Epidemiologist 2 (Toxic Hazards) (35 Hour)

Office/On-site

Recruitment # 240516-0286HC-001

Location Hartford, CT

Date Opened 5/20/2024 12:00:00 AM

Salary $66,996* - $90,804/year (*New state employees start at the minimum.)

Job Type Open to the Public

Close Date 6/7/2024 11:59:00 PM

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• Introduction

  THE POSITION

  The S tate of Connecticut (https://portal.ct.gov/) , Department of Public Health ( DPH (https://portal.ct.gov/DPH) ), is currently seeking enthusiastic and driven candidates to apply for the position of Epidemiologist 2 (Toxic Hazards) (https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/specs/classspecdisplay.asp?ClassNumber=0286HC&R1=&R3=) in the Environmnental Health Section. This position will be the lead staff responsible for conducting education, outreach, and other activities to reduce radon exposure and lung cancer risk to residents of Connecticut.

  The Environmental Health Section’s mission is to prevent illness or disease that may be caused by environmental threats, reduce, or eliminate harmful environmental exposures, promote human health and well-being, and foster healthy and safe communities.

  HIGHLIGHTS

• UNIT: Environmental Health Section

• ADDRESS: 410 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT

• WORK HOURS: Full-Time, First Shift, 35 hours per week

• SCHEDULE: 8:00am - 3:30pm, Monday through Friday

• In accordance with State policies, a flex schedule may be permitted following the successful completion of a working test period, including opportunities for a telework or alternate work schedule.

  WHY THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

• Join an Award-Winning Team: Be part of the prestigious Forbes-ranked State of Connecticut, recognized as one of the Best Employers of 2023 (https://portal.ct.gov/DAS/Press-Room/Press-Releases/2023/Forbes-State-of-CT-Ranked) . Experience national acclaim for providing unparalleled job growth, competitive benefits, and flexible schedules.

• Platinum Healthcare Excellence: Enjoy the nation's top-rated healthcare plan for state employees and their dependents. Our Platinum Healthcare Plan, ranked the best by Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reform and endorsed by Ellen Andrews, Ph.D. , ensures comprehensive coverage (https://portal.ct.gov/DAS/smART/General-Employee-Benefits) and well-being for you and your family.

• Secure Your Future: Benefit from our robust pension plan and explore supplemental retirement offerings, ensuring a secure and comfortable future for you and your loved ones.

• Invest in Your Education and Future: As a Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, the State of Connecticut supports your educational journey. You may qualify for student loan forgiveness after just 10 years of dedicated service. Learn more here (https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service) .

• Time for What Matters: Embrace a healthy work-life balance with generous paid time off, including 13 paid holidays per calendar year. Prioritize your well-being and make the most of your personal time.

• Unlock Your Potential: Grow professionally with a range of development opportunities. The State of Connecticut is committed to nurturing your skills and helping you reach new heights in your career.

• Cultivate Balance: We believe in a healthy work/life balance for all our employees. Join us in fostering an environment where your professional and personal lives harmonize, allowing you to thrive in both.

  Under the direct supervision of an Epidemiologist 4, this Epidemiologist 2 will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

• Inspections of CT public schools with existing radon mitigation systems;

• Assisting with the development of radon measurement and mitigation in school regulations under CGS Section 19a-37b;

• Reviewing and tracking required three-year radon re-evaluations in schools and implementing response actions in a timely manner to assist with compliance attainment;

• Coordinating the annual CT State Radon Poster Contest;

• Assisting with the annual January Radon Action Month media campaign and local health department partnerships;

• Managing residential, school, and childcare radon measurement and mitigation data in the Maven surveillance system;

• Developing Geographic Information System (GIS) maps;

• Providing technical guidance to the public, local health departments, school administrators, and radon workforce;

• Assessments of radon measurement and mitigation efforts and assisting with data statistics and data compilation, including those required for the annual EPA grant report;

• Developing outreach materials for public health stakeholders regarding radon education and mitigation; and

• Leading annual radon measurement training course for radon workforce.

