Data Analyst I (SB)

[…] Professional Services specializes in providing expert resources for Public Health missions including scientific, technical, and administrative support from junior staff to high-level subject matter experts. Research and data driven, […] Professional Services’ experts create solutions customized to the client’s needs.

[…] Professional Services is seeking a Data Analyst I to provide NHSN Dialysis Event Prevention and surveillance training support within the Surveillance Branch (SB).

• Provide direct user support guidance for the NHSN Dialysis Event module from a user perspective.
• Conduct user outreach and education and provide consultation/technical assistance to dialysis provider groups, quality improvement organizations, and health departments.
• Analyze the NHSN system's daily function and develop system modifications to improve data quality; track modifications.
• Update surveillance forms, instructions, and protocols with improvement recommendations.
• Develop data validation projects to evaluate and improve quality.
• Work with Division SMEs to enhance usability of NHSN surveillance data for prevention efforts.
• Manage reports, data file exchanges, and agreements between CDC and partner organizations.
• Review user inquiries related to NHSN and CMS quality incentive programs and prepare response documents.
• Handle inquiries, perform enrollment, and support correct application of CDC HAI defini