Position Overview
The Illinois Department of Public Health is seeking a highly motivated individual to develop, design,implement and independently conduct statewide analytical studies and surveillance of relevantpopulation health outcomes and scientific research projects. Applies epidemiologic principles to thedesign, implementation and evaluation of outbreak investigations. Initiates and performs literaturereviews for the design, implementation and interpretation of research studies and programevaluations. Develops and manages certain grant applications and projects. Providesepidemiological support regarding infectious disease control to local health departments,physicians, and other public agencies in the Central region of Illinois. Travels in performance ofduties.
Job Responsibilities
1. Performs highly complex data management functions and assignments pertaining tosurveillance, needs assessment, quality improvement and planning activities related to publichealth.
Uses expertise in survey design database management, and statistical methods to coordinatedata collection, integration, analysis and use for local and state health needs assessments,program evaluations, and routine surveillance activities.
Ensures that analyses are designed to include and address health disparities, health equityand other health issues among potentially underrepresented population groups.
Synthesizes principles of sound ethical and legal practices for application to study design,data collection and data analyses.
2.
Responsible for assisting in Outbreak Control.
Tracks outbreak investigations for completeness and assures that documentation is submittedby local investigation agencies that will allow for final determination as to source and etiologicagent.
Reviews information on new outbreaks, assures that information is given to local healthdepartments to appropriately guide their investigations, provides technical assistance to localhealth department personnel on infectious disease surveillance and investigation ofoutbreaks.
Applies epidemiologic principles to the design, implementation and evaluation of outbreakinvestigations.
Provides epidemiological support regarding infectious disease control to local healthdepartments, physicians, and other public agencies in the Central region of Illinois.
Job Responsibilities (cont)
3. Initiates and performs literature reviews for the design, implementation and interpretation ofresearch studies and program evaluations.
Reviews and synthesizes reports from analysis of epidemiologic or biostatistics surveillancedata and other information.
Adds to and expands current scientific knowledge of the issues of public health importance.
Provides data and defines programmatic corrective actions to alleviate adverse health effects.
Disseminate surveillance and research findings to various stakeholders and audiencesincluding submitting peer-reviewed articles to scientific journals.
Evaluates program performance and outcomes to make sure proposed policies and practiceswill promote and protect public health based on sound epidemiologic principles.
4.
Develops and manages certain grant applications and projects.
Writes grant applications for funds to carry out communicable disease projects and submits tothe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, other governmental agencies and privatefoundations.
Manages activities for existing grants including establishing a multi-state communicabledisease collaborative, overseeing the development of archived trainings, and establishment ofperformance metrics and standards for evaluating communicable disease control programs.
5. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of theduties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications
1.
Requires possession of a Bachelor’s degree in public health, registered nursing, microbiology,sociology, anthropology, veterinary medicine, biology, psychology, chemistry, epidemiology ora related field.
2.
Requires four years of professional experience in communicable disease or infectious diseasesurveillance and/or control programs at the local, state or federal level.
Preferred Qualifications
1. Three years experience investigating cases of communicable disease and outbreaks.
2. Three years experience performing complex data management functions and assignments
pertaining to surveillance, needs assessment, quality improvement and planning activities related topublic health.
3. Two years experience conducting studies or surveillance activities using epidemiologic principles.
4. Two years experience providing medical consultation and epidemiological support regardinginfectious disease control.
5. One year experience in writing grant applications.
Conditions of Employment
Requires ability to travel.
Require a valid driver's license.
Work Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm
Work Location:
525 W Jefferson St Springfield, IL 62702-5056
Agency Contact Email:
DPH.HRApplications@illinois.gov
Phone #:
217-785-2031

About Illinois Department of Public Health

Department Overview In Illinois, if you have eaten at a restaurant, required hospital or nursing home care, vacationed at a campground or swam at a public beach or pool, drank a glass of milk, got married or divorced ,had a baby, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has touched your life in some important way. Assuring the quality of our food, setting the standards for hospital and nursing home care, checking the safety of recreation areas, overseeing the inspection of milk producing farms and processing plants, maintaining the state's vital records and screening newborns for genetic diseases are just some of the duties of IDPH. In fact, IDPH has 200 different programs that benefit each state resident and visitor, although its daily activities of maintaining the public's health are rarely noticed unless a breakdown in the system occurs. With the assistance of local public health agencies, these essential programs and services make up Illinois' public health system, a system that forms a frontline defense against disease through preventive measures and education. Public health has provided the foundation for remarkable gains in saving lives and reducing suffering. ...Today, life expectancy is 80 years for women and 74 years for men compared with fewer than 50 years at the at the beginning of the 20th century. In the past, IDPH directed state efforts to control smallpox, cholera and typhoid, virtually eliminated polio, reduced dental decay through fluoridation of community water supplies, and corrected sanitary conditions that threatened water and food supplies. Today, IDPH has programs to deal with persistent problems that require continued vigilance – infectious diseases, such as AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) and meningococcal disease; foodborne and communicable diseases, such as E. coli 0157: H7, monkeypox, salmonella and West Nile virus; vaccine preventable diseases; lead poisoning; lack of health care in rural areas; health disparities among racial groups, breast, cervical and prostate cancer; Alzheimer's disease; and other health threats -- sexually transmitted diseases, tobacco use, violence, and other conditions associated with high-risk behaviors. In addition, IDPH has been charged with handling the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the threat of bioterrorism. IDPH, which is one of the state's oldest agencies, was first organized in 1877 with a staff of three and a two-year budget of $5,000. IDPH, now has an annual budget of $2.9 billion in state and federal funds, headquarters in Springfield and Chicago, seven regional offices located around the state, three laboratories, and 1,200 employees. IDPH is organized into 12 offices, each of which addresses a distinct area of public health. Each office operates and supports numerous ongoing programs and is prepared to respond to extraordinary situations as they arise.

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