Job Opportunities
Cook County Department of Public Health is hiring. We are looking for talented individuals dedicated to our mission of optimizing health and achieving health equity for all people in communities of suburban Cook County. Join us. See below for positions that have been posted.
| Requisition ID | Position | Closing Date | Link to Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00137513 | Public Health Nurse I The Public Health Nurse I provides public health nursing services necessary to implement Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) programs in an assigned region including but not limited to APORS/HRIF (Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Reporting System/High Risk lnfant Follow-up), Lead, Newborn Hearing Screening, Genetics, Newborn Screening Program, and Communicable Disease. | August 22, 2025 | Apply here. |
| 00137366 | Epidemiologist Senior - Bilingual The Epidemiologist Senior functions as a specialist in communicable disease investigation. Interviews persons with reported communicable diseases, evaluates the information collected, and implements disease control measures in accordance with the Illinois Department of Public Health's Rules and Regulations for the Control of Communicable Diseases. | August 25, 2025 | Apply here. |
| 00137546 | Sanitarian V Under the supervision of the Director of Environmental Health, manages staff and provides supervisory oversight to several sanitation programs to assure the quality of the environment for individuals and communities in order to protect the public health and welfare. | August 26, 2025 | Apply here. |
| 00137559 | Public Health Nurse III Under the direction of the Chief Nursing Officer – Cook County Health & Hospitals System (CCHHS), is responsible for the coordination and management, High Risk Infant Follow-up (HRIF/APORS), Newborn Screening, Communicable Disease Follow-up including Perinatal Hepatitis B, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), Genetics, Newborn Hearing Screening, Congenital Syphilis, and Lead public health nursing programs. | August 27, 2025 | Apply here. |
| 00137387 | Epidemiologist IV The Epidemiologist IV is responsible for independently gathering, analyzing, interpreting, reporting, and providing data visualization of surveillance, health services utilization, and population-based data to inform community health strategies related to opioid use, overdose, and substance use treatment. | August 27, 2025 | Apply here. |
| 00136766 | Epidemiologist Senior The Epidemiologist Senior functions as a specialist in communicable disease investigation. Interviews persons with reported communicable diseases, evaluates the information collected, and implements disease control measures in accordance with the Illinois Department of Public Health's Rules and Regulations for the Control of Communicable Diseases. | September 1, 2025 | Apply here. |
| 00137580 | Sanitarian III Under the general direction of the Director of Environmental Health, assists program managers by providing guidance to field staff in environmental programs. Conducts inspections and investigations in a variety of settings and programs. | September 3, 2025 | Apply here. |
Additional Positions
For additional positions at Cook County Health, visit the: Cook County Health Employment Opportunities webpage .
Cook County Department of Public Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Updated August 21, 2025, 12:07 PM