Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) Epidemiologist II

Are you ready to make a difference in the community by identifying and preventing diseases? Do you enjoy data analysis and utilizing data to make informed public health decisions? Join our team and utilize your amazing talents!

As a Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) Epidemiologist II, you will work closely with the HAI surveillance team on HAI/AR surveillance activities within the Division of Epidemiology and Informatics. In this role, you will conduct complex HAI outbreak investigations, coordinate with external partners, analyze data, direct and assist in preparing HAI reports, monitor multi-drug-resistant organism (MDRO) trends, interpret MDRO data to develop evidence-based HAI protocols, and implement HAI prevention/response strategies and control measures throughout Maricopa County.

About Us

Come work for Maricopa County Department of Public Health, the 3rd largest health jurisdiction in the U.S.! MCDPH’s mission is to increase the quality of life for our residents by collaborating with the community to develop and implement strategies, programs, and services addressing the emerging and changing needs of public health. We aim to serve Maricopa County residents with a focus on health equity and a data-driven approach to our work. We value our staff's unique skills and differences, as well as the varied experiences and disciplines we represent. Together, we are working towards our vision of creating a healthy, thriving Maricopa County for all.

Proud to Offer

• Work with a greater purpose

• Tuition reimbursement

• Exceptional work-life balance, with hybrid and alternative work schedule options

• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

• Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center, Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families

• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave

• Extensive wellness program, including an incentive

• Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System, a defined retirement benefit requiring a 12% per paycheck contribution rate that includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

• Want to learn more about the County’s Qualifying and Compensation Philosophy? Follow this link to learn more! Work With Us | Maricopa County, AZ

We Require

• Two years of experience performing epidemiological or statistical analysis

• Master’s degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, or a closely related public health field

• A combination of post-secondary education and/or job-related experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year-for-year basis 

We Also Value

• A public health degree from an academically accredited college or university, as recognized by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)

• Programming experience in SAS, R, or a similar statistical software program

• Experience conducting disease surveillance activities and managing analytical projects

• Experience with case or outbreak investigation

Job Contributions

• Use public health surveillance systems to monitor conditions of public health concerns and detect events that require additional investigation and follow-up, particularly for HAI-related cluster detection

• Conduct epidemiological investigations with patients and healthcare providers to gather information about potential exposures

• Assist Senior HAI Epidemiologist in MDRO prevention and response activities

• Design, manage, and analyze datasets with statistical analysis software, such as SAS

• Recommend, implement, and support public health interventions that contribute to the mitigation of a threat, hazard, risk, or incident and monitor intervention effectiveness

• Collaborate with local, state, regional, and national-level partners to maintain and improve public health surveillance systems, data quality, and situational awareness

• Fulfill data requests and produce epidemiological reports for internal and external stakeholders

• Serve as a liaison with other Maricopa County Department of Public Health offices to provide support to their work and program activities

• Exchange health-related information and situational awareness report with federal, state, local, and tribal levels of government and the private sector to support public health emergency preparedness capabilities

• Enhance surveillance and detection systems in response to incidents of public health significance.

• Prepare protocols, policies, guidance documents, presentations, and training related to public health data management and epidemiological analysis

Working Conditions

• Position is primarily office-based with extensive computer work using various moderately complex databases and working under stressful conditions related to death and disease

• Must be able to work on-call periodically, and strict adherence to confidentiality policies is required

• Valid Arizona driver’s license is required upon hire

• Position requires traveling to and from job-related locations during a scheduled workday, subject to County policies regarding use of County or private vehicles on County business

• Ability to exert up to 10 lbs. occasionally or negligible weights frequently; sitting most of the time

• Must be able to participate in emergency response training as scheduled and be available to respond as directed in the event of a public health emergency

• Within one month of hire, all employees will be required to provide evidence of immunity or receive immunizations for vaccine-preventable illnesses for any position within the Maricopa County Department of Public Health; required immunizations include MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), Tdap (whooping cough and diphtheria), Varicella (chickenpox), and annual Influenza; some positions require a Hepatitis B vaccine and/or a Tuberculosis test