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Public Health Epidemiologist ManagerPrint (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4171352) ApplyPublic Health Epidemiologist ManagerSalary $5,242.00 - $9,185.00 MonthlyLocation New Orleans, LAJob TypeClassifiedJob NumberOPH/CG/182014DepartmentLDH-Office of Public HealthOpening Date08/21/2023Closing Date8/26/2023 11:59 PM Central
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Supplemental InformationThis position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Office of Public Health / Bureau of Infectious Diseases / Orleans ParishAnnouncement Number: OPH/CG/182014 Cost Center: 3262107644 Position Number(s): 50401798 This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and will be filled as a Probationary appointment.No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.This Public Health Epidemiologist Manager is a high-level technical position assigned to the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section. This position is responsible for statewide Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental transmitted infectious disease surveillance and response. This position will be supervised by a Program Manager 2 and supervises fourteen subordinates (2 PH Epidemiologist Supervisor, 2 PH Epidemiologist Specialists, 2 PH Epidemiologists, 2 Epidemiologist Technicians, 3 RN Program Coordinators, 1 Business Analytics Specialist, and 2 WAE PH Epidemiologist Technicians). Requires high-level technical epidemiologic and statistical skills. Job Duties and Responsibilities:25% Management of complex statewide surveillance system for Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Transmitted Infectious Diseases. Plans, organizes, directs and supervises the activities of the surveillance program, including all field operations of the epidemiologic surveillance and response. This comprises oversight of all food and water-borne disease reports as well as all local, statewide and multi-state outbreak investigations.15% Evaluates epidemiologic data in order to guide the agency administration in the development of programs and policies to prevent the spread of disease, disability, mortality. Conducts cross-program evaluation; supervises epidemiologists, epidemiologist specialists and epidemiologist supervisors in the design of intervention studies, data collection, analysis and data interpretation. Directs the implementation of control and prevention measures, evaluates program effectiveness, and initiates and/or approves measures to achieve improvement.15% Oversees the preparation of the Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental transmitted infectious disease sections of the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) grant. Prepares program budget in coordination with IDEpi program managers. Monitors grant activity execution and progress.15% Serves as the expert in control & prevention activities for infectious diseases across foodborne, waterborne, and environmentally transmitted disease program areas.10% Serves as a technical trainer in infectious disease surveillance research and evaluation. Coordinates and supervises the development and implementation of the epidemiology curriculum. 10% Presents epidemiological data to legislators, communities, and other agencies. Assists the State Epidemiologist in preparing epidemiologic data analysis for inclusion in legislative justification. Advises and consults with agency administration, government officials and community agencies/organizations and others on epidemiologic principles to assess community needs and resources, develop plans and specifications for new projects, programs etc. Attends and participates in public health related meetings of local government bodies, civic organizations, national organizations and other groups to serve as an epidemiological advisor/expert. May respond to the news media at the local, state or national level.5% Plans and coordinates epidemiological services in health emergencies (e.g. natural disasters, biological terrorism events, chemical spills, industrial explosions, disease and injury outbreaks or clusters) as needed to insure and maintain community/public health or when requested to do so by the State Health Officer.5% May serve on national or multi-state teams or task forces for epidemiology dealing with threats across state boundaries. May represent the Office of Public Health in epidemiological events related to statewide emergency response and preparedness, bioterrorism events, or other health-related issue of public health importance.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.Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.A resume upload willNOTpopulate your information into your application. Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive creditFor further information about this vacancy contact: Ciera Green Ciera.Green@la.gov LDH/HUMAN RESOURCES BATON ROUGE, LA 70821 225 342-6477 This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218. QualificationsMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:A master's degree in epidemiology plus four years of professional level experience in epidemiology.SUBSTITUTIONS:A master's degree in public health, which included twelve hours in epidemiology, biostatistics, tropical medicine, maternal and child health, occupational health, international health, community health, or any combination, will substitute for the master's degree in epidemiology only.A master's degree in nursing, a social science, a biological science, or a behavioral science, which included twelve semester hours in epidemiology and/or biostatistics or a combination, will substitute for the master's degree in epidemiology only.A doctorate degree in veterinary medicine, which included twelve semester hours in epidemiology and/or biostatistics or a combination, will substitute for the master's degree in epidemiology only.A doctorate degree in epidemiology will substitute for two years of the required experience.NOTE:Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.Job ConceptsFunction of Work:To design, plan, evaluate and oversee the conducting of epidemiological activities related to collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data about health events in order to assess and help assure the health and safety of Louisiana citizens.Level of Work:Manager.Supervision Received:Broad review a higher-level Public Health or Department of Health and Hospitals administrator.Supervision Exercised:Direct line over one or more Public Health Epidemiologist Supervisors and/or two or more Public Health Epidemiology Specialists.Location of Work:Department of Health and Hospitals.Job Distinctions:Differs from Public Health Epidemiologist Supervisor and Public Health Epidemiology Specialist by administering one or more epidemiology programs and by the level of subordinates supervised.Examples of WorkManages complex surveillance systems throughout the state (i.e., reportable disease and health-related conditions, Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System, Immunization Registry, etc.).Evaluates epidemiological data in order to develop policies and programs to prevent the spread of disease, injury, disability, etc.Directs the implementation of control or prevention measures, evaluates program effectiveness, and initiates and/or approves measures to achieve improvements.Directs the planning and coordination of public meetings regarding epidemiological issues.Presents epidemiological data to legislators, communities, and other agencies.Attends and participates in public health related meetings of local government bodies, civic organizations, national organizations, and other groups to serve as an epidemiological advisor.May serve on national or multi-state teams or task forces for epidemiology dealing with threats across state boundaries.Plans and coordinates epidemiological services in health emergencies (e.g., chemical spills, industrial explosions, hurricanes, natural disasters, disease and injury outbreaks, etc.) as needed to insure and maintain community public health or when requested to do so by the Governor.May represent the Department of Health and Hospitals or the Office of Public Health in epidemiological events related to statewide emergency response and preparedness.Oversees the preparation of grant proposals and monitors their execution and progress.Prepares the budget and monitors expenditures for the program.Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
Mardi Gras,
Good Friday,
Memorial Day,
Independence Day,
Labor Day,
Veteran's Day,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the GovernorState employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/YourRetirementSystem.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system
Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
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Do you have more than 3 years of experience leading infectious disease outbreak investigations?
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Do you have more than 2.5 years of supervisory experience?
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Do you possess a master's degree in public health, which included twelve hours in epidemiology, biostatistics, tropical medicine, maternal and child health, occupational health, international health, community health, or any combination?
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If you answered yes to the previous question, please list the twelve hours using the example below. If you answered no, please enter N/A. (Ex. PBS 7312 – Concepts in Epidemiology – 4 hrs – LSU)
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Do you possess a master's degree in nursing, a social science, a biological science, or a behavioral science, which included twelve semester hours in epidemiology and/or biostatistics or a combination?
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If you answered yes to the previous question, please list the twelve hours using the example below. If you answered no, please enter N/A. (Ex. PBS 7312 – Concepts in Epidemiology – 4 hrs – LSU)
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Do you possess a doctorate degree in veterinary medicine which included twelve semester hours in epidemiology and/or biostatistics or a combination?
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If you answered yes to the previous question, please list the twelve hours using the example below. If you answered no, please enter N/A. (Ex. VMED 5253 – Epidemiology and Public Health – 3 hrs – LSU)
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