Behavioral Health/Overdose Epidemiologist II
Under the general supervision of the TEC Director at ITCA, Inc. the Epidemiologist II effectively provides American Indian Tribes in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah with epidemiologic expertise regarding behavioral health and substance abuse public health programming, data collection, analysis, interpretation, quality improvement, dissemination, and disease prevention and control. The Epidemiologist will serve as lead support on both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tribal Overdose Prevention Program (TOPP) and the Indian Health Service (IHS) Substance abuse and Suicide Program (SASP) and the Domestic Violence Program (DVP) by providing technical assistance and training to support Tribally-funded projects. This position will require travel to Tribes for site visits, and national and regional conferences. This position will interface with key stakeholder groups, including: the IHS Behavioral Health Offices, CDC, state and local health departments, and other partners. The Epidemiologist will work closely with the team of ITCA TEC epidemiologists and other staff to develop Tribal Community Health Profiles. Timely and regular attendance to work and work-related events is an essential function of this position.