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07/28/2022

Epidemiologist 1

Henry County Health Department

Henry County Health Department’s Public Health Nursing division is seeking a Full-Time Epidemiologist 1 to provide services for both Henry County Health Department and Putnam County Health Department.

Qualifications/Licensure Requirements:

Minimum of bachelor’s degree required in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, or other related field; master’s degree preferred; minimum two (2) years’ experience with disease prevention and control programming efforts and/or emergency preparedness and response; or an equivalent combination of training, education, and experience; bilingual (Spanish) skills preferred.

Responsibilities include:

• Responsible for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting epidemiological data and applying it for decision making and guiding the jurisdiction’s COVID-19 response.
• Building capacity for infection prevention and control in local health departments, healthcare settings, congregate settings, and high-risk/vulnerable populations.
• Identifying vulnerable populations, communities, and groups in the jurisdiction that are disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
• Assist with cluster and outbreak investigations, including facility-based outbreaks.
• Assist with developing epidemiological reports for a variety of stakeholders and developing and maintaining dashboards to communicate the status of, and trends in, the local epidemic

Hours and Pay Range:

Full-time; non-exempt from overtime. Pay Grade 5; pay range $20.25 - $32.75 per hour.

Please submit completed application, cover letter, resume, and three professional references to the Human Resources Department, Henry County Health Department, 1843 Oakwood Avenue, Napoleon, OH 43545, or email to humanresources@henrycohd.org

HCHD will accept applications until the position is filled.  Applications can be found on the health department website at: www.henrycohd.org

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