Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Data and Special Studies Analyst (Operations & Policy Analyst 3) - 30-month limited duration position
- Oregon Health Authority
- Portland OR
- Sep 23, 2020
Job Description
Job number: REQ-50233
Close date: 10/06/2020
Salary Range: $4,957 - $7,618
Location: Portland, OR
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This is a full-time, limited duration, open competitive opportunity and/or job rotation opportunity for current State of Oregon employees. This position is classified service and represented by a union.
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Public Health Division (PHD), Acute & Communicable Disease Prevention Section (ACDP) in Portland, OR is recruiting for a Health Care Associated Infections (HAI) Data and Special Studies Analyst to assure continued development and maintenance of mission-critical applications for disease surveillance, outbreak management, and cost-effective health information exchange with clinical and public health partners.
What will you do?
As a Health Care Associated Infections (HAI) Data and Special Studies Analyst, you will work with program staff and stakeholders to build, implement and maintain systems to meet evolving data requirements to help the program prevent the spread of infections in healthcare settings throughout the state of Oregon. You will ensure systems maintain needs for secure and efficient data collection, analysis and transmission. You will increase program data system analytic, visualization, and reporting capabilities. You will maintain applications using the highest standards of data security, confidentiality, and business continuity.
What are we looking for?
Requested Skills
- Minimum requirements: Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, statistics or any degree demonstrating the capacity for the knowledge and skills and four years of professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work related to database design and management OR any combination of experience and education equivalent to seven years of professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work related to database design and management.
- Preference will be given to applicants with a master’s degree in computer science, engineering, statistics or equivalent training and experience.
- Experience with all stages of database design which includes building specifications and ERDs.
- Experience with public health data, public health informatics, data systems design and database management.
- Experience with public health data formatting and coding standards (Health Level Seven (HL7), International Classification of Diseases (ICD), and other standardized and proprietary codes.
- Experience working with Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and data.
- Experience with software applications and OS platforms: analytic and programmatic applications (SPSS, Epilnfo, FileMaker), Windows Desktop and Server, file transfer protocol (FTP and sFTP), Virtual Private Network (VPN), and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability to write SQL queries and JAVA scripts.
- Experience with API (application programming interface).
- Experience promoting a culturally competent and diverse work environment.
How to Apply
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Contact Information
Cyndi Phipps-Roman 503-569-0066
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The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is a state agency dedicated to helping people and communities achieve optimum physical, mental and social well-being through partnerships, prevention and access to quality, affordable health care. We are absolutely committed to ongoing innovation in the delivery of services, and to recruiting, developing and retaining dedicated employees.
OHA includes most of the state's health care programs, including Public Health, Health Policy and Analytics, Health Systems Division, and Oregon State Hospital. Incorporating the state's health care programs within one agency gives the state greater purchasing and marketing power to begin tackling the issues of cost, quality, and access to care.