Wage Information
Minimum Salary: $49,448
Employment at Canton City Public Health comes with a full array of benefits. We offer comprehensive health insurance, paid vacations, paid holidays, a retirement plan, and sick time.
Applicants must apply at
governmentjobs.com. Applicants
MUST submit a copy of their valid driver's license along with their application and any other pertinent documentation.
This is an
open examination. To be eligible for the position under this examination, all applicants must be a U.S. Citizen or have their permanent resident card. Applicants must be a High School graduate or possess a G.E.D. and be at least 18 years of age.
Job Description
Position Summary:
The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiologist I is responsible for carrying out a range of investigative and analytical epidemiologic activities related to monitoring and evaluation of maternal and infant health. The MCH epidemiologist is one of five core team members managing the county-wide collaborative known as Stark County THRIVE (Toward Health Resiliency for Infant Vitality and Equity). Its mission is to provide trusted information and connections to help empower the community to align equitable strategies to improve infant vitality. This person supports the planning and implementation of the THRIVE infant vitality community collaborative strategic plan and various grant deliverables. Stark County is one of nine Ohio communities comprising the Ohio Equity Initiative, overseen by the Ohio Department of Children and Youth.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Collects, analyzes, and interprets health data from various sources, such as birth and death certificates, Medicaid data, the Data Ohio Platform, and the Birth Defects Surveillance system. Describes populations by race, ethnicity, culture, societal, educational and professional backgrounds, age, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.
- Researches, determines and utilizes appropriate epidemiological and statistical methods to evaluate and interpret programs, with a special focus on maternal and child health programs and related outcome data. Uses knowledge of specific sociocultural factors in the population to interpret findings. Recommends public health actions that are relevant to affected communities.
- Provides primary epidemiologic support for the THRIVE project which includes the Fetal Infant Mortality Review Team, Community Resource Connector, and grantees.
- Ensures confidentiality of protected health information and maintains confidentiality of all data throughout its lifecycle. Follows rules of data integrity to ensure usable data is accurate, complete, consistent and reliable.
- Coordinates, implements, evaluates, and/or suggests improvements to existing surveillance systems to ensure inclusion of groups subject to health disparities are captured.
- Maintains and updates data briefs, reports, and manages the THRIVE Clear Impact Scorecard, ensuring visible program performance and that health data is accessible, accurate, and current.
- Disseminates data to health professionals, the general public, and the media in an appropriate and understandable format including but not limited to presentations and technical reports or publication.
- Participates in writing grants and other funding proposals.
- Participates in internal and external committees and workgroups related to areas of expertise.
- May provide administrative leadership and technical guidance to lower-level professional, technical, and administrative support staff, as assigned.
- Engages with other public health entities and cross-sector partners to implement and evaluate programs to promote health, develop data-driven policies, and provide the foundations for meaningful collaborations with communities.
- Uses statistical software to analyze and manage data for monitoring maternal and child health issues in Stark County.
- Conducts studies designed to identify segments of the population at greatest risk of poor birth outcomes and identifies social determinants of health impacting those populations.
- May serve as project lead in organizing epidemiologic programs, data needs assessments, and activities
- Participates in the design of surveys and questionnaires to collect data on maternal and child health issues with a focus on reducing the disparity in birth outcomes between African American/Black and White infants and social determinants of health.
- Completes data analysis and data visualization using Excel and Tableau for use by THRIVE program leadership for internal and external requirements.
- Provides support functions in response to public health emergencies as directed by the Health Commissioner.
The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.
Minimum Qualifications And Credentials
The following must be acquired and maintained prior to initial hire.
- Master’s degree in public health, epidemiology or biostatistics or another data science.
- Skills should include experience with:
- Analyzing population health data by race and gender to identify,
- Significant differences/inequities in health status,
- Systemic barriers,
- Underlying social and structural factors contributing to health disparities, and
- Interventions that address the specific needs of different populations.
- Software including REDCap, Microsoft Office Suite, and Google
- Developing visual products in Tableau platform, not required but preferred.
- Performance management software, not required but preferred.
- Valid driver's license
The following must be acquired and maintained. These credentials are not required upon initial hire but must be acquired after hiring and within 3 months. Training will be provided for all of these credentials.
- Certification in National Incident Management System (NIMS) Incident Command Systems (ICS) levels 100 and 700.
Work Environment:
This position works primarily in a climate-controlled office. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time. Requires a minimum of quarterly meetings with department personnel, stakeholders and members of the community. Meetings will often occur outside of the department throughout the city and county. Requires occasional travel outside of the area and overnight for training, meetings and conferences. City vehicle can be provided for work activities/work travel with supervisor approval. This position may require infrequent adjustments to a typical work schedule to accommodate the needs of the community (nights and weekends).
Reasonable accommodation in accordance with ADA Compliance will be made available to those who need it to achieve the above descriptions.
Testing Information
SHOULD TEN OR FEWER QUALIFIED APPLICATIONS BE RECEIVED, AN EXAMINATION MAY NOT BE REQUIRED UNLESS TESTING IS NEEDED TO MERGE APPLICANTS ONTO AN EXISTING LIST. NAMES WILL BE PLACED ON AN ELIGIBILITY LIST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR APPLICATION FILING DATE. SHOULD MORE THAN TEN QUALIFIED APPLICANTS REGISTER FOR THIS EXAMINATION, THOSE APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE FORMAT, LOCATION, DATE, AND TIME OF THE EXAMINATION.
Repeating an Exam: Per OAC Rule 123: 1-9-01, an applicant who has competed in a civil service examination cannot repeat that examination or take and examination for the same classification within
FOUR MONTHS from the date of original examination, unless an alternative form of examination is given, or unless other standards are specific in the examination announcement.
RATING
Your name will be placed on a list of eligible candidates upon receiving a passing score. Once the list has been established, your name will remain on the list for a period of one (1) year.
Additional Information
- DISCLAIMER* All applicants should receive an email from noreply@governmentjobs.com confirming that their application was received. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please contact Civil Service at jobs@cantonohio.gov to confirm that your application went through.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO VETERANS
As provided in ORC 124.23C, any person who has completed service in the uniformed services, who have been honorably discharged from the uniformed services or transferred to the reserve with evidence of satisfactory service, and who is an Ohio resident and any member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the Ohio National Guard, who has completed more than 180 days of active duty service pursuant to an executive order of the President of the United States or an act of Congress of the United States may file with the director a certificate of service or honorable discharge (DD-214 – Long version), and upon this filing, the person shall receive an additional credit of twenty percent (20%) of the person’s total grade given in the examination in which the person receives a passing grade.
A member in good standing of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the Ohio National Guard, who successfully completes the member’s initial entry-level training shall receive a credit of fifteen percent (15%) of the person’s total grade given in the examination in which the person receives a passing grade.
NOTICE OF DRUG TESTING REQUIREMENT
Pursuant to Civil Service Rules applicants are hereby advised that the position of employment being examined for
MAY be subject to a drug test. Accordingly, eligibility is not considered final until drug testing has been successfully completed with a negative result.
NOTICE OF BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
Be advised that candidates
may be subjected to a confidential background investigation, including, but not limited to, a criminal record check and driving record check.
ADA COMPLIANCE
Reasonable accommodation in accordance with ADA Compliance will be made available upon request to those qualified applicants in need of it, in order to achieve the essential job functions as described above.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for appointment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, political affiliation, age, type of disability, or any other non-merit factor.
At the City of Canton, we are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
BY ORDER OF THE CANTON CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Rachel A. Forchione, Director
Anna M. Moeglin, Assistant Director
City of Canton permanent, full-time employees (working 30 hours per week or more) and their eligible dependents become eligible for comprehensive health benefits on the first day of the month following 60 days of employment. Health benefits include hospitalization, outpatient services, prescription coverage, dental and vision coverage, and group life insurance.
Time off benefits may include paid vacation, paid holidays, and paid sick leave.
Full-time employees may be eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. To learn more about the program and how to qualify, visit https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service
All Safety Forces (Police and Fire) become members of the Ohio Police and Fire Pension (OP & F). All other employees become members of the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS).
For additional information regarding benefits, contact the Human Resources Department at 330.438.4136.
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Are you a U. S. Citizen or do you have a valid permanent resident card?
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Do you have a valid driver's license?
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Do you have Master's degree in public health, epidemiology or biostatistics or another data science?
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Do you have experience with software including REDCap, Microsoft Office Suite, and Google?
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Do you have experience analyzing population health data by race and gender to identify significant differences/inequities in health status, systemic barriers, underlying social and structural factors contributing to health disparities, and interventions that address the specific needs of different populations?
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While not required, do you have experience developing visual products in Tableau platform?
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While not required, do you have experience in using performance management software?
