Disease Intervention Specialist 4

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Step into a leadership role where your work directly protects and improves the health of entire communities across Louisiana. As a Tuberculosis Control Regional Program Manager with the Office of Public Health, you will lead critical disease intervention efforts in Region 1 overseeing investigations, managing active and suspected TB cases, and guiding a team dedicated to preventing and eliminating the spread of tuberculosis. This is more than a job it’s an opportunity to make a measurable impact through public health leadership, emergency preparedness, and community-focused care. Join a mission-driven organization at the forefront of safeguarding Louisiana’s health and be part of the effort to build stronger, healthier communities.

An ideal candidate should possess the following competencies:

Developing Performance:Builds the future potential of others by supporting long-term growth, skill development, and career progression.

Developing Plans: The ability to create structured strategies and plans that support the achievement of defined goals and objectives.

Driving Results: The ability to set and pursue goals, maintain focus amid competing demands, and deliver results.Six 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 plus three years of experience in disease investigation and prevention activities; OR

A bachelor's degree plus three years of experience in disease investigation and prevention activities; OR

An advanced degree in epidemiology, public health, in a biological science, or nursing plus two years of experience in disease investigation and prevention activities.The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.Job Duties:

• Evaluate patients with possible or verified TB disease and TB infection to ensure adequate case management and completion of treatment.
• Conduct contact investigations of TB suspects, cases, and contacts. Conducts interviews of active TB patients in the region with the purpose of identifying and evaluating high-risk contacts. This includes applying and reading TB skin tests, performing venipuncture for blood tests, collecting sputum samples and processing specimens for laboratory submittal.
• Conduct Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) for pulmonary TB suspects and cases in Region 1. Assures that medication compliance is maintained for adequate TB therapy and completion of therapy. Conducts Directly Observed Preventative Therapy (DOPT) for contacts who are children and/or contacts to resistant cases. Monitors Video Directly Observed Therapy (VDOT) patient videos as needed.
• Responsible for overall case management of their assigned tuberculosis cases and suspects. This includes ensuring clients’ laboratory testing, medication pickups, and medical evaluations are current throughout the length of therapy. Patient management also includes proper follow-up and management of contacts to all cases and contacts assigned by TB Control Program Director. Will notify TB Director if there are any patient issues of concern, which include, but are not limited to, critical laboratory results, non-compliance, or medication side-effects
• Maintain LATB core data items and case management fields.
• Ensure consistency and completeness in parish health unit electronic health record and TB databases (LATB).
• Complete NBS core data items reported to CDC.

Position-Specific Details:
Location: Office of Public Health / Bureau of Infectious Diseases/ Orleans Parish

Appointment Type:This position will be filled as aProbationary appointment

Cost Center:3262109641

Position Number(s):55777

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

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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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