Program Monitor-LDH(Waste Water Surveillance Program Monitor)
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Job Location:
New Orleans, LA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 4387 - 8608
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About this Job
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.
Learn more about Louisiana Department of Health
The Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section is seeking a dedicated Wastewater Surveillance Program Monitor to lead Louisianas statewide wastewater surveillance effortsa cutting-edge approach to detecting and preventing infectious disease outbreaks before they spread.
In this unique role youll be the engine behind a growing program that uses wastewater data to monitor community health in real-time. Youll collaborate with testing partners local municipalities public health leaders and the CDC to ensure timely accurate data collection and interpretation that informs public health action across the state.
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 bachelors 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 Specification
The official job specifications for this role as defined by the State Civil Service can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:- 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 datacollection management and analysis needs.
- Generate site specific wastewater situation reports will be produced on a monthly basis and distributed to all sites where wastewater testing is being conducted.
- 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.
- Serve as liaison with CDC and participate in all monthly NWSS community of practice calls providing state wastewater surveillance situation updates upon request.
- 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.
- Review data analysis provided by vendor to identify any need for public health action. Generate weekly waste water situation reports.
- 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.
- Assists in performance metric monitoring and reporting for federal cooperative agreement.
Position-Specific Details:Location: Office of Public Health / Bureau of Infectious Diseases / Orleans Parish
Appointment Type:Job appointment (temporary appointment that may last up to 48 months)
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LDH supports Louisianas commitment to being a State as a Model Employer (SAME) by promoting the recruitment hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities.
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.
Contact Information:
Shambrielle Pooler
LA Department of Health (LDH)
Division of Human Resources
PO Box 4818
Baton Rouge LA 70821
This organization participates in E-verify and for more information on E-verify please contact DHS at 1-.
LDH supports Louisianas commitment to being a State as a Model Employer (SAME) by promoting the recruitment hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities.
Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- Program Management
- Management Experience
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Project Management
- Microsoft Project
- Budgeting
- DoD Experience
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Contracts
