Scheduled Hours

40

Position Summary

Conducts public health surveillance data collection from various public health agencies, state and local government agencies in Missouri, hospitals, clinics and private physician offices, following specific methods developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Reviews abstracted surveillance data and follows CDC guidelines to determine whether children meet diagnostic criteria for autistic spectrum disorder. Travels locally to represent the surveillance project on behalf of the Missouri Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Project (ADDM) and Washington University in St. Louis.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Travel to government agencies (including public schools), hospitals, clinics and private physician offices and other sources of medical and therapy services for children with autism and developmental disabilities in metropolitan St. Louis to represent the ADDM Project and to abstract medical and other data onto computerized databases.
• Perform initial analysis of abstracted data.
• Edit, code and prepare the data for upload to the main database.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, background in developmental psychology, neuropsychology, speech pathology and/or special education, as well as experience public health surveillance and epidemiology.
• Experience with computers and MS Office applications.
• Candidate must be detail-oriented and able to work independently.
• Ability to think critically, synthesize large amounts of medical data and apply complex diagnostic algorithms.

Working Conditions:
Job Location/Working Conditions

• Normal office environment.
• This position requires regular travel to surveillance sources throughout the metropolitan St. Louis area (MO and IL); transportation is not provided, however, mileage expenses will be reimbursed. Occasional travel to Atlanta for meetings at the CDC are required. The project office will be located at the WUSM campus.

Physical Effort

• Typically sitting at a desk or table.

Equipment

• Office equipment.

Diversity is a core value at Washington University School of Medicine and in the Department of Psychiatry. We are committed to building and sustaining inclusive and equitable working and learning environments for all students, staff, trainees, and faculty. We believe that building a diverse team enriches us individually and as a department by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions.

In order to achieve these objectives, candidates are expected to align with the school's mission of promoting inclusive excellence. They should be prepared to further this objective within Washington University and collaborate with diverse communities of students, faculty, staff, trainees, and patients. Visit our Websites to learn more about DEI initiatives in the Department of Psychiatry and at WUSM.   

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's degree

Certifications:

No specific certification is required for this position.

Work Experience:

Relevant Experience (1 Year)

Skills:

Not Applicable

Driver's License:

A driver's license is not required for this position.

More About This Job

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to think critically, synthesize large amounts of medical data and apply complex diagnostic algorithms.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

No additional education beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.

Certifications:

No additional certification beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.

Work Experience:

No additional work experience beyond what is stated in the Require