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| Job Title: |
Injury Prevention Epidemiologist
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| Job Number: |
620089
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| Organization: |
Texas Department of State Health Services
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| Posted: |
10/22/2024
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| Type: |
Full-Time
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| Classification: |
Injury Control and Prevention
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| Industry: |
Government
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| Number of Openings: |
1
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| Location: |
Austin (remote in Texas), TX USA
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| Compensation: |
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| Position Description: |
The injury Prevention Epidemiologist III performs highly advanced research and epidemiological work in injury and prevention. Responsibilities: serve as the primary liaison on data and program data quality and provide consultation, presentations, and troubleshooting on data; develop and implement advanced epidemiologic investigations following new or standardized scientific policies and protocols; and oversee data abstraction, prepare data quality reports, and check data quality meets or exceeds defined criteria.
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| Qualifications: |
Position requires strong project management skills to organize major projects and meet deadlines, and strong technical writing skills to communicate project and research information clearly and succinctly to state and federal agencies. Candidates must be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external partners, work in a team environment, and feel comfortable making recommendations for program improvement to various audiences.
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| Organization Description: |
The Injury Prevention Unit manages the Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Registries (EMSTR), the Child Fatality Review Team (CFRT) program, the Safe Riders Passenger Safety Program, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Texas Violent Death Reporting System (TVDRS), and the CDC Texas Overdose Data to Action.
Our vision is to use data and public health best practices to inform injury prevention activities and programs.
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| Closing Date: |
11/5/2024
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| Desired Starting Date: |
1/1/2025
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| Contact Name: |
Mounika Bazar, Analytics Manager / Epidemiologist
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| Contact Location: |
1100 West 49th Street
Mail Code 1922
Austin TX 78756
United States
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| Contact Location: |
1100 West 49th Street
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Mail Code 1922
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Austin TX 78756
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United States
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| Contact Phone: |
512-776-7111
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| Contact Fax: |
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| Contact Email: |
injury.web@dshs.texas.gov
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| Web Address: |
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| How to Apply: |
Visit the HHS job portal (https://jobshrportal.hhsc.state.tx.us/), select Applicants and search for the posting number (620089) OR enter the city (Austin) and department (Department of State Health Services).
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| Additional Information: |
Successful candidates will be full time telework but must live in Texas to be eligible.
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| Web Site Delete Date: |
12/24/2024
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