Epidemiology Supervisor

Oklahoma City-County Health Department; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Sick leave

Paid holidays

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Job summary

Oklahoma City-County Health Department in Oklahoma City seeks a program manager to supervise Epidemiology staff and manage grant implementation with data-driven responsibilities. You will oversee data analytics, surveillance, and community health initiatives while coordinating cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes biostatistics, epidemiology techniques, and leadership, with a focus on improving public health outcomes in the community and ensuring program quality and accountability.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Public Health with emphasis in Biostatistics and/or Epidemiology
• Four years of professional epidemiology experience (ArcGIS)
• One year of professional biostatistics experience
• Past supervisory experience preferred
• Valid Oklahoma driver's license required

Responsibilities

• Supervise Epidemiology staff and coordinate grant implementation and deliverables
• Gather, analyze and interpret statistical data
• Conduct investigations and surveillance of diseases
• Develop and maintain databases for morbidity, mortality, and health indicators
• Serve on liaison team with health data users and providers
• Coordinate interdisciplinary teams for disease control and data collection
• Monitor employee performance, attendance and leave utilization
• Provide public health education through reports, speeches and presentations
• Travel to off-site locations as needed
• Assist in designing interventions for disease control and Community Health Needs Assessment

Skills

Data manipulation

Access

Excel

Epi-Info

SAS

Public presentations

Supervising employees

Lab methods

Education

Masters in Public Health with Epidemiology/Biostatistics emphasis

Tools

ArcGIS

Job description

SALARY IS COMMENSURATE WITH EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

This evolving position is located in the OperationsDivision with the Oklahoma City-County Health Department (OCCHD). The employee provides supervision to Epidemiology staff and performs the job duties and responsibilities of this position in an independent manner under the direction of the Division Director.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

This is a summary of the duties and responsibilities commonly found within this classification. All employees must maintain a commitment to the OCCHD's mission, vision and strategic goals. This summary is not meant to be all-inclusive, thus, other related activities or tasks may be assigned.

This position functions at the program managementlevel (Tier 2) as defined by the Council on Linkages Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals with a primary focus on the following Domains:

• Data Analytics and Assessment Skills
• Communication Skills
• Community PartnershipSkills
• Public Health Sciences Skills

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Primary availability will be associated with coordination and employee supervision with grant implementation and fulfillment of deliverables.
2. Gathering, assembling, analyzing and interpreting statistical data.
3. Conducting investigations.
4. Facilitates development and maintenance of comprehensive databases for morbidity, mortality, health status and demographic indicators for Oklahoma County.
5. Serves as member of a liaison team with the users and providers of health data in the community.
6. Coordinating the work of interdisciplinary teams in the intervention and control of communicable disease epidemics and the collection and analyses of data to describe these events.
7. Monitors and evaluates employee performance, attendance and leave utilization.
8. Providing public health education through reports, speeches and presentations.
9. Driving to off-site locations to perform job duties as needed.
10. Conduct surveillance and evaluate trends of communicable and chronic disease, and clusters of injuries.
11. Assist with designing intervention programs for the control of communicable diseases within the community.
12. Facilitate development of the jurisdiction's Community Health Needs Assessment.
13. Support grant development through the identification and collection of data and associated mapping.
14. Administer work assignments.
15. Supervise employees by direct observation and review of job product.
16. Monitor employee attendance.
17. Complete evaluations of staff.
18. Provide input to Director concerning developing modifications to programs, plans, procedures, etc.
19. Encourage the development of worksite policies that enhance the Epidemiology employees.
20. Completes required training in support of duties and responsibilities of this position.
21. At the direction of OCCHD Chief Executive Officer and ChiefHealth Officeror designee, the incumbent will be assigned a variety of specific job duties and responsibilities as a member of the OCCHD Emergency Preparedness and Response Program Team (i.e., Bioterrorism Response Program). Also, as a member of the OCCHD Emergency Preparedness and Response Team, the incumbent is required to complete all necessary responder training and may be designated as a member of the first-responder team.
22. In accordance with our designation of a PHAB Accredited health department and explicit commitment to a culture of continuous quality improvement, employees will receive Quality Improvement (QI) training deemed necessary by their supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