  ABOUT US

  The Mission of the Department of Public Health (https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Communications/About-Us/About-Us) (DPH) is to protect and improve the health and safety of the people of Connecticut by assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy, preventing disease, injury, and disability, and promoting the equal enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, which is a human right and a priority of the state.

  DPH accomplishes this through the implementation of its Strategic Plan (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Departments-and-Agencies/DPH/State-Health-Planning/Strategic-Planning/CTDPH2019Strategic-Plan-final.pdf) which outlines the actions that DPH is taking to accomplish its Mission.

  Selection Plan

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  TO APPLY

• In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.

• In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the recruiter listed on this job posting.

• You must specify your qualifications on your application. You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application for this posting to the JobAps system.

• In order to comply with Public Act 21-69 (https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/act/Pa/pdf/2021PA-00069-R00SB-00056-PA.PDF) , the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.

• All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov .

• This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.

  AFTER YOU APPLY

• Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.

• This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.

• NOTE: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.

• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.

• Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position. Read through this helpful link to prepare for your interview .

• Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State Employees which is available at www.ct.gov/ethics (https://portal.ct.gov/ethics) .

  CONNECT WITH US

• Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process.

• Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Pamela Rochette at Pamela.Rochette@ct.gov .

  PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

  In the Department of Public Health this class is accountable for performing the full range of tasks in investigating infectious, chronic and non-infectious diseases and implementing disease prevention methods.

  EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Leads and participates in routine epidemiologic investigations to identify risk factors and implements and evaluates resulting intervention measures;

• Collect and collates data including performing interviews;

• Performs data analysis and summarizes relevant epidemiologic investigation data into tables, charts and written reports;

• Provides technical information to the professional and lay public including local health departments;

• Collaborates in the preparation and presentation of workshops;

• Maintains an orderly surveillance system capable of detecting risk factors and changes in disease patterns;

• In addition to the foregoing, in the Toxic Hazards Section or its Radon Program, performs epidemiological investigations/studies of human exposures to chemical or radiologic hazards in occupational or non-occupational environments;

• Participates in the design and implementation of epidemiological studies relating to toxic and carcinogenic substances;

• Participates in the development of health risk assessments and guidelines/standards based on comprehensive literature reviews;

• Participates in the development of strategies to prevent environmentally induced disease among identified high risk groups;

• May respond to media inquiries;

• May administer biologics or collect specimens such as blood and urine samples, throat and rectal swabs under the supervision of a physician;

• Performs related duties as required.

  KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Considerable knowledge of

• occupational/environmental epidemiology and/or toxicology;

• infectious and/or chronic disease processes;

• relevant disease processes which affect humans and animals;

• epidemiological methods and techniques;

• Knowledge of

• basic biological processes;

• Skills

• oral and written communications skills;

• interpersonal skills;

• computer skills;

• Ability to

• independently perform epidemiological investigations;

• independently collect, analyze and interpret epidemiological data.

  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

  Six (6) years of experience in conducting epidemiological investigations in a responsible technical or professional capacity.

  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

  One (1) year of the General Experience must have involved the preparation of quantitative risk assessment documents at the level of an Epidemiologist 1.

  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

• College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.

• A Master's degree in public health, environmental science, toxicology, biostatistics, biochemistry, physiology, health physics, bacteriology or industrial hygiene may be substituted for one additional year of the General Experience.

• A Doctorate in a related discipline such as public health, medicine or a natural or behavioral science may be substituted for the General Experience.

  PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience analyzing environmental and/or epidemiological data using quality assurance/quality control methods

• Experience communicating technical information in a clear and concise manner to a range of audiences

• Experience collecting, tracking, and managing programmatic data and preparing reports in compliance with grant reporting requirements

• Experience developing and implementing outreach projects

• Experience with remediation of environmental hazards

• Experience conducting field work, including audits and/or enforcement of environmental regulations, and/or compliance assistance

• Experience working with Maven, or similar data surveillance system

• Experience working with GIS to create data visualization maps

  SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Incumbents in this class must be willing to be immunized for communicable diseases as necessary and appropriate.

• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

  WORKING CONDITIONS

  Incumbents in this class may be exposed to communicable diseases and hazardous substance.

  Conclusion

  AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

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