Job Description

Registered Nurse - Epidemiology

As the Registered Nurse - Epidemiology, you will identify, research, and prevent the spread of diseases in Maricopa County using epidemiological methods to support the Department of Public Health in controlling single cases and outbreaks of infectious disease and address other public health threats. You will have the unique opportunity to engage patients, healthcare professionals, and partners to help identify and prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

Come work for Maricopa County Department of Public Health, the third largest health jurisdiction in the U.S.! MCDPHs mission is to increase the quality of life for our residents by collaborating with the community to develop and implement strategies, programs, and services addressing the emerging and changing needs of public health. We aim to serve Maricopa County residents with a focus on impact and a data-driven approach to our work. We value our staffs unique skills and differences, as well as the varied experiences and disciplines we represent. Together, we are working towards our vision of creating a healthy, thriving Maricopa County for all.

Job Contributions:

• Participates in disease detection, surveillance, investigations, and related activities involving communicable disease, non-communicable disease, and bioterrorism agents of all categories
• Interviews patients and other individuals to obtain epidemiological information, provides health education, and advises disease control measures, including assuring prophylaxis or vaccines are received, if indicated
• Researches scientific literature, maintains records of all disease-related contacts, enters data into databases, analyzes data, and produces reports based on collected data
• Performs home visits, as needed, to collect specimens (venipuncture, N.P. swab, etc.) and provide health education/counseling to ensure that chemoprophylaxis or vaccine recommendations are followed appropriately
• Collaborates with community, County, state, and federal agencies regarding urgent or noteworthy events in health surveillance
• Attends regional/state meetings and shares and updates information through in-services and staff meetings
• Mentors and trains Epidemiology staff
• Provides health education, counseling, and intervention on communicable diseases and prevention to citizens, schools, businesses, and health care providers
• Provides back-up and support for other Division of Epidemiology & Informatics staff, including data entry, data management, outbreak/bioterrorism investigations, medical records requests, quality control of data, survey implementation, survey records maintenance, and communicable disease report database management
• Participates in public health emergency response planning, exercises, and actions
• Makes recommendations to management in writing protocols, policies, and procedures to support surveillance, data analysis, and other activities
• Provides immunizations to community members as needed

Working Conditions:

• Must be able to work on-call periodically
• Ability to travel to and from job-related locations during a scheduled workday, using a private or County vehicle
• Ability to participate in emergency response training as scheduled and be available to respond as directed in the event of a public health emergency
• Current CPR certification is required upon hire
• Valid Arizona drivers license is required upon hire
• All employees, within one month of hire, will be required to provide evidence of immunity or receive immunizations for vaccine-preventable illnesses for any position within the Maricopa County Department of Public Health. Required immunizations include MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), Tdap (whooping cough and diphtheria), Varicella (chicken pox) and annual Influenza. Some positions require a Hepatitis B vaccine and/or a Tuberculosis test

Selection Procedure:

• Only the most qualified candidates will be considered
• Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications
• Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile
• Must pass a pre-selection procedure

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