Disease Intervention Specialist 1-3

Baton Rouge, LA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 2978 - 5360

Posted on: 12 hours 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

Make a meaningful impact on public health across Louisiana. As a Disease Intervention Specialist 13 with the Office of Public Health youll play a vital role in the fight against STDs and HIV by conducting field investigations interviewing patients locating and counseling contacts and supporting communities through education and prevention. This position offers impactful statewide work giving you the opportunity to collaborate with clinics healthcare providers and community partners across the state. If youre driven by purpose skilled in communication and passionate about protecting community health this role puts you on the front lines of disease prevention and intervention.

An ideal candidate should possess the following competencies:

Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
Displaying Expertise:The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training
Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.

Minimum Qualifications

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 bachelors degree.

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:

Conduct interviews with STD/HIV patients to collect case histories identify and locate contacts document exposure information and maintain complete and confidential medical records.
Perform field investigations and follow-up visits in homes clinics and high-risk neighborhoods to locate contacts encourage treatment compliance provide education and document outcomes in confidential files.
Provide patient and contact education on STD/HIV symptoms transmission treatment and prevention while offering counseling referrals and support to ensure continued medical care and follow-up.
Collect laboratory specimens using proper procedures including drawing blood via syringe or venipuncture and ensure accurate handling and documentation of test-related information.
Collaborate with healthcare providers and community partnersincluding clinics hospitals schools prisons and nursing homesto support disease prevention promote reporting compliance and expand community-based surveillance efforts.
Support program operations and professional development by performing additional duties as assigned attending trainings and participating in workshops to ensure effective delivery of STD/HIV program services.

Position-Specific Details:

Location: Program Office of Public Health / Region 2-BRCO / East Baton Rouge Parish

Appointment Type:This position may be filled as aProbationary appointment

Cost Center:

Position Number(s):5711

Career Progression: This position may be filled as a Disease Intervention Specialist 1 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.

Contact Information:

Paul Tran

LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

PO Box 4818

Baton Rouge LA 70821

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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 HealthMake a meaningful impact on public healt...