Disease Intervention Specialist 1-3

The mission of the Louisiana Department of Health is to protect and promote health and to ensure access to medical, preventive, and rehabilitative services for all residents of the State of Louisiana.

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This position may be filled in the following parishes: Jefferson Parish, Orleans Parish, Plaquemines Parish, and St. Bernard Parish

Make a real impact on public health as a Lead Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS 1-3) with the Regional STD/HIV Program. In this critical role, you’ll lead efforts to stop the spread of sexually transmitted infections by conducting partner services, ensuring timely testing and treatment, and strengthening follow-up care for affected individuals. You’ll collaborate with healthcare providers across the region to ensure accurate reporting and rapid response, while guiding and supporting DIS staff to improve outcomes and prevent future cases—including eliminating infectious syphilis and congenital conditions. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to protect and improve community health, this is your opportunity to lead meaningful change.

An ideal candidate should possess the following competencies:

Accepting Direction: The ability to be open and willing to follow guidance or instructions.

Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to take ownership of actions, behaviors, performance, decisions, and outcomes.

Thinking Critically: The ability to analyze information objectively, identify connections across sources, and form logical, well-supported conclusions.Three years of experience in disease investigation and prevention activities; OR

Three years of experience in investigatory work, social services, nursing, or as a medical laboratory technician or assistant; OR

A bachelor's degree.The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.Job Duties:
This position requires routine statewide duties, including fieldwork, inspections, investigations, or direct services that extend beyond the employee’s domicile parish. These statewide responsibilities are an inherent and ongoing part of the job and may require frequent travel.

• Conducts case management assessments to ascertain further potential for the spread of disease
• Ensures that the mother's profile is complete with updated information
• Ensures that lab results are included in the Lab Summary
• Communicate effectively in writing and verbally with all supervisors, senior-level management staff, co-workers, and clinic personnel, and during interactions with other individuals, while working as an employee with the Regional STD/HIV Program.
• Attend seminars, workshops, in-service trainings, required meetings, and perform other related duties and program assistance as required.

Position-Specific Details:
Location:Office of Public Health / Region 1-BRCO / Jefferson Parish, Orleans Parish, Plaquemines Parish, St. Bernard Parish

Appointment Type:This position may be filled as aProbationary appointment or a Promotional appointment

Cost Center:3262108001

Position Number(s):50347001

Career Progression: This position may be filled as a Disease Intervention Specialist1, 2, or 3, determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected. This position provides the opportunity to advance within this job series.

How To Apply:

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.

* Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

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Contact Information:

Shambrielle Pooler

Shambrielle.Pooler@la.gov

LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

PO Box 4818

Baton Rouge, LA 70821

225-342-6477

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LDH is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to recruit a highly productive and diverse workforce, and will provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and prospective employees. Employment decisions shall be based strictly on merit and without regard to religious or political beliefs, sex, race, or any other non-merit factor.