Disease Intervention Specialist 1-3 (TB-DIS)

Disease Intervention Specialist

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.

This position may be filled in the following parishes: Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, Vermilion Parish

Make a Difference in Public Health! Join our Tuberculosis (TB) Control Team as a Disease Intervention Specialist 1-3 and play a critical role in protecting communities. In this dynamic field-based position, you'll conduct investigations, interview patients and contacts, provide education and counseling, track cases, and help prevent the spread of tuberculosis. If you're passionate about public service, problem-solving, and improving health outcomes, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact every day.

An ideal candidate should possess the following competencies:

Accepting Direction: The ability to be open and willing to follow guidance or instructions.

Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to take ownership of actions, behaviors, performance, decisions, and outcomes.

Thinking Critically: The ability to analyze information objectively, identify connections across sources, and form logical, well supported conclusions.

Acting Decisively: The ability to make timely, confident decisions using sound reason.

Adapting to Change: The ability to demonstrate flexibility in thoughts, behaviors, and actions in response to evolving circumstances or unexpected change.

Communicating Effectively: The ability to convey information, ideas, and emotions using structured communication methods that promote understanding and engagement.

Displaying Professionalism: The ability to uphold workplace standards through consistent conduct, responsible communication, and consideration for others.

Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to follow, reinforce, adapt, or develop policies and procedures to maintain compliance with federal and state legal requirements, State Civil Service rules, and organizational policies.

Managing Time: The ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and allocate time to ensure timely completion of work goals.

Minimum Qualifications:

Three years of experience in disease investigation and prevention activities; OR Three years of experience in investigatory work, social services, nursing, or as a medical laboratory technician or assistant; OR A bachelor's degree.

Job Duties and Other Information:

• Conduct field investigations and follow-up activities for tuberculosis (TB) suspects, active cases, contacts, and high-risk individuals to support disease prevention and control efforts.
• Interview TB patients and contacts to obtain case histories, identify potential exposures, and document findings in accordance with program requirements.
• Educate patients, contacts, and community members about TB transmission, symptoms, treatment, and prevention while providing counseling and referrals for medical evaluation and care.
• Monitor patient compliance with treatment plans, encourage adherence to prescribed medication regimens, and provide ongoing support to improve health outcomes.
• Collect sputum specimens, administer and interpret TB skin tests, and accurately document laboratory and clinical results using established procedures.
• Deliver and observe directly administered TB medications in community settings, ensuring proper dosage adherence and maintaining detailed treatment records.
• Collaborate with healthcare providers, schools, correctional facilities, shelters, and other community partners to conduct investigations, provide TB education, and support outbreak prevention and reporting activities.

Position-Specific Details: Location: Office of Public Health / Region 4-BRCO

Appointment Type: This position will be filled as a Probationary appointment.

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Position Number(s): 149962

Career Progression: This position may be filled as a Disease Intervention Specialist 1, 2, or 3 determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected. This position provides the opportunity to advance within this job series.

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.

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Contact Information:

Shambrielle Pooler

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LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

PO Box 4818

Baton Rouge, LA 70821

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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.