-Master's degree in Public Health or related field with emphasis (i.e., completion of at least 25 graduate hours in Epidemiology) in Biostatistics and/or Epidemiology

-Four years of professional experience in using epidemiological techniques (including ArcGIS)

-One year of professional experience in using Biostatistical techniques

-Past supervisory experience is preferred

-Valid Oklahoma driver license required

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

-Skill in manipulating data, using Access, Excel, Epi-Info, or SAS

-Skill in making public presentations

-Skill in supervising employees

-Knowledge of laboratory methods and investigative techniques

-Ability and willingness to use a personal computer and required software

-Ability and willingness to develop databases for data collection

-Ability and willingness to coordinate the work of others

-Ability and willingness to communicate with persons both orally and in writing using tact and diplomacy

-Ability and willingness to maintain confidentiality

-Ability and willingness to develop and maintain effective working relationships

-Ability and willingness to follow safe working practices and procedures

-Ability and willingness to assume responsibility for work product

-Ability and willingness to follow established policies and procedures

WORKING CONDITIONS

-Primarily indoors in climate-controlled building

-No smoking or use of non-smoking tobacco products is allowed at anytime while conducting OCCHDbusiness or in OCCHDvehicles or on OCCHD property

-No use of cell phones or the use of electronic wireless communications devices used to write, send or read a text-based communication while driving a motor vehicle on OCCHDbusiness

-Subject to driving to off-site locations in varying weather to perform job duties

-Subject to exposure to infectious diseases

-OSHA category: performs tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

- Arm/hand steadiness and digital dexterity enough to operate a personal computer, and perform other essential functions of the job

-Vision enough to read hand- or machine-generated data, instructions, markings, labels, etc.

-Flexibility and coordination enough to operate a motor vehicle as needed

-Speech and hearing enough to communicate in public presentations, face-to-face, and via telephone

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

This position requires frequent contact with other employees, physicians, and clients. Frequent external contacts are with personnel at all levels of other agencies and with the public are associated with this position. The employee may be required to deal with temperamental peopleon occasion.

SUPERVISION GIVEN AND RECEIVED/ACCOUNTABILITY:

This employee is under the supervision of the immediate supervisor. Work product is subject to both specific and general review. The employee is responsible for the supervision of Epidemiology staff. Although this position has no direct accountability for any money or materials, the employee may make recommendations which result in the expenditure of significant funds.

CONDITIONAL:

Employees who fall into the following categories are in conditional employment positions: a) Chief Executive Officer and Chief Health Officer; b) Senior Executive Team, Executive Team and Leadership Team employees who serve at the pleasure of the OCCHD Chief Executive Officer and Chief Health Officer; c) certain other OCCHD employees whose salaries, benefits, and/or overhead are based on available funds such as, but not limited to, revenue generating contracts, grants, or fee-for-service revenue. In other words, this means that if the funding or the program is terminated, cancelled, or non-renewed, your employment terminates automatically. This position may be partially or fully funded by a grant.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

-Must have an operating vehicle available for use when field duties are required

-Will be compliant on recommended immunizations required by the CDC as a healthcare worker and as defined within the scope of Emergency Response within 30 days of hire. Exceptions accepted with documented medical or religious accommodation. OCCHD will provide vaccinations at no charge to employees.

-May be required to work occasional evenings and weekends due to job responsibilities

BENEFITS:

• As an employee of the Oklahoma City-County Health Department, you will enjoy comprehensive benefits which consists of:
• 15 days per year of annual leave
• 15 days per year of sick leave
• 15paid holidays annually
• A comprehensive health insurance package – medical, dental, vision, life insurance, dependent life insurance, and flexible medical spending account
• A generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents.
• Retirement plans: Defined Contribution Plan and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan

Position will be open for 30 days or until filled.

Successful candidate subject to background check, reference verification and drug screening.

AA/EOE