Job Information GNR Public Health's Epidemiology Department is seeking qualified candidates to work and learn alongside our dynamic Epidemiology team. The Epidemiology Intern may assist in completing case interviews, requesting medical records for cases, sending letters to cases, performing data collection and data analysis, and assisting in creating various epidemiological reports. Interns may have the opportunity to work in the field participating in health hazard investigations, conducting on-site assessments and education sessions, assisting in field visits, etc.
Travel reimbursement is not available for interns. This Intern position will be 8-20 hours/week or less (part-time) for a period of 3 - 9 months. The unpaid intern position can be used to satisfy college credit or practicum hours.
Work Schedule (will be dependent on intern and preceptor capabilities) Days: Mondays - Fridays Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Job Site: GNR Health Department District Office - 2570 Riverside Parkway, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 (Please note that remote work is not available for this internship) *Please ensure you have submitted a complete Resume, official/unofficial transcripts, & a list of three professional or academic references with your application to be considered for this opportunity. Please note: Applications may be reviewed on an ongoing basis for Winter/Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters. You will be contacted via email with further instructions if your application is considered.
Thank you. Description of Duties Job Responsibilities may include the following: Conduct enteric illness investigations Conduct food-borne illness complaint investigations Create Disease Health Profiles Assist Epidemiology team with organizing and filing Case Report Forms (CRFs) Compile program data Assist Perinatal Hepatitis B Epidemiologist with requesting medical records for Hepatitis B & Hepatitis C cases Assist Data Epidemiologist with data entry and data cleaning Assist Data Epidemiologist with various epidemiological reports Assist Epidemiologist with data quality audits Present data findings internally Assist Environmental Epidemiologist with building stool kits Qualifications Minimum Qualifications Current College Student (Undergraduate or Graduate) majoring in Public Health or a closely related field or Recent Graduate. Completion of coursework in Epidemiology.
Preferred Qualifications: Proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel Experience with statistical software, preferably R or SAS to analyze data. Interested in working at a local public health agency Experience developing and presenting data to various audiences. Additional Information GNR Public Health does not accept resumes without a fully completed employment application.
Required education credentials, license(s), certification(s) and/or registration(s) must be submitted prior to employment. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to provide information regarding the status of your application over the phone. GNR PUBLIC HEALTH IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
Under Title 1 of the ADA, we do not discriminate on the basis of disability in our employment practices. Applicants selected for employment will be subject to the following: Pre-Employment Drug & Medical Screening, Fingerprint Criminal Record Investigation & Reference Checks.