Full announcement can be found here.
DIRECTOR OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
John H
Stroger Hospital
Cook
County Health & Hospitals System
Chicago,
IL
JOB SUMMARY
Under the general supervision of the Deputy Director of Public
Health Programs or designee. The Director of Epidemiology directs and oversees
all aspects of health status assessment and health planning for use in agency
and community based strategic planning and program development. Applies
principles of epidemiology, health informatics and planning.
Link
to this job posting for a detailed job description and application process: https://cookcountyil.taleo.net/careersection/200/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=00120757
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
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Master’s
degree or higher in Epidemiology or Biostatistics, or Master’s degree or higher
in Public Health, with a concentration in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or
Infectious Diseases is required
·
Minimum five (5) years’ experience working in community
epidemiologic analysis of population health data and strategic community health
planning is required
·
Minimum two (2) years of supervisory experience is required
·
Minimum one (1) year of experience in disease surveillance
and control; chronic disease assessment and prevention; demography; public
health informatics; or community
health assessment and planning is required
·
Must
obtain NIMS FEMA IS 100, 200, 700, and 800 certifications within six months of hire date is required
·
Must be able to travel to locations throughout the
Cook County area is required
ABOUT
COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS SYSTEM
As one of the largest public health systems in the country,
the Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS) cares for more than 300,000
individuals resulting in over 1 million patient visits each year. Our mission to care for all, regardless of
their ability to pay, dates back to 1835. In that time, we have cared for
millions of patients and trained thousands of doctors, nurses and health
professionals. We conduct important research making substantial contributions
to current practices. With a patient-centric focus, we look to our teams to
provide a commitment to leading edge practices and approaches, collegial
relationships and the CCHHS mission.
