Registered Nurse - Epidemiology

As the Registered Nurse-Epidemiology, you will identify, research, and prevent the spread of diseases in Maricopa County using epidemiological methods to support the Department of Public Health with controlling single cases and outbreaks of infectious disease and address other public health threats. You will have the unique opportunity to engage patients, healthcare professionals, and partners to help identify and prevent the spread of infectious diseases

About Us

Come work for Maricopa County Department of Public Health, the 3rd largest health jurisdiction in the U.S.! MCDPH’s mission is to increase the quality of life for our residents by collaborating with the community to develop and implement strategies, programs, and services addressing the emerging and changing needs of public health. We aim to serve Maricopa County residents with a focus on impact and a data-driven approach to our work. We value our staff's unique skills and differences, as well as the varied experiences and disciplines we represent. Together, we are working towards our vision of creating a healthy, thriving Maricopa County for all.

Proud to Offer

• Work with a greater purpose

• Tuition reimbursement

• Exceptional work-life balance

• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

• Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center, Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families

• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave

• Extensive wellness program, including an incentive

• Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System, a defined retirement benefit requiring a 12% monthly contribution rate that includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

• Want to learn more about the County’s Qualifying and Compensation Philosophy? Follow this link to learn more!  Work With Us | Maricopa County, AZ

We Require

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

• Valid, unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse issued by the Arizona State Board of Nursing or issued by another state recognized by the Arizona Board of Nursing as a multi-compact license state

We Also Value

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Nursing, Public Health, Health Administration, or a related field

• National Incident Management System (NIMS) training

• Experience in a community-based or communicable disease/infection control nursing environment

• Bilingual skills in Spanish and English

Job Contributions

• Participates in disease detection, surveillance, investigations, and related activities involving communicable disease, non-communicable disease, and bioterrorism agents of all categories 

• Interviews patients and other individuals to obtain epidemiological information, provide health education, and advise disease control measures, including assuring prophylaxis or vaccines are received, if indicated 

• Researches scientific literature, maintains records of all disease-related contacts, enters data into databases, analyzes data, and produces reports based on collected data

• Performs home visits, as needed, to collect specimens (venipuncture, N.P. swab, etc.) and provide health education/counseling to assure that chemoprophylaxis or vaccine recommendations are followed appropriately

• Collaborates with community, County, state, and federal agencies regarding urgent or noteworthy events in health surveillance

• Attends regional/state meetings and shares and updates information through in-services and staff meetings

• Mentors and trains Epidemiology staff

• Provides health education, counseling, and intervention on communicable diseases and prevention to citizens, schools, businesses, and health care providers

• Provides back-up and support for other Division of Epidemiology & Informatics staff, including data entry, data management, outbreak/bioterrorism investigations, medical records requests, quality control of data, survey implementation, survey records maintenance, and communicable disease report database management

• Participates in public health emergency response planning, exercises, and actions 

• Makes recommendations to management in writing protocols, policies, and procedures to support surveillance, data analysis, and other activities

• Provides immunizations to community members as needed

Working Conditions

• Must be able to work on-call periodically

• Ability to travel to and from job-related locations during the course of a scheduled workday, subject to County policies regarding the use of a County or private vehicle on County business

• Ability to participate in emergency response training as scheduled and be available to respond as directed in the event of a public health emergency

• Current CPR certification is required upon hire

• Valid Arizona driver's license is required upon hire

• All employees, within one month of hire, will be required to provide evidence of immunity or receive immunizations for vaccine-preventable illnesses for any position within the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.  Required immunizations include MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), Tdap (whooping cough and diphtheria), Varicella (chicken pox), and annual Influenza. Some positions require a Hepatitis B vaccine and/or a Tuberculosis test