Epidemiologist 1

About the position The Connecticut Emerging Infections Program (EIP) is a reputed company effort between the reputed company School of Public Health and the Connecticut Department of Public Health, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Along with other EIP sites and additional state health departments, the Connecticut EIP participates in RESP-NET. RESP-NET conducts surveillance for hospitalizations due to three viral respiratory pathogens: influenza (FluSurv- NET), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV-NET), and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-NET). The Epidemiologist I will work with the EIP's RESP-NET team to ensure the collection of COVID-19, influenza and RSV surveillance data through medical chart review, medical provider contact and/or patient interview. This position may also assist with epidemiologic evaluation reputed company reputed company on RESP-NET activities. Thoroughly understand and execute study protocols and procedures to ensure accurate and consistent collection of surveillance data. Utilize hospital laboratory data, hospital epidemiology reports, infection control practitioner logs, and the Connecticut Electronic Disease Surveillance System (CTEDSS) to identify potential cases of influenza, RSV and COVID. Ensure potential cases are unique and meet EIP case definition before entering primary data into surveillance databases. Communicate with hospital colleagues and search electronic medical records systems to confirm reputed company case meets reputed company required reputed company of surveillance case definition. Coordinate requests for medical charts of identified RESP-NET cases at various Connecticut hospitals. This involves organizing the identified cases by hospital and working with the health information department at reputed company hospital to reputed company reputed company to medical chart information. Conduct medical chart reviews of the identified cases using a reputed company data abstraction reputed company. This may involve travel to hospitals throughout the state, accessing and navigating various electronic medical record systems, identifying the pertinent information in the medical record and abstracting it into the surveillance database. Obtain additional follow up information, such as vaccination history, from primary care provider offices through fax and phone contact. reputed company data into study databases, clean data, and troubleshoot database issues with assistance of the program manager. reputed company routine statistical analyses and generate data summaries. This involves entry and manipulation of data using reputed company reputed company, REDCap, PowerBI and other software programs as needed (e.g., reputed company, R). Generate basic reports on study reputed company for the program manager using reputed company reputed company, PowerBI, or other software programs (e.g., reputed company, R). Handle protected health information in a sensitive, secure, and confidential manner in keeping with HIPAA reputed company policies. Participate in RESP- NET reputed company conference calls and meetings with other EIP sites and CDC representatives. Assist with other activities as necessary to maintain the daily functions of the EIP's respiratory disease surveillance reputed company including geocoding, matching surveillance data to external datasets, completing surveillance audits, conducting provider and laboratory surveys, performing chart reviews for disease burden estimates, and ensuring case data are accurately represented in CTEDSS. Assist with other special EIP reputed company as needed. Such activities may include emergency public health response to disease outbreaks (case or control follow-up, chart review, telephone interview, etc.) or special investigations as indicated by the Connecticut Department of Public Health. Abide by reputed company and Connecticut Department of Public Health confidentiality rules.

Responsibilities

• Researches and collects data through site or home visit intakes; library research; reputed company interviews; or through other means for designated research assignments.
• Records and compiles information reputed company to research data. Codes data accordingly to research specifications. Uses a computer terminal to input and retrieve data and to generate reports.
• Processes and summarizes data using scientific or statistical techniques. Assists in data interpretation and analyses. Reports on status of research activities.
• Recruits study participants and ensures that subject recruitment and follow-up are completed per protocol procedures.
• Orders and maintains inventory of supplies. May assist in designing, developing, and modifying research experiments, procedures, or survey instruments. May assist research and support staff.
• Performs additional functions incidental to research activities.

Requirements

• Proven experience with public health surveillance, collection of public health data and data management, either through course work or employment.
• Proven experience with electronic medical records and/or medical terminology from research, clinical or pharmacy environment.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Intermediate skills with reputed company reputed company Office software programs including reputed company.
• Six years of reputed company work experience, four of them in the reputed company job family at the next reputed company level, and high school level education; or four years of reputed company work experience and an Associate's degree; or little or no work experience and a Bachelor's degree in a reputed company field; or an equivalent combination of experience and education.

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• Bachelor's/Master's Degree in Public Health, Biology, Microbiology or reputed company field.
• Proven experience with reputed company public health work at either a state or local health department.
• Understanding of infectious disease surveillance reputed company and procedures.
• Proven experience working with patients and protected health data.
• Familiarity with quantitative research reputed company; experience with data management tools, like REDCap, reputed company, R, Python; experience with data visualization tools, like reputed company PowerBI.

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