Disease Intervention Specialist 4 Jobs

This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Office of Public Health / Region 9-BRCO / Tangipahoa Parish
Announcement Number: OPH/SP/175066
Cost Center: 3262108009
Position Number(s): 158274
This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and may be filled as a Probationary or Promotional appointment.
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
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For further information about this vacancy contact:
Shambrielle Pooler
[email protected]
LDH/HUMAN RESOURCES
BATON ROUGE, LA 70821
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Function of Work:
To supervise a group of Disease Intervention Specialists responsible for case finding in the conduct of a disease intervention or prevention program or to manage a small staff (less than six) for a region.
Level of Work:
Supervisor.
Supervision Received:
Broad review from a Disease Intervention Specialist 5 or Regional Administrator/Medical Director.
Supervision Exercised:
Direct-line over lower-level Disease Intervention Specialists (at least two).
Location of Work:
Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Disease Intervention Specialists 3 by the presence of direct line supervisory responsibility.
Differs from Disease Intervention Specialist 5 by absence of supervision of a regional disease intervention and prevention program with a staff of six or more Disease Intervention Specialists.

Supervises a unit of Disease Intervention Specialists.
Plans and supervises disease intervention and prevention objectives of subordinates and assumes responsibility for attainment.
Reviews epidemiologic data (e.g. performance objectives, evaluation reports and disease chain studies) of subordinates; identifies deficiencies; sets new directions, priorities, and assignments on a continuous basis.
Provides medical/epidemiologic orientation to subordinates and on-going training and critiques of individual performance.
Reviews disease intervention case reports from subordinates for accuracy and process.