Overdose and Violent Death Abstractor, Health Program Rep Intermediate

Location: Saint-Paul

Telework Eligible:
Yes / Hybrid 50%

Working Title:

Overdose and Violent Death Abstractor  Job Class:
Health Program Representative Intermediate  Agency:
Health Department  The work you'll do is more than just a job. At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.
The Overdose, Violent and Sudden Death Abstractor exists to conduct mortality data abstraction and support overdose and injury surveillance activities for the Substance Use Epidemiology Unit within the Substance Misuse Prevention Section and the Injury and Violence Epidemiology Unit within the Injury and Violence Prevention Section. The incumbent collects, abstracts, validates, and monitors the quality of mortality data for the Statewide Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS), the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), the Minnesota Drug Overdose and Substance Use Surveillance Activity (MNDOSA), and the Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Sudden Death in the Young (SUID/SDY) Case Registry.

Responsibilities include preparing data dictionaries, abstracting and validating required data elements, and ensuring data quality and completeness through collaboration with medical examiners, coroners, law enforcement agencies, and hospitals to meet state and federal surveillance requirements.
Primary Responsibilities Include   Conduct data abstraction and validation from multiple data sources, including medical examiners, coroners, law enforcement agencies, laboratories, investigators, and hospital medical, admissions, and billing records to support surveillance activities for the Statewide Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS), National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), the Minnesota Drug Overdose and Substance Use Surveillance Activity (MNDOSA), and the Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Sudden Death in the Young (SUID/SDY) Case Registry.
Contribute to surveillance data management, quality assurance, and analysis by maintaining surveillance data within secure systems, performing data quality and validation activities, and supporting analyses that improve epidemiologic understanding of overdose, violent and sudden death trends.
Support data collection and surveillance initiatives across the Injury Prevention and Mental Health Division by providing technical and operational assistance for epidemiologic data collection efforts.
Maintain and enhance professional expertise by staying current on surveillance methodologies, data abstraction practices, and project intervention strategies to ensure high-quality, accurate, and innovative program support services are delivered.
In accordance with HR/LR Policy #1422 Telework, this position is eligible for up to 50% telework for applicants who live in Minnesota or in a bordering state within 50 miles of the assigned work location. Candidates residing outside of Minnesota further than 50 miles of the assigned work location at the time of application must be able to relocate to Minnesota within 30 days of their start date.

The telework policy may exempt employees who live more than 50 miles from their primary work location from the 50% in‑office requirement, depending on job requirements, helping the State of Minnesota access top talent across the state.

Minimum Qualifications   One (1) year of experience in public health, healthcare, epidemiology, health information management, research, or a related field. Experience must include each of the following:
Collecting, abstracting, validating, or performing quality assurance on health, medical, public health, or other complex data from multiple sources.
Managing, maintaining, or entering data into secure databases or information systems while ensuring data accuracy, completeness, and confidentiality.
Interpreting and applying established policies, procedures, protocols, or technical guidance to ensure consistent and accurate data collection, reporting, or program activities.
Obtaining, reviewing, verifying, or exchanging information with internal or external partners to support data collection, surveillance, research, or program activities.
A Related Degree In Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Information Management, Health Sciences, Nursing, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Medical Laboratory Science, Statistics, Data Science, Research Methodology, Or a Closely Related Field Will Substitute For Experience As Follows
Doctorate may substitute for two (2) years of experience.
Master's degree may substitute for eighteen (18) months of experience.
Bachelor's degree may substitute for one (1) year of experience.
Associate's degree may substitute for six (6) months of experience.

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