Associate Epidemiology Specialist (777181)

MANDATORY TRAINING

All contract staff are required to complete mandatory DOH trainings and will be required to attend environmental health trainings during the normal daytime business hours.

Description of Duties

This individual will be responsible for supporting the Environmental Public Health Tracking Program (EPHT) program and collaborate with other programs within the Division. The EPHT program is dedicated to growing environmental health capacity, strengthening surveillance, making environmental health data accessible to the public to minimize environmental exposures and inform health interventions and policy initiatives. The individual will also provide support, as needed, to the Pennsylvania Environmental Health Capacity (EHC) program, the Pennsylvania Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance (PennOSHS) program, and other ad-hoc assignments. Support may include, but is not limited to, analyzing data, creating and reviewing outreach projects, coordinating with partners, and assisting in evaluation.

This position is funded under the CDC EPHT grant.

Specific duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Assist Epidemiologist and Epidemiology Research Associate with the analysis and dissemination of EPHT indicator data, such as through the development and maintenance of data dashboards.
• Support the preparation and upload of required grant metrics to CDC.
• Develop and design environmental health educational materials, including but not limited to infographics, articles, trainings, toolkits, social media messages, newsletter articles, reports, and posters, at the request of Environmental Health team members who will provide the general content for these materials. Materials should incorporate adult-learning principles, Culturally Linguistically Appropriate Service (CLAS) standards, and best practices for education and graphic design. Materials should also take into account gaps identified by stakeholders and the public.
• Maintain and update Environmental Health webpages on DOH site.
• Facilitate communication with partners and environmental health stakeholders.
• In collaboration with other Environmental Health staff, assist in planning quarterly virtual Environmental Health Lunch & Learn events internal to DOH. Invite speakers from academia, non-profit organizations, and other government agencies to speak on environmental health topic of interest. Propose topics for future Lunch & Learn events.
• Participate in meetings such as Tracking subgroups, Environmental Health Advisory Group meetings, internal meetings, and other relevant meetings with CDC.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

The DOH reserves the right to reject or remove any unqualified contract staff if they cannot perform their duties at an acceptable level in order to meet the needs of this project.

DRESS CODE

ID must always be worn and must be clearly visible and readable (other than teleworking). The Associate Epidemiology Specialist shall dress in a manner that conveys professionalism; typically, in a “business casual” style when appearing online or in person.

COMPETENCY MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES

· Attends and participates in ongoing mandatory DOH training programs.

ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

· Maintains regular communication with supervisor and other team members.

· Interacts with colleagues and stakeholders using professional communication skills.

· Provides clear, concise, and comprehensive written work.

· Develops culturally and linguistically appropriate content and materials for presentations and messages.

· Uses appropriate imagery, vocabulary and grammar when designing educational content.

· Engages groups during presentation of educational content.

· Uses Teams and Outlook to facilitate meetings.

· Interacts with colleagues in a cooperative and respectful manner to develop effective working relationships.

· Reports problems accurately using the chain of command.

· Keeps conversations free from discriminatory, abusive, or sexually harassing comments.

· Prepares and submits thorough and accurate reports in a timely manner.

· Submits incident reports and work-related injury paperwork in a timely manner.

CRITICAL THINKING

· Prioritizes work tasks to be accomplished.

· Researches and learns necessary technical information.

· Integrates technical information into work products.

· Recognizes/anticipates project needs and priorities.

· Identifies recurring problems and barriers.

· Implements practical solutions to mitigate problems and overcome barriers.

· Coordinates with multiple organizations and colleagues to accomplish the same goals.

· Seeks guidance and permission when appropriate.

PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

· Maintains protected health information confidentiality.

· Always demonstrates professional conduct and ethical behavior when working.

· Maintains a non-discriminatory work environment.

· Abides by the Governor’s Code of Conduct and DOH Personnel Regulations, policies and procedures, and Bureau of Epidemiology policies and procedures.

· Adheres to scheduled work hours or informs supervisor of changes to schedule.

· Submits time sheets and travel expense reports in a timely manner.

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