Public Health Epidemiologist Technician 2 (Legionella Surveillance Epidemiologist)

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The Infectious Disease Epidemiology (IDEpi) Section is responsible for reducing the occurrence of infectious diseases to public health importance. The Section conducts surveillance activities to detect cases and identify trends to institute appropriate intervention and follow-up control measure. The position will be under the supervision of a Public Health Epidemiologist Manager. This position requires routine statewide duties, including fieldwork, inspections, investigations, or direct services that extend beyond the employee’s domicile parish. These statewide responsibilities are an inherent and ongoing part of the job and may require frequent travel.

Four years of experience in epidemiology, healthcare analytics and reporting, health equity, nursing or public health; OR

A bachelor’s degree in public health, epidemiology, biological sciences, behavioral sciences, health sciences or nursing plus one year of experience in epidemiology; OR

A master's degree in public health, epidemiology, biological sciences, behavioral sciences, health sciences or nursing.The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.Job Duties:

• Develops, implements and maintains Louisiana’s legionellosis surveillance system, including providing annual training opportunities and ensuring accuracy of data reported.
• Oversees on-site epidemiologic assessments/investigations of healthcare facilities and other public locations where legionellosis clusters have been detected.
• Interprets, analyzes and evaluates statewide data submitted to the Infectious Disease Reporting Information System (IDRIS) from Louisiana facilities. Creates reports to identify problem areas and measures progress of prevention efforts.
• Oversees surveillance, outbreak detection, and public health response to other water-borne diseases, including cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis.
• Represents LA OPH in national surveillance task forces. Conducts presentations and participates in workgroups and forums in accordance with CDC requests

Position-Specific Details:

Location: Office of Public Health / Bureau of Infectious Diseases / Orleans Parish

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as a Job appointment (temporary appointment that may last up to 48 months)

Cost Center: 3262107644

Position Number(s): 50594311

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

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Contact Information:

Paul Tran

Paul.Tran3@la.gov

LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

PO Box 4818

Baton Rouge, LA 70821

225-342-6477

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