PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR Opt 6C (PH-Re RPA Regional Surv & Epi Coord (REED) | Springfield, IL

Detailed Information

  • Location: Springfield, IL

  • Company: State Of Illinois

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. website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the Success Factors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered. Posting Identification Number Agency Marketing Statement The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is tasked with the oversight of communities within Illinois to achieve and maintain optimal health and safety. With an annual budget of over $2 billion in state

and federal funds, 7 regional offices, 3 laboratories and over 1,200 employees, IDPH is equipped to fulfill its mission of protecting the health and wellness of the people of Illinois through the prevention, health promotion, regulation and control of disease and injury.

Position Overview The Illinois Department of Public Health is seeking a highly motivated individual to perform complex technical functions to evaluate completeness of health data, identify program problems, and prepare methods to alleviate the problems. Under general direction, carries out scientific and administrative responsibilities to ensure the quality of EMS pre-hospital data reporting and other health data reporting.

The individual will plan, develop, and conduct highly technical planning and analytical management in the field of public health data reporting for hospitals, local public health, and Emergency Medical Systems.

Assists other division and office staff in the use of epidemiological data in planning and program development. Job Responsibilities 1. Directs, plans and conducts investigations of infectious disease cases, contacts and suspects within the Ph-Re RPA. 2. Organizes, plans, executes and evaluates the statewide Illinois Pre-hospital Care Report program. 3. Plans, coordinates and assists in the implementation of PHEPARMS modules including the Patient Tracking System (EMTrack), Emergency Operations Center System (Web EOC) and Hospital Resource System (EMResource).

4. Monitors and evaluates local health departments and hospitals within the PH-Re RPA for adherence to reporting requirements. 5. In coordination with IDPH staff, plans, implements, and conducts in-service training on the Illinois National Electronic Disease Surveillance System within the PH-Re RPA. 6. Provides epidemiologic consultation to private physicians, local health departments, hospitals, and school nurses on suspected or diagnosed infectious disease, or natural or manmade events which impact hospital visits or admissions.

7. Receives education and training and participates in emergency response activities such as staffing the Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC); Incident Management Team (IMT); State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC); Joint Operations Center (JOC); Receipt Stage and Store (RSS), Regional Distribution Center (RDC); or the Unified Area Command (UAC). 8. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above. Minimum Qualifications 1. Requires possession of a Bachelor’s Degree in epidemiology, public health, demography, biostatistics, sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics, or related social science research field from an accredited university.

2. Requires four years professional experience in applied epidemiology, biostatistics, or in population, or a related research field. Preferred Qualifications 1. Masters (MPH, MS, MA) or Doctoral Degree (Ph. D, Dr. Ph. Sc D) from an accredited university in a population science (epidemiology, public health, demography), or research science with strong measurement focus and emphasis on populations. 2. Three years’ experience in conducting surveillance and data analyses to identify magnitude of public health problems, duration, trends, location, and populations at risk utilizing statistical software such as SAS, SUDANN, SPSS, STATA, or Epi Info 3.

Two years’ experience participating in emergency response activities related to public health events or activations. 4. Two years’ experience creating or writing reports/manuscripts and delivering presentations. 5. Two years’ experience organizing the goals and objectives for a program. Conditions of Employment 1. Requires the ability to travel. Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 to 5:00 Work Location: 422 S 5th St Springfield, IL 62701-1824 Job Family: Leadership & Management Agency Contact: Agency Phone: 217-785-xyz X This position does not contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).

Revolving Door: Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during State employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall, prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (“OEIG”) or may be subject to a fine.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Use the “Apply” button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process. If you are not already signed in, you will be prompted to do so. State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees – a link is available at the top left of the Illinois. homepage in the blue ribbon. Non-State employees should log in on the using the “View Profile” link in the top right of the Illinois.

homepage in the blue ribbon. If you have never before signed in, you will be prompted to create an account. If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources: State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid Non-State employees: on Illinois. – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website. The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your “junk mail”, “spam”, or “other” folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses: @SIL-P1.

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