Industry: Public Health

Why consider this job opportunity:
- Competitive hourly range of $21.90 to $30.00 depending on experience/qualifications
- Opportunity to be part of the Mycotic Diseases team and contribute to improving coordination and surveillance for Valley fever
- Chance to work with the California Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Possibility of extension beyond the temporary grant-funded period, based on availability of funding
- Strong emphasis on maintaining data quality and completeness, providing an opportunity to develop skills in data management and analysis

What to Expect (Job Responsibilities):
- Manage, clean, and maintain data quality and completeness of existing surveillance datasets
- Conduct basic analyses of data
- Assist with the establishment of new protocols and data collection tools
- Assist with the generation of data visualizations and written and oral reports
- Establish and maintain reliable, efficient, and effective methods for communication with team members, partners, and patients

What is Required (Qualifications):
- Ability to perform data entry, data cleaning, and data quality assessment with attention to detail
- Knowledge and application of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements and protection of health information
- Ability to conduct basic data analysis
- Timely and efficient completion of assignments
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks independently
- Demonstration of reliability and integrity
- Prior experience conducting telephone-based patient interviews (preferred)
- Prior knowledge and experience in the use of CalREDIE (preferred)
- Effective oral and written communication skills with public health professionals and patients
- Ability to provide health education and communicate basic infectious disease information to Valley Fever patients and the public
- Fluency in spoken English is required; fluency in Spanish or other languages preferred

How to Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications):
- Bachelor's degree or higher in any field
- Graduate degree in public health (preferred)
- Experience with epidemiology and data analysis
- Basic knowledge and use of statistical software such as Statistical Analysis Software (SAS) or R (preferred)
- Basic knowledge and use of data visualization software such as Tableau or R (preferred)
- Experience writing guidelines, standard operating procedures, or training materials (preferred)
- Experience conducting interviews with or working with patients or research participants (preferred)
- Experience with clinical terminology and interpreting laboratory testing results (preferred)
- Experience with Microsoft products including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access; strong knowledge of Word and Excel (preferred)
- Experience with Adobe products including Acrobat; strong knowledge of Acrobat (preferred)
- Experience working with interview/survey software, such as REDCap, SurveyMonkey, Survey123, Qualtrics, or Microsoft Forms (preferred)
- Experience working with protected health information and maintaining patient confidentiality (preferred)

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