Business Analyst – CalREDIE at Public Health Foundation Enterprises, In in Richmond, California

Job Description:

CEIP is a program administered by Heluna Health. CEIP functions under a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is a collaborative effort involving the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, and several local health departments.  The ELC is also a program administered by Heluna Health, strengthening the nation’s capacity to respond to domestic infectious diseases, with a myriad of activities including improving surveillance detection and response in all fifty states and territories. CEIP and ELC are working as partners in the efforts described below. 

Under supervision of the Chief of the California Reportable Disease Information Exchange (CalREDIE) Stakeholder Support Section, Communicable Disease Emergency Response Program, with the California Department of Public Health and under the general direction from the Surveillance Program Manager, the Business Analyst will support the goals of CEIP and ELC on two ongoing CEIP data system integration projects with CalREDIE.  The CEIP projects both aim to improve the interoperability and integration of CEIP surveillance data reporting with existing state infrastructure, CalREDIE.  This work will integrate CEIP data into the CalREDIE system and prepare the data to be included in a message to CDC. Implementation of the specific data into CalREDIE will allow real-time reporting of data and improve data quality.

*Applicant must submit a resume and cover letter for consideration.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

A successful candidate for this position will have a strong background in public health informatics.  Experience and familiarity with relevant standards/vocabularies (e.g., LOINC, SNOMED, HL7, FHIR), CDC message mapping guides (MMGs), and/or public health surveillance systems preferred. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Under supervision of the Chief of the California Reportable Disease Information Exchange (CalREDIE) Stakeholder Support Section, Communicable Disease Emergency Response Program, with the California Department of Public Health and under the general direction from the Surveillance Program Manager, the Business Analyst will support the goals of CEIP on an ongoing CEIP data system integration project with CalREDIE.  The CEIP project aims to improve the interoperability and integration of CEIP surveillance data reporting with existing state infrastructure, CalREDIE.  This work will integrate CEIP data into the CalREDIE system and prepare the data to be included in a message to CDC. Implementation of the specific data into CalREDIE will allow real-time reporting of data and improve data quality.

If hired for this position, you will be required to provide proof that you are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to your start date, or have a valid religious or medical reason qualifying you for an exemption (that may or may not require an accommodation).

Please note: Applicant must submit a resume cover letter to be considered

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

A successful candidate for this position will have a strong background in public health informatics.  Experience and familiarity with relevant standards/vocabularies (e.g., LOINC, SNOMED, HL7, FHIR), CDC message mapping guides (MMGs), and/or public health surveillance systems preferred. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Coordinate the data system integration projects between multiple government agencies in federal, state and local public health jurisdictions as well as with two multifaceted federally funded programs;


• Follow standard operating procedures for the review of message mapping guides and conducting gap analysis for the CEIP ELR projects (FoodNet and ABCs) in CalREDIE; 


• Maintain security and confidentiality of data at all times;


• Attend relevant professional conferences and training classes to maintain and enhance the current level of service to the California Department of Public Health customers.

Public Health Experience Requirements 

• Minimum one year experience in ELR preferred


• Minimum one year experience with informatics preferred


• Experience with HL7 messaging, overseeing projects involved with building Message Mapping Guides (MMG), conducting gap analysis


• Experience coordinating analysis at the state and national levels in order to meet goals for both individual agencies and the group.


• Experience tracking multiple ongoing projects.  

Other Qualifications 

• Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problems


• Conceptual Thinking - Ability to think in terms of abstract ideas.


• Project Management – Ability to plan, organize, and communicate projects involving non-technical and technical stakeholders.


• Comfortable coordinating individuals and teams (laboratorians, epidemiologists, technical teams) from multiple agencies from local data entry to export


• Technical Aptitude - Ability to comprehend complex technical topics and specialized information


• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.


• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task


• Research Skills - Ability to design and conduct a systematic, objective, and critical investigation

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Stand                                                        Frequently


• Walk                                                         Frequently


• Sit                                                             Frequently


• Handling / Fingering                             Occasionally


• Reach Outward                                      Occasionally


• Reach Above Shoulder                          Occasionally


• Climb, Crawl, Kneel, Bend                    Occasionally


• Lift / Carry                                                Occasionally - Up to 50 lbs


• Push/Pull                                                  Occasionally - Up to 50 lbs


• See                                                             Constantly


• Taste/ Smell                                              Not Applicable

KEY

Not Applicable        Not required for essential functions

Occasionally           (0 - 2 hrs/day)

Frequently               (2 - 5 hrs/day)

Constantly               (5+ hrs/day)

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Office hybrid schedule preferred, remote work will be considered for qualified candidates  

 EEOC STATEMENT

It is the policy of Heluna Health to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

*Applicant must submit a resume and cover letter for consideration

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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