• Job Description

  Req#: 4402296
  
  The Louisiana Department of Health is dedicated to fulfilling its mission through direct provision of quality services, the development and stimulation of services of others, and the utilization of available resources in the most effective manner.
  
  About this position:
  This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Office of Public Health / Region 2-BRCO / East Baton Rouge Parish
  
  Announcement Number: OPH/SP/190969
  Cost Center: 3262108002
  Position Number: 112399
  
  This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and will be filled as a Probationary appointment.
  
  AN IDEAL CANIDATE SHOULD POSESS THE FOLLLOWING COMPETENCIES:
  
  Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
  
  Displaying Expertise: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training.
  
  Using Data: The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action.
  
  Adapting to Change: The ability to adjust plans, expectations, and behaviors in response to change.
  
  Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
  
  Displaying Professionalism: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.
  
  Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.
  
  Managing Time: The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity.
  
  NOTE REGARDING THE ADVERTISED PAY:
  
  The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant.
  
  No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
  
  To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
  
  *Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*
  
  For further information about this vacancy contact:
  Shambrielle Pooler
  Shambrielle.Pooler@la.gov
  LDH/HUMAN RESOURCES
  BATON ROUGE, LA 70821
  
  This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.
  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
  A baccalaureate degree.
  SUBSTITUTIONS:
  Experience in investigatory work, social services, nursing, or in medical laboratory technician or medical laboratory assistant work will substitute for the required college training on the basis of 30 semester hours for one year of experience.
  
  NOTE:
  Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
  Function of Work:
  To train in conducting disease prevention and intervention activities within one of the communicable disease programs.
  
  Level of Work:
  Entry.
  
  Supervision Received:
  Close from a Disease Intervention Specialist of a higher level.
  
  Supervision Exercised:
  None.
  
  Location of Work:
  Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health.
  
  Job Distinctions:
  Differs from Disease Intervention Specialist 2 by the absence of independently conducting prevention and intervention activities for one of the communicable disease programs.Instructed and trained to carry out the activities of a communicable disease program under close and direct supervision by a Disease Intervention Specialist of a higher level.
  
  As a trainee, learns the following duties:
  
  Conducts interviews of persons diagnosed or suspected of having communicable diseases, such as STD, HIV/AIDS or tuberculosis, in order to elicit names and locating information of persons exposed.
  
  Identifies, locates and persuades cases, contacts, suspects, and susceptible to report to medical facilities for examination, treatment, and follow-up.
  
  Recommends and urges physicians and other health care providers to use recommended therapy and appropriate laboratory tests for potential or confirmed cases of communicable disease.
  
  Conducts case management assessments to ascertain further possible potential for spread of disease and initiates appropriate new action.
  
  Makes assigned visits to private clinics, hospitals, prisons, laboratories, nursing homes, and schools to solicit their cooperation for reporting outbreaks and effecting disease control techniques.
  
  Prepares and maintains confidential records; collects, documents, and verifies pertinent medical data from patients, physicians, and medical facilities.
  
  Motivates patients and educates the general public on behavior modification, risk reduction, and prevention of communicable disease.

• About the company

  Louisiana (/luˌiːziˈænə/, /ˌluːzi-/) or La Louisiane is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States.

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