Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Officer ALH 2

The North-East Regional Health Authority, a  statutory body under the Ministry of Health &  Wellness with responsibility for the management  and delivery of public health services within the  parishes of St. Ann, St. Mary and Portland, is  seeking a strong, dynamic, and proactive individual to fill the position of Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Officer (HPC/ALH 2).

Salary Scale: $5,055,684 – $6,009,620 per annum 

Summary
Under the general direction of the Regional  Technical Director, the incumbent is responsible for assisting with the development of surveillance  programmes, and identifying high risk areas and  recommending corrective action. Additionally, the  incumbent is responsible for ensuring proper  storage and handling of vaccines and clinical  specimen, collecting and analyzing data to  establish trends and conducting epidemiological  investigations under the supervision of the  Regional Technical Director.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Public Health
• Certificate in Epidemiology
• A minimum of six (6) years working experience in public health or disease surveillance.
• Any equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Responsibilities

•  Develops in collaboration with Regional Technical Director and Regional Programme Development Officer  surveillance programmes for the Region.
• Identifies areas of high risk with low  vaccine coverage and prepare a plan of  action to increase immunization coverage.
• Advises parish staff on the implementation  of established case investigation methods  and the institution of appropriate control  measures in the face of EPI preventable  diseases.
• Assists in the training of Public Health  Nurses and nursing students in  surveillance and reporting, including  outbreak investigation, specimen  collection, vaccination storage and  administration.
• Provides guidance to new surveillance  sites in reporting and specimen collection,  ensuring compliance with established  norms and procedures. 
• Undertakes active and passive surveillance in designated sites and private practices.  This duty includes: educate relevant staff  on collecting infectious disease data from  providers and hospital, educate relevant  staff on reporting, specimen collection, and  vaccination contraindications.
• Collects and analyse data to establish  disease trends.
• Assist in the conduct of outbreak, vaccine failure and other epidemiological investigations.

Note

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Contact

The Director,
Human Resource Management & Development
North-East Regional Health Authority,
34-38 Ocean Village Shopping Centre,
Ocho Rios, St. Ann, 
Jamaica

Fax: (876) 795-2747

Email: jobs@nerha.org.jm

Base Salary: Undisclosed