Vacancy Announcement

Surveillance Coordinator - Epidemiologist III
North Dakota Department of Health

Location: Bismarck
Salary: $2,985-$3,980/month
Closing Date: November 23, 2009
Position Number: 301-26526
Requisition Number: None
Status: Full-time, Regular
Type of Recruitment: Internal/External
Job Order Number: None
Date Posted to Web: November 3, 2009

Minimum Qualifications:

M.S. degree in Public Health or closely related discipline; two years of experience in community or public health field, including specific experience working on health education projects; and demonstrated ability to conduct public health research and database analysis.

Application Procedures:

External applicants must submit the following documents to the North Dakota Department of Health, Human Resources Office, 600 East Boulevard Ave – Dept 301, Bismarck, ND 58505-0200, or any Job Service office: 

Applications may be downloaded from the North Dakota Department of Health website at http://www.health.state.nd.us/HumanResources/. 

Applicants from the ND Department of Health must submit a State of North Dakota Application for Employment Form (SFN 10950) to Kerry Olson, Human Resources Director. 

For more information about the position, contact Marlys Knell, North Dakota Cancer Registry, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control at 701.328.2306. For assistance in the application or interview process, contact Kerry Olson, Human Resources Director, at 701.328.2392 or TTY 800.366.6888.

Summary of Work:

Responsible for developing and maintaining statewide cancer and chronic disease surveillance systems.  Specific duties include: (1) developing statewide cancer surveillance system capacity; (2) identifying and developing sources for surveillance data; (3) using cancer surveillance system data to monitor changes in cancer burden and economic impact of cancer; (4) disseminating chronic disease and cancer data through written reports and oral presentations; (5) completing data requests and responding to cancer cluster inquiries; (6) maintaining statewide chronic disease surveillance systems; (7) designing and implementing special cancer and chronic disease studies as needed; (8) evaluating program progress toward state and national objectives; (9) developing surveillance plans and activities to support programmatic and cooperative agreement needs and requirements; and (10) designing and implementing special cancer and chronic disease studies as needed.

Equal Opportunity Employer
The state of North Dakota does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in employment or the provision of services, and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

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