Communication Skills, Data Processing, Dental Insurance, Disease Investigation, Electronic Data Capture (EDC), Epidemiology, HL7 (Health Level 7), Health Department, Health Insurance, Identify Issues, Infectious Diseases, Informatics, Interoperability, Onboarding, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Production Control, Project/Program Management, R Programming Language, Reporting Dashboards, Requirements Management, SQL (Structured Query Language), SSI, Standards Development, Statistical Analysis System (SAS), Statistical Programming Languages, Surveillance, System Integration (SI), Vision Plan, Writing Skills
Quality Staffing, Inc., also doing business as Goddard Mason Executive Search, a leading full-service employment agency matching qualified talent with some of the area's top companies, is seeking an experienced Epidemiologist to work through our agency as a contract employee with the Tennessee Department of Health (TN DOH) located in Nashville, TN. This is a remote positionworking from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday for a total of 37.5 hours per week. The pay rate for this position is $43.00 per hour.
Epidemiologist Job Overview:
The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) is seeking an Epidemiologist to assist in the coordination of communicable disease informatics related projects as a part of the Surveillance Systems and Informatics (SSI) Program within the Communicable and Environmental Disease and Emergency Preparedness (CEDEP) Division. This position will serve as an ELR Specialist for the SSI Program and will support REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture), Electronic Lab Reporting (ELR), and other SSI informatics projects and initiatives. As a member of the SSI Program, the individual selected for the position will get exposure and experience in the use and development of interoperability standards, like HL7, and will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of informatics projects including system integration. **CANDIDATES MUST BE LOCAL TO THE NASHVILLE AREA**
Epidemiologist Responsibilities will include:
- Completing ELR onboarding using HL7 2.4.1 standards.
- Providing input on and managing various production monitoring tasks including alerts, dashboard development and maintenance, and issue identification.
- Completing investigation of ELR processing issues independently and identifying proposed solutions.
- Working collaboratively with Rhapsody developers to enhance existing routes or define new routes for ELR processing.
- Assisting with processing of laboratory data submitted via our alternate file format (i.e. flat file).
- Coordinating routine and ad hoc management of standard interoperability vocabulary within the disease surveillance system.
- Acting as liaison to downstream users of ELR data within TDH and CEDEP.
- Supporting other ELR maintenance tasks (e.g., parallel validation, LOINC code assignments, and production errors).
Desired Qualifications for Epidemiologist position:
- 1 to 3 years of work experience with ELR onboarding and/or maintenance at a state or local health department.
- 1 to 3 years of work experience with Rhapsody or working to define specifications for Rhapsody developers.
- Experience writing statistical and analytical programming code in SAS, SQL, or R.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage projects.
Benefits Include:
- Weekly Pay/Comparable Wages
- Major Medical Insurance
- Indemnity Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Term Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability
Interested? Here is how to apply:
- Click on 'Apply Now' and complete the process.
- This job closes on 6/1/26 (or when the position is filled) and will no longer accept resumes after this date.
Quality Staffing, Inc. and our subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.