Disease Intervention Specialist 1-3

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Disease Intervention Specialist 1-3

Salary

$2,978.00 - $5,360.00 Monthly

Location

Alexandria, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

OPH/SP/207077

Department

LDH-Office of Public Health

Opening Date

03/18/2025

Closing Date

4/1/2025 11:59 PM Central

Supplemental Information


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  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 / Region 6-BRCO / Rapides Parish
 
Announcement Number: OPH/SP/207077

Cost Center: 3262108006

Position Number: 50316279

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:

Focusing on Customers: The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided. 

Managing Risks: The ability to identify, assess, and control risks and opportunities to fulfill the mission of the organization. 

Using Data: The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action.

Acting Decisively: The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively. 

Acting with Ethics and Integrity: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources. 

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. 

Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to accept ownership for your actions, behaviors, performance, and decisions.

Demonstrating Initiative: The ability to assess information and take action independently to help the organization achieve its goals. 

Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.

NOTE REGARDING THE ADVERTISED PAY: 

This position participates in a Career Progression Group (CPG) and may be filled as a Disease Intervention Specialist 1-2 level at which the vacancy is filled will be determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected. This position provides the opportunity to advance within this job series. 

The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant.

Please click on the below links to learn more about each job level:

State Civil Service Job Information Finder

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

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Three years of experience in disease investigation and prevention activities, investigatory work, social services, nursing, or as a medical laboratory technician or assistant; OR

A bachelor's degree.

Job Concepts

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.

Examples of Work


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.

Obtains blood and exudate specimens; performs limited physical examinations and clinical tests to determine the existence of infections or exposure to disease.

Motivates patients and educates the general public on behavior modification, risk reduction, and prevention of communicable disease.


Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. 

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.
***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

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

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Employer
State of Louisiana
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the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462