all aspects of their work.

This position serves as an epidemiologist for the Florida Department of Health in Monroe County. This position will conduct disease surveillance and reporting, case investigations, outbreak investigations, implementation of control measures to interrupt disease transmission or mitigate adverse health impacts, and planned studies of important public health problems in the assigned counties. The incumbent utilizes public health surveillance data to improve community health through communication and collaboration. The position provides leadership, direction, and epidemiologic capacity during public health investigations, and is involved in forming partnerships to increase the capacity of the health department to monitor, improve, and maintain community health.

Reportable disease surveillance, investigation, management, and reporting:

• Conducts notifiable disease surveillance, investigation, and reporting.
• Interviews patients by telephone, or when necessary, conducts field visits for interviews.
• Contacts physician offices, labs, hospitals, and clients in gathering information to complete a case report. Provides basic information on reporting to physician office or clinics when appropriate.
• Collects specimens in the field when necessary.
• Educates client, family members and contacts regarding reportable diseases, disease process and transmission and control measures.
• Establishes and maintains active contact with health care providers; exploring innovative methods to assure accurate and complete reporting of reportable diseases and conditions.
• Assists with reportable disease outbreaks/epidemics effectively utilizing County, Regional, State and CDC resources.

Surveillance:

• Works to increase local capacity for disease surveillance by designing, implementing, and maintaining surveillance systems for both communicable and chronic diseases using existing sources of data as well as determining new sources of incidence, prevalence, and risk factor data. Systems will rely on spatial and temporal statistical methods. GIS analysis and other appropriate methods to systematically monitor community health.
• Conducts periodic monitoring and reporting on disease and risk factor trends within the county, including but not limited to the leading causes to morbidity and mortality and periodic distribution of information via internal and external reports in various formats (reports, monthly external reports).
• Utilizes ESSENCE to monitor community health trends, detect any disease or syndrome clusters and to identify additional or unreported cases of notifiable diseases through syndromic surveillance.

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