Health Educator

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 the Louisiana Department of Health

Make a lasting impact on families and communities as a Health Educator with the Louisiana WIC this rewarding role youll empower pregnant and postpartum women infants and children with the knowledge and support they need to thrive. As a Certifying Professional Authority (CPA) youll provide personalized nutrition counseling support breastfeeding mothers through lactation guidance and connect families to essential resources like specialized formula and breast pumps. If youre passionate about education wellness and helping families build healthy futures this is your opportunity to make a meaningful difference every day.

Four years of experience working as a WIC Clinic Nutrition Educator or in patient care; OR

Twelve semester hours in food and nutrition or dietetics plus three years of experience working as a WIC Clinic Nutrition Educator or in patient care; OR

An associates degree in nutrition dietetics human ecology family and consumer science health promotion pre-medicine or nursing plus two years of experience working as a WIC Clinic Nutrition Educator; OR

A bachelors degree in nutrition dietetics human ecology family and consumer science health promotion pre-medicine or nursing.

The official job specifications for this role as defined by the State Civil Service can be found here.

Job Duties:

Position-Specific Details:

Location: Office of Public Health / Region 8-BRCO / Ouachita Parish

Appointment Type:This position may be filled as aProbationary or a Promotional appointment

Cost Center:

Position Number(s):

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.

For information on how to check your application status and understand status updates please clickHERE.

Contact Information:

Paul Tran

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.

Information on the Louisiana Works Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is availablehere.

LDH is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to recruit a highly productive and diverse workforce and will provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and prospective employees. Employment decisions shall be based strictly on merit and without regard to religious or political beliefs sex race or any other non-merit factor.