Epidemiologist (ELR)- Nashville, TN

Responsibilities

• Complete ELR onboarding using HL7 2.5.1 standards
• Provide input on and manage various production monitoring tasks including alerts, dashboard development and maintenance, and issue identification
• Complete investigation of ELR processing issues independently and identify proposed solutions
• Work collaboratively with Rhapsody developers to enhance existing routes or define new routes for ELR processing
• Assist with processing of laboratory data submitted via our alternate file format (i.e., flat file)
• Coordinate routine and ad hoc management of standard interoperability vocabulary within the disease surveillance system
• Act as liaison to downstream users of ELR data within TDH and CEDEP
• Support other ELR maintenance tasks (e.g., parallel validation, LOINC code assignments, and production errors)

Requirements

• Work experience with ELR onboarding and/or maintenance at a state or local health department, 1-3 years
• Work experience with Rhapsody or working to define specifications for Rhapsody developers, 1-3 years
• Experience writing statistical and analytical programming code in SAS, SQL, or R
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects