This is a full-time, project Epidemiologist 3 position located within the Division of Disease Control & Health Statistics, in the Office of Public Health Outbreak Coordination, Informatics, and Surveillance (PHOCIS). This project position is currently funded through July 31, 2024.
The Department of Health’s (DOH) mission is to work with others to protect and improve the health of all people in Washington State. This Epidemiologist 3 position, located in PHOCIS’s Surveillance Section, contributes to this mission by supporting the assessment and enhancement of public health surveillance through the expansion of syndromic surveillance and notifiable conditions reporting. These activities improve PHOCIS and DOH’s capacity to identify public health trends, conduct investigations, and to support program development for preventing, detecting, and controlling diseases and other priority public health topics in Washington state. This work is done to support DOH’s Rapid Health Information Network (RHINO) and supports the effective use of public health data and surveillance systems supported and utilized by DOH and LHJ epidemiologists.
The vision of the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is equity and optimal health for all. Our mission is to work with others to protect and improve the health of all people in Washington state.