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To Be Completed By Human Resources Classification ______________ Salary Grade _______________ Michigan Public Health Institute Position Description Title: National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Surveillance Epidemiologist Employee Name: TBA Supervisor: Jay Fiedler, Surveillance and Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section Manager; Communicable Disease Division; Bureau of Epidemiology and Population Health; Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Purpose: This full-time NHSN Surveillance Epidemiologist will work on multiple projects providing data analysis support. The NHSN Surveillance Epidemiologist will help with ongoing analysis and reports of NHSN data including new data provided via the Antimicrobial Use and resistance (AUR) Module, the Antimicrobial Stewardship Communities of Care Initiative and NHSN Validation data. Duties and Responsibilities: Qualitative and quantitative data analysis including large-scale data transfers, trend graphing, and statistical analysis. Analyses will be performed on data from: Ongoing surveillance data provided from Michigan healthcare facilities via the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Newly provided data from the NHSN Antimicrobial Use and Resistance (AUR) Classification module _____________________ Salary Code ______________________ MDHHS’s Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Communities of Care Initiative including initiative formation and design, data collection and data analysis MDHHS’s NHSN Validation activities Complete data entry as needed Contribute to summary and feedback data report development, distribution, and analysis. All other duties as assigned. Maintain a positive, strong, credible, professional and interpersonal relationship with all parties relevant of MPHI projects, and represent to the best interest of MPHI at all times Qualifications/Requirements: Education: Possession of a master's degree with a major in epidemiology or public health with a minimum of 8 semester (12 term) graduate-level hours in epidemiology and biostatistics courses. MPHI is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer Page 1 of 2 Experience: Coursework in basic Biostatistics, Epidemiology. Important Skills and Characteristics: Employee must have excellent oral and written communication skills and be able to work well in team situations. Selfmotivated, ability to simultaneously lead multiple groups with different goals, able to complete work in timely manner, and handle multiple tasks at one time under supervision. Knowledge of epidemiology, biostatistics, and data analysis; of spreadsheets and database software; of general record keeping and filing systems; and of basic mathematics preferred. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and familiarity with email/internet browser software. Work Environment and Physical Requirements: Standard office environment. Job may require moderate physical effort including lifting materials and equipment of <50# and involves viewing a CRT or VDT screen 25–75% of the time. RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WORK OF OTHERS: No assigned responsibility. IMPACT ON PROJECTS, SERVICES AND OPERATIONS This position will provide training and education at the Masters level to develop and enhance healthcare–associated and resistant pathogen infectious disease surveillance. This area of Public Health is new and exemplifies an important issue in emerging infectious diseases across the country. The problems of healthcareassociated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance were once thought to be confined to the hospital setting, but are now impacting the community. Employee will have a direct impact upon the healthcare facility and state-level HAI surveillance. REQUIRED COMMUNICATION Contact Person/Group TBD – SHARP Unit Manager Jay Fiedler Allison Murad Brenda Brennan Noreen Mollon TBD – AR Epi Frequency Weekly Weekly Daily Daily Daily Daily Purpose Supervision Interim Supervision Project oversight Project oversight Project Oversight Project Oversight For purposes of employment standards, this classification is “Non-Exempt” from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Signature_______________________________________ Date_________________ Employee Signature Signature_______________________________________ Date_________________ Supervisor or Program Director MPHI is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer Page 2 of 2