Electronic Case Reporting Coordinator

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Public Health Division (PHD), Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention (ACDP) section, located in Portland, Oregon, has a career opportunity for an Electronic Case Reporting Coordinator. This role involves providing guidance on the administrative, policy, and programmatic aspects of agency operations related to the electronic reporting of public health data.

This is a full-time, permanent, classified position and is represented by a union, SEIU Human Services.

What will you do?

As the Electronic Case Reporting Coordinator, you will be responsible for developing long-term plans, goals, objectives, and milestones for electronic data interchange. You will evaluate the effectiveness of this exchange within the Public Health Division and with local, state, and federal agencies. This position entails assessing and improving electronic reporting systems, which includes overseeing the receipt, storage, and processing of electronic health data, as well as ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, policies, rules, and procedures. The work performed in this role will significantly impact the timeliness, accuracy, and overall quality of data reported for public health responses.

Additionally, you will coordinate all aspects of electronic reporting for reportable conditions within the ACDP. This includes overseeing onboarding and ongoing data quality assurance for electronic case reports (ECR). You will be responsible for maintaining up-to-date policies and procedures, implementing a robust data quality strategy, and ensuring that timely and accurate data are provided to the appropriate disease surveillance systems.

What we are looking for:
Minimum Qualifications:

A Bachelor's Degree in Public Health, Public Administration, Business, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science or any degree demonstrating the capacity for the knowledge and skills; and four years professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work.
OR
A combination of experience and education equivalent to seven years of experience that supports the knowledge and skills for the requirements of this position.

Desired Attributes:

• Experience in public health data, public health informatics, data systems design, and database management.
• Experience in preparing and presenting highly complex technical material and issues to audiences without specialized knowledge.
• Experience with Electronic Health Record (EHR) Systems.
• Experience with Public Health Informatics principles and methodologies.
• Knowledge and experience with software applications including: Data storage solutions, platforms, and applications (for example, FileMaker, REDCap, SQL, Azure), Analytical, visualization, and reporting tools (including SAS, Tableau, Power BI, R/R Studio), Integration engines and processes (such as Rhapsody and Mirth), Programming languages (including JavaScript, Python, C#, SQL), Data exchange methods and concepts (such as Direct Secure Messaging, FTP, VPN, REST, API, SOAP).
• Experience with public health data formatting and coding standards including: HL7 versions 2,3 (C-CDA), and Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), Logical Observation Identifier Names and Codes (LOINC), Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine – Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT), International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM).
• Experience creating, promoting, welcoming, and maintaining a culturally competent and diverse work environment.

Working Conditions:

• The work of this position may be conducted remotely with full access to needed operating systems and technology but at times will have work that needs to be conducted on-site at the Portland State Office Building, located at 800 NE Oregon Street, Portland, OR 97232. Work location can be changed at any time at the discretion of the hiring manager.
• Requires some in-state and out-of-state travel with overnight stays to attend meetings, provide presentations, make field visits and other work group activities.
• May be required to work evenings or weekends on or off-site as part of the program’s emergency response to a designated public health event.

Application Deadline: 01/12/2025

Salary Range: $5,747 - $8,831 Monthly

*Note: Effective Jan. 1, 2025, the compensation plan for this position will be adjusted to reflect a Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) of 6.55%. The salary listed in this posting does not reflect the COLA.

Directions to Apply:

• Complete the online application and questionnaire.
• Upload a current resume that demonstrates how your personal (lived), educational, and professional experience qualify you for this position. *(required)
• Upload a cover letter that addresses the points listed under the section titled “What we are looking for”. *(required)

Please ensure you have provided thorough and updated application materials as it pertains to the position for which you are applying. Your application materials will be used to determine salary based on a pay equity assessment. For further information, please visit the Pay Equity Project homepage.

The Oregon Health Authority is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer committed to workforce diversity and anti-racism.

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