Title: PH Informatics Specialist Senior
State Role Title: Policy & Planning Specialist II
Hiring Range: $76,500/year up to $96,500/year
Pay Band: NV 5
Agency: Virginia Department of Health
Location: Alexandria HQ
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
The Alexandria Health Department (AHD) is seeking an experienced, self-motivated candidate to join our public health team as a Public Health Informatics Specialist Senior. The position is highly valued for the ability to assess data and systems issues, evaluate solutions, and communicate rationale for implementation recommendations. This position is essential in increasing our efficiency and our ability to prioritize, monitor, and achieve our operational and public health goals. Since the subject matter expertise of this position is applied across our organization, this individual collaborates with a variety of highly dedicated public health professionals: Our leadership team, epidemiologists, environmental health specialists, communications, population health staff, nurses, and administrative staff. The position is also crucial in providing support during public health emergencies.
A good fit for this position will enjoy working with cross-disciplinary teams, have effective oral and written communication skills, and thrive on establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external partners. The individual should want to embrace the challenge of practicing critical thinking and creative problem solving in routine work and in high-pressure, emergent situations.
This position serves as an intermediate-advanced level public health informatics specialist providing public health informatics expertise for multiple program areas within a local health district. Responsibilities may include oversight of planning, policy development, system analysis, communication, project management, implementation, evaluation, and maintenance with respect to public health data and informatics for multiple program areas. Serves as a subject matter expert with a focus on interoperability across the agency, data standards across multiple program areas and implementation of Meaningful Use program criteria for respective program areas. Characteristic duties include coordination and analysis of public health data to include importing, exporting, reporting, visualization, and statistics. Responds to and researches complex database inquiries and coordinates with contractor(s) as needed. Develops standardized policies and procedures in accordance with regulatory processes for public health issues as they relate to assigned program areas. Manages and updates master list of Public Health codes and nomenclature for assigned program areas. Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to identify gaps to improve use of database(s). Ensures collection, monitoring, analysis, distribution, accuracy, and consistency of data; identifies emerging trends and develops electronic messages or notifications based on findings. May write and track grants for assigned program area(s).
The Virginia Department of Health offers 12 paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and annual leave.
Minimum Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience and comprehensive knowledge of health informatics to include ability to conduct or support informatics and scientific projects and studies, architecture management and implementing data and information standards.
- Considerable knowledge of data dissemination and data quality assurance techniques.
- Ability to write clear and concise reports in support of complex programs.
- Ability to communicate technical information to a variety of audiences.
- Comprehensive knowledge of and ability to apply applicable federal and state laws, policies, and procedures.
Additional Considerations
- Able and willing to conduct work on weekends and evenings on a regular basis during times of public health emergency response.
- Expert understanding and knowledge of data cleaning, statistics, analytical methods, program evaluation, survey design and deployment, performance measurement and management approaches, data collection, public dashboarding, data visualization.
- Proficiency and applied experience with relevant software and languages including:
- Data visualization and dashboard software (e.g. Tableau)
- Data collection and management software (e.g. REDCap, PostgreSQL)
- Geographic information software (e.g. ArcGIS)
- Computer program development software (e.g Visual Studio)
- Code repositories (e.g. Jupyter Notebooks, GitHub)
- Process automation software (e.g. Power Automate)
- Languages such as Python, PowerShell, Anaconda, CMD Line.
- Familiarity with the principles of HIPAA and sensitive data security.
- Awareness of FHIR/HL7 Standards.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check, employment reference check, and E-Verify. Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for certain positions.
VDH accepts only online applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for this position.
Contact Information
Name: Kieu Nguyen
Phone: 703-746-4996
Email:
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse workforce. Equal Opportunity Employer
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