Job/Position DescriptionDo you have a "can do" attitude, enjoy working on a dynamic team, and want to be a part of the fascinating field of Infectious Disease Prevention? If yes, join our team of forward-thinking public health and medical professionals working toward improving the health of Texans.Subject matter expert and performs senior-level epidemiological work related to the reporting of antimicrobial resistant (AR) organisms in the state of Texas. Initiates, plans, conducts, and oversees epidemiological surveillance of AR organisms. Designs processes for the collection, management, evaluation, and dissemination of AR organism data entered in the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS). Performs quality assurance reviews and data analysis of large datasets of AR organisms surveillance data. Develops educational materials and trainings for healthcare facilities and public health departments regarding the reporting of AR organisms. Prepares presentations and technical reports of AR organisms data. Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders at the local, regional and state level on AR organisms initiatives. Consults with hospital administrators, physicians, state and national organizations and others on the epidemiology of AR organisms. Responds to public inquiries regarding AR organisms. Develops recommendations to Manager on budget, grants, contracts, staffing needs, policies and procedures as needed.Essential Job Functions45% Epidemiology and SurveillanceInitiates, plans, conducts, and oversees epidemiological studies and surveillance projects regarding AR organisms. Provides technical assistance and epidemiologic consultation to public health department epidemiologists, infection preventionists, medical professionals, and other stakeholders on data entry, case classification, and other aspects of AR organism reporting. Coordinates reporting of AR organisms with healthcare facilities, local and regional health departments, CDC, and other internal and external stakeholders. Ensures accuracy, precision, completeness, timeliness, and fidelity of data collected during epidemiological investigations and data entered into the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS). Conducts some data entry, reviews, and approves or rejects notifications and oversees year-end date cleanup in NEDSS. Develops AR reporting guidelines and resources. Works with the Public Health Informatics and Data Exchange Group to update notifiable AR organism pages in NEDSS. 35% Leadership and Education Serves as subject matter expert for AR organisms reporting. May coordinate the work of other epidemiologists. Mentors and trains state, local and regional health department epidemiologists, infection preventionists, and other healthcare facility staff. Assists with grants, including writing work plans, making recommendations for budgets, carrying out and tracking activities, and reporting milestones and performance measures. Manages projects and helps prioritize tasks to ensure their timely completion. Hosts and attends meetings with internal and external stakeholders to provide updates about AR organism reporting. Develops and provides educational materials and trainings for healthcare facilities, public health departments, general public and other partners. Develops recommendations to Manager on contracts, staffing needs, policies and procedures. Participates in the interviews and selection process for other team members. Serves as a point of contact for the CDC on issu https://jobshrportal.hhsc.state.tx.us/ENG/CareerPortal/job_profile.cfm?szOrderID=604228 Copy the URL in the preceding sentence to an Internet Explorer browser to apply to the job directly through the Texas Health and Human Services Career Portal.