Agency: Department of Public Health
Office: Disease Control
Division: Infectious Diseases
Posting ID: 81-24-0344 / 41782
Posted: 10/02/24 - 10/17/24
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $6,005; Full Range $6,005 - $8,678/month
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: RC062
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.
Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
Position Overview
The Illinois Department of Public Health is seeking a highly motivated individual to perform the duties of Vector Disease Surveillance Lead. Under general direction, conducts statewide human surveillance of infectious diseases and provides training and technical assistance on disease investigation procedures, including reporting, recommendations on control measures, laboratory testing and specimen submissions. Performs case reviews and reports new or unusual diseases and disease trends to the VBD Surveillance Administrator. Serves as working supervisor. Provides support for the Lyme Disease Task Force.
Essential Functions
- Conducts statewide human surveillance of human tick- and mosquito-borne diseases while serving to educate and assist local health departments (LHDs) in case investigation procedures.
- Maintains case information in the Illinois Electronic Disease Surveillance System (IDSS) and local REDCap database.
- Coordinates the collection and submission of laboratory specimens for testing at IDPH and CDC laboratories of the arboviral and pathology branches.
- Acting Appointed IDPH Liaison to the Lyme Disease Task Force (LDTF) advisory board.
- Serves as working supervisor.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college with courses in health education, physical and biological sciences.
- Requires three (3) years of professional experience in a health education or investigation program in the public or private sector.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s or Master of Science degree in public health (MPH/MSPH) or similar area with a focus on epidemiology or infectious disease.
- One (1) year experience working with an electronic public health infectious disease surveillance system.
- One (1) year experience with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and PowerPoint.
- Training and certification in analytical and mapping tools, including Tableau, SAS and GIS.
- One (1) year experience working with local health departments, providing guidance on communicable disease surveillance.
Work Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
Work Location: 525 W Jefferson St, Springfield, Illinois, 62702-5056
Agency Contact: DPH.HRRecruiter@Illinois.gov
Posting Group: Health Services
This position DOES NOT contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).
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