PUBLIC HEALTH INVESTIGATOR

PUBLIC HEALTH INVESTIGATOR

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PUBLIC HEALTH INVESTIGATOR

Salary

$70,803.36 - $90,375.36 Annually

Location

Los Angeles County, CA

Job Type

Full time

Job Number

PH5645B

Department

PUBLIC HEALTH

Opening Date

10/05/2015

Closing Date

5/27/2026 5:00 PM Pacific

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Position/Program Information

EXAM NUMBER:

PH5645B

FIRST DAY OF FILING:

10/6/2015

Beginning Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at 8:00 a.m., Pacific Standard Time (PST).

Until the needs of the service are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:

Open Competitive Job Opportunity

DEFINITION:

Enforces laws, ordinances, and regulations for the control of communicable and selected non-communicable diseases; locates, counsels and refers offenders and disease carriers and conducts other public health related investigations.

CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS:

Positions allocable to this class work in either a Service Planning Area under the administrative and technical supervision of a Supervising Public Health Investigator or in a specialized health investigation program under the administrative and technical supervision of