Sanitarian 5
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Job Location:
Hammond, LA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 4770 - 8589
Posted on:
2 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.
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Serves as the parish Sanitarian 5 responsible for supervising environmental health programs such as retail food safety drinking water and sewerage systems to protect public health. Oversees staff performance administrative reporting inspections and enforcement activities and ensures compliance with state and federal regulations. Performs statewide fieldwork investigations and community outreach requiring routine travel beyond the domicile parish. If youre a motivated leader looking to make a real impact on public health while growing your career we encourage you to apply.
Minimum Qualifications
- Possession of a current Louisiana Sanitarians license plus one of the following:
Four years of experience as a sanitarian; OR
A masters degree in public health food science dairy science environmental or sanitary science or one of the physical or biological sciences plus three years of experience as a sanitarian.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Positions in the Molluscan Shellfish program require that applicants complete the Louisiana Boating Education program and be certified by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. 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:
- Manage and direct parish environmental health programs including retail food safety drinking water institutional inspections and individual/commercial sewer systems to ensure public health protection.
- Plan supervise and evaluate the work of environmental health staff including assigning duties monitoring performance reviewing reports approving travel and leave and ensuring compliance with agency policies.
- Prepare and maintain administrative records and required reports such as daily activity logs time and attendance reimbursement forms inspection frequencies and performance reports.
- Review and process applications and fees for individual sewer systems private wells and regulated establishments; research and maintain records to support inspections permitting and public records requests.
- Conduct statewide fieldwork and enforcement activities including inspections investigations compliance monitoring enforcement actions disaster assessments and participation in disease outbreak response.
- Provide technical assistance and represent the agency offering guidance to the public collaborating with local officials and community partners and participating in interviews training educational sessions and court proceedings as needed.
Position-Specific Details:Location: Office of Public Health / Bureau of Sanitarian Services / Tangipahoa Parish
Appointment Type:This position may be filled as aProbationary or a Promotional appointment
Cost Center:
Position Number(s): 68153
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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