Santa Fe, NM: Medical Epidemiologist, New Mexico Emerging Infections Program, New Mexico Department of Health

New Mexico Department of Health
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Title: Medical Epidemiologist
Organization: New Mexico Department of Health
Location: Santa Fe, NM
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Position Description:
Serve as Active Bacterial Core surveillance (ABCs) Principal Investigator (PI) for the New Mexico Emerging Infections Program (NM EIP)-member of the national EIP Network-and to work with the core infectious disease surveillance and response team within ERD. 50% of duties will be as ABCs PI and 50% as medical epidemiologist with core infectious disease surveillance and response duties. ABCs PI duties will include: a) supervise two EIP-related positions housed at NMDOH; b) collaborate with FoodNet PI (employed at University of New Mexico [UNM]), including shared responsibilities of overseeing ABCs and FoodNet ‘surveillance officers’ (employed at UNM); c) participate in Respiratory Disease Activity program of EIP (collaborative duties with FoodNet PI); d) participate in national EIP network activities with focus on ABCs. Medical epidemiology duties with core infectious disease surveillance and response programs will include: a) provide consultation to the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program staff (nurses, mid-level medical providers and epidemiologists) on surveillance, case/outbreak investigations, program projects and research; b) assure the integration of EIP with the current NMDOH infectious disease surveillance system; c) oversee and publish analytic epidemiology studies and projects; c) respond to public inquiries; d) provide after-hours ‘on-call’ duties (compensated).
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Qualifications:
Applicants must be a licensed physician in the state of New Mexico at the time of hire. Other desirable training and experience would include: a) public health academic training (e.g. MPH, DrPH, PhD); b) public health practice experience; c) Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) training; d) experience and/or ability to perform analytic epidemiologic analyses and/or studies; e) clinical experience; f) knowledge of the public health system; g) ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
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Organization Description:
The New Mexico Department of Health is a centralized, statewide Public Health Agency. It provides services to persons throughout the state including education, providing health information to the public, and protects communities by preventing the spread of disease and preparing for health emergencies. The Epidemiology and Response division is responsible for tracking infectious diseases and providing health statistics, trains organizations in disease control and responds to public health emergencies. The New Mexico Department of Health is an equal opportunity employer and we are also a Drug and Alcohol free workplace.
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Closing Date: 09/11/2007
Desired Starting Date: 11/05/2007
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Contact Information:
Joan Baumbach, MD, MPH
Infectious Disease Bureau Chief
1190 St. Francis Drive
PO Box 26110
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502-6110
Phone:505-827-0011
Fax: 505-827-0013
Email: joan.baumbach@state.nm.us

Website:www.health.state.nm.us
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How to Apply:
All jobs at the Department of Health are posted at the New Mexico State Personnel Office (SPO) website by location. If you have questions about the job application process call Margaret Romero at the SPO, 505-476-7760. She will help you walk through the applications process. Reference number:9976
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Additional Information:
Job is posted at the following web address: https://sharehcm.state.nm.us/psp/nmhp89/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL For more information contact Joan Baumbach.