Surveillance Reporting Consultant Job Austin area,Texas USA,Healthcare

Date:
Sep 9, 2026

Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Functional

Title:

Surveillance Reporting Consultant

Job Title:

Program Specialist III

Agency:

Dept of State Health Services

Department:

TB Branch

Posting Number:

21211

Closing Date:

09/23/2026

Posting Audience:

Internal and External

Occupational Category:

Healthcare Support

Salary Range:

$4,020.33 - $5,200.00

Pay Frequency:

Monthly

Salary Group:

TEXAS-B-19

Shift:

Day

Additional

Shift:

Days (First)

Telework:

Eligible for Telework

Travel:

Up to 10%

Regular/Temporary:

Regular

Full Time/Part Time:

Full time

FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt:

Nonexempt

Facility

Location:

Job Location City:

AUSTIN

Job Location Address:

201 W HOWARD LN STE 200

MOS Codes:

16GX,60C0,611X,612X,63G0,641X,712X,86M0,8U000,OS,OSS,PERS,YN,YNS

Brief

Job Description

Under the supervision of the epidemiology and surveillance manager with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment, performs a variety of complex consultative services and technical assistance related to ongoing review of data entered in the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) by funded tuberculosis (TB) programs. Provide technical assistance and training to TB case registrars in designated regional and local jurisdictions, including the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and binational TB programs in jurisdictions bordering Mexico to ensure accurate, complete and timely reporting of active TB cases, presumptive TB cases, contacts to TB cases and individuals in Texas with latent TB infection.

Perform quality assurance reviews and data analysis of large datasets of TB surveillance case and latent TB infection reports, laboratory reports, and contact evaluation reports entered in NEDSS. This position will aid in the development of short-term, mid-term and long-term goals and objectives, and the development of standards for achieving strategic operational goals.and independent judgment.

Essential Job Functions (EJF)

45%:
Monitors, reviews, and evaluates compliance with HD and TB program policies and procedures, statutes, and rules for reportable TB and HD conditions in Texas. Verifies whether TB data entered in NEDSS meets surveillance criteria from CDC and TB Program Manual for suspected and confirmed TB cases, evaluated contacts and people with latent TB infection through data analysis, data follow-up and by providing guidance to local TB programs to reenter data;
Conducts regular and routine assessments of TB surveillance data for quality assurance. Research multiple data sources for possible missed or unreported cases such as CDC genotyping data, death certificate data, and HIV databases when reporting information is incomplete, purging files to eliminate duplication of data.

25%:
Serves as a liaison to staff and funded TB programs to explain and provide technical assistance on TB surveillance requirements. Provides consultative services, technical assistance, and program information to regional and local TB registry sites in accordance with state and national goals to ensure the accuracy, precision, completeness, timeliness and fidelity of data collected during tuberculosis investigations and data entered the electronic TB surveillance system, NEDSS.

Provides training for new TB program staff and new TB case registries.

10%:
Assists in collecting, organizing, analyzing, and preparing materials in response to public health information requests. Provides data entry support for short-staffed tuberculosis case registry sites.

5%:
Analyzes TB surveillance practices and identify gaps. Prepares reports of findings and recommendations for procedural or policy changes. May supports the TB epidemiology team by researching and resolving aberrant data findings and records.

5%:
Evaluates the effectiveness of TB surveillance training and education programs. Performs desk-top reviews to assess surveillance performance of…