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Job ID Number

R3749

Employment Type

Full time

Worksite Flexibility

Remote

Job Summary

We are looking for a motivated Public Health Investigator ready to take us to the next level! If you have a master's degree in Public Health or similar experience in a related field, and are looking for your next career move, apply now.

Job Description

We are looking for a Public Health Investigator to be responsible for conduct quantitative and qualitative research on bereavement support and work to improve systems that better support the mental health of families that suffer a loss. This position will be full-time contract and remote .

What You’ll Do

• Creating, maintaining, and supporting a bereaved parent focus group

• Research best practices in bereavement support and assess data from focus group to create a bereavement toolkit for the State of Indiana

• Work with the Indiana FIMR network to create a data collection bereavement report for a more robust FIMR case review

• Work with Fetal-Infant Mortality Programs Director, Maternal Mortality Programs Director, and Suicide & Overdose Programs Director to assess if deaths may be related to a lack of bereavement support

• Present findings to internal and external stakeholders to promote better access to bereavement services statewide

• Work in cooperation with other Division programs, including MMR, Safe Sleep, SOFR, and prevention program development to create materials and documents for bereavement support prevention and outreach

• Promote activities and findings to other and state agency divisions, including but not limited to MCH, DMHA, Medicaid, and DCS

• Establish and foster relationships between other Divisions and state agencies, to create a network of health promotion experts and community resources

• Compose abstracts and proposals for program presentation at local, state, and national events

• Present bereavement programming at local, state, and national events

• Work with the FRP team, local FIMR teams, community agencies, and hospital systems statewide to advance bereavement support, follow-up care, and maternal mental health needs after a loss

What You'll Need

Required:

• Master's Degree public health-related or similar field, such as health promotion, health communication, health education, social work, or public health preferred and two years of related experience. Lived experience may substitute for professional experience.

• Previous work or research in bereavement support

• Highly motivated and able to take initiative, creative thinking

• Outstanding organizational skills

• Ability to multitask and prioritize

• Ability to work under pressure/tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment

• Ability to work independently and as a team member

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Ability to communicate extremely well verbally and in writing - prepare written and oral reports and presentations that communicate necessary information to internal and external partners

Physical Demands

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state and local standards

• Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings, etc.

• Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer, utilizing a mouse, keyboard, and monitor

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employment selection process, please direct your inquiries to application.accommodations@cai.io or (888) 824 – 8111.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement

It is the policy of CAI not to discriminate against any employee or applicant due to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or being a protected veteran. It is also the policy of CAI to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or being a protected veteran, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment. Employees and applicants of CAI will not be subject to harassment due to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or being a protected veteran. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited.