Public Health Investigator

DEFINITION:

Conducts investigations to locate cases and contacts of tuberculosis sexually transmitted disease human immunodeficiency virus or other communicable diseases and selected noncommunicable diseases such as alcoholism by interviewing patients to determine contacts locating and tracing contacts and convincing them to voluntarily seek diagnosis and treatment as required by applicable public health laws; has authority to exercise legal interventions to compel compliance up to and including authorizing arrest when essential to protect the publics health.

Counsels individuals who suffer from a communicable or noncommunicable disease regarding the nature and control of their disease and educates these individuals on risk reduction techniques and behaviors.

Enforces public health laws rules and regulations governing communicable disease control by serving legal orders of the Health Officer on patients in their homes hospitals or detention
facilities quarantining cases and contacts of communicable disease in private homes or institutions placing restrictions on infected individuals employed in sensitive occupations such as food handling supervising disinterments of human remains for foreign shipment assisting in food poisoning investigations coordinating case management of persons potentially exposed to rabies responding to widespread outbreaks of communicable disease and establishing and enforcing the State mussel quarantine order.

Transports patients in connection with the enforcement of legal orders pertaining to the isolation of such patients in a hospital or detention facility or to facilitate the medical care and treatment of patients infected with a communicable disease.

Investigates cases of quarantine violations and refusal or failure of persons to comply with health laws ordinances and regulations; recommends court action to enforce legal orders prepares cases for court by gathering evidence and appears in court as a representative of the Health Officer on cases involving violations of the public health laws ordinances and regulations pertaining to communicable and noncommunicable disease investigation.

Supports the California Department of Health Services Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program through the collection of shellfish and phytoplankton samples and preparation of these samples for shipment to the state laboratory.

Conducts special investigations not directly involving communicable diseases such as investigating impersonations of departmental personnel or the verification of home births.

MINIMUMREQUIREMENTS
One years experience as a Public Health Investigator Trainee.*

LICENSE
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out jobrelated essential functions.

PHYSICAL CLASS
3 Moderate: Includes standing or walking most of the timewith bending stooping squatting twisting and reaching; includes working on irregular surface occasionally lifting objects weighting over 25 pounds and frequent lifting of 1025 pounds.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION
*To qualify applicants must hold or have held the payroll title ofPublic Health Investigator Trainee.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
Experience in investigation or inspection work inPublic Health orLaw Enforcement.
A Masters degree from an accredited university in Public Health orRelated field of study.

EXAMINATION CONTENT
This examination will consist of an evaluation of experience and desirable qualifications based upon application information and supplemental questions weighted 100.

Applicants must meet theminimum requirements and achieve a passing score of 70 or higher on the examination in order to be placed on the Eligible Register.

Passing this examination and being added to the eligible register does not guarantee an offer of employment.

Final results will be sent by U.S. Mail. Final Scores cannot be given over the phone.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION
The names of candidates receiving a passing score in the examination will be placed on the eligible register in the order of their score group for a period of twelve 12 months following the date of promulgation.

No person may compete in this examination more than once every twelve 12 months.

Applications will be processed on an asreceived basis and promulgated to the eligible register accordingly.

VACANCY INFORMATION
The eligible register resulting from this examination will be used to fill vacancies in the Department of Public Health as they occur.

AVAILABLE SHIFT: Any

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION
Applications must be filed online only. Applications submitted by U.S. Mail fax or in person will not be accepted. Any required documents must be submitted within fifteen 15 calendar days from the application submission to .

Apply online by clicking on the Apply tab for this posting You can also track the status of your application using this website.

Fill out your application completely. The acceptance of your application depends on whether you have clearly shown that you meet theMINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. Provide any relevant job experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job. For each job held give the name and address of your employer your job title beginning and ending dates description of work performed and salary earned. Applicants may be rejected at any stage of the selection process.

IMPORTANT NOTES

• Please note that ALL information included in the application materials is subject to VERIFICATION at any point during the examination and hiring process including after an appointment has been made.
• FALSIFICATION of any information may result in DISQUALIFICATION or RESCISSION OF APPOINTMENT.
• Utilizing VERBIAGE from Class Specification and Selection Requirements serving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to demonstrate that you meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an INCOMPLETE APPLICATION and your application may be DISQUALIFIED.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
All applicants MUST enter a valid social security number at the time of filing. Entering anything other than a valid social security . will result in an automatic rejection of your application

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES
For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

NO SHARING OF USER ID AND PASSWORD
All applicants must file their application online using their OWN user ID and password. Using a family member or friends user ID and password may erase a candidates original application record.

Fair Chance Employer: The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individual assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and consider potential mitigating factors including but not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.

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Employment Information

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Equal Employment Opportunity/NonDiscrimination Statement:
The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to nondiscrimination in the County workforce regardless of age 40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information please visit: Accommodations for Applicants:
The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations please visit: Chance:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and will also consider potential mitigating factors which may include but is not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of the offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952.

Employment Eligibility:
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.

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Revised January 2025