What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Monitor-DHH (Wastewater Surveillance Epidemiologist) position at State of Louisiana?
Supplemental Information
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.
LDH serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities.
This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Office of Public Health / Bureau of Infectious Diseases / Orleans Parish
Announcement Number: OPH/SP/205243
Cost Center: 3262107644
Position Number: 50634526
This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and may be filled as a Job appointment, Probationary appointment or Promotional appointment.
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
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.*
A resume upload will NOT populate your information into your application. Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit
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
Five years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating health or social service programs; or in public health, public relations, social services, health services, health regulation, or administrative services; OR
Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus two years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating health or social service programs; or in public health, public relations, social services, health services, health regulation, or administrative services; OR
A bachelor’s degree plus two years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating health or social service programs; or in public health, public relations, social services, health services, health regulation, or administrative services; OR
An advanced degree or a Juris Doctorate plus one year of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating health or social service programs; or in public health, public relations, social services, health services, health regulation, or administrative services.
EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.
Job Concepts
Function of Work:
To perform research, analysis and policy management activities related to statewide health or social service program(s).
Level of Work:
Advanced.
Supervision Received:
Broad from a Program Monitor Supervisor-DHH or higher level.
Supervision Exercised:
None.
Location of Work:
Department of Health and Hospitals; Human Service Districts as established; and other social service entities as established by an approved DSCS Allocation Criteria Memorandum.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Program Monitor Supervisor-DHH by the absence of supervisory responsibility.
Differs from Program Manager 1-A-DHH and Program Manager 1-B-DHH by the absence of responsibility for administering small or less complex statewide program(s).
Examples of Work
The Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section is responsible for reducing the occurrence of infectious diseases. The Section conducts surveillance activities to detect cases and identify trends and to institute appropriate intervention and follow-up control measures. This Program Monitor position will be under the supervision of a Public Health Epidemiologist Manager.
The Waste Water Surveillance Program Monitor will coordinate the statewide waste water surveillance program, including the following:
25% Work with the contracted testing partner to identify municipalities across the state for participation, and develop a systematic and streamlined system for data management including data collection, management, and analysis needs.
20% Generate site specific wastewater situation reports will be produced on a monthly basis and distributed to all sites where wastewater testing is being conducted. These reports will include site specific as well as state level information and will be disseminated to participating sites every month.
15% Establish a statewide waste water testing consortium for internal and external wastewater testing stakeholders, with a goal of encouraging data sharing so that wastewater surveillance data from all entities conducting wastewater surveillance in LA can be reported to NWSS. Convene monthly Louisiana Wastewater Consortium meetings to be held by Zoom
10% Serve as liaison with CDC and participate in all monthly NWSS community of practice calls, providing state wastewater surveillance situation updates upon request.
10% Serve as the point of contact for consultation with other health jurisdictions in order to share best practices and exchange ideas for program implementation and improvement.
10% Review data analysis provided by vendor to identify any need for public health action. Generate weekly wastewater situation reports. Conduct direct outreach to State Epidemiologist and Regional Medical Director upon identification of testing data that warrants public health action
5% Compile statewide de-identified sewershed-level case data and enter it into the NWSS DCIPHER portal on a weekly basis. Submit case-level sewershed data upon request
5% Assists in performance metric monitoring and reporting for federal cooperative agreement
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx
Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
- Mardi Gras,
- Good Friday,
- Memorial Day,
- Independence Day,
- Labor Day,
- Veteran's Day,
- Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
- Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
- Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
- Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Salary : $4,177 - $8,194
