Epidemiologist Job at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto, CA

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  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Palo Alto, CA

Job Description

About the Location:

-Palo Alto, California is in the heart of Silicon Valley and is a unique community with lots to do from shopping and dining, to hiking, parks and gardens, to world-class museums and family fun for all ages.

-Located 35 miles south of San Francisco and 14 miles north of San Jose, Palo Alto is the heart of the Bay Area.

-It is a diverse community of over 66,000 residents and more than 100 languages are spoken in this area.

About the Agency:

- The Veterans Health Administration is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 medical centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.

-The Veterans Health Administration's mission is to fulfill President Lincoln's promise to care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors.

Benefits :

-Pay Setting: Pay may be set at a rate/step Above the Minimum Entrance Rate for applicants with superior qualifications.

-Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

-Parental Leave: Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

-Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA.

-Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

About the Position:

-The position serves as an Epidemiologist within the Public Health National Program Office (PHNPO). PHNPO is responsible for improving the health of Veterans through professionally developed policies and programs relating to nationwide public health surveillance, prevention, intervention or treatment, and research. The office pays special attention to the unique health care needs of Veteran populations and their susceptibility to emerging or reemerging infections, health care associated infections, and non-infectious conditions or illnesses of public health importance such as those associated with climate change and bioterrorism.

-Occupational Requirement: Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree: major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.

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