Interstate Liaison

The Office of Surveillance, Informatics and Evaluation conducts surveillance of suspected and confirmed cases of TB; maintains the TB registry and case management system (Maven) of all TB cases, contacts to TB cases, persons suspected of having TB and children under 5 with latent TB infection (LTBI); conducts data analysis and research to describe the epidemiology of TB in NYC and to inform TB prevention and control policy. The office also coordinates interjurisdictional transfers of TB patients to ensure continuity of TB evaluation, treatment, and care. We are seeking a Public Health Epidemiologist II to join our office as an Interstate Liaison. This person will supervise and conduct activities related to the transfer of data related to TB patients to other city, state, and international jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

Serve as a liaison to other city, state, and international jurisdictions; Send and receive data to other jurisdictions as required by protocol; Ensure timely processing of all referrals for TB patients entering and leaving NYC; Track all patients for whom a referral has been sent to or received from another jurisdiction; Ensure that all required information pertaining to interjurisdictional referrals and related processes is entered into Maven in a complete and timely fashion; Review all patients who have left or entered NYC during treatment are properly referred, managed, and counted; Monitor and update Maven workflows to ensure data quality; Collaborate with internal and external partners of the agency; Respond to the TB Hotline calls from health-care providers outside of NYC; Other duties as required; Coordinate patient care across the country and provide guidance to NYC providers

Requirements

Master's degree from an accredited college or university in epidemiology, public health with a concentration in epidemiology, or a health-related field with a minimum of 6 graduate credits in epidemiology and 6 additional graduate credits in epidemiology or biostatistics; OR baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university plus two years of full-time paid experience as a health professional in a position which requires data collection and the reading and interpretation of medical charts and medical information in support of surveillance and epidemiologic investigations; Only permanent employees in the title and those reachable on the Public Health Epidemiologist civil service list are eligible to apply; Significant experience in public health; Experience working with external entities; Experience reviewing medical charts; Strong communication and documentation skills

Benefits

Premium-free health insurance plan; Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position's associated union/benefit fund; Public sector defined benefit pension plan; Tax-deferred savings program; Worksite Wellness Program; Work from home policy allowing up to two days during the week depending on position; Job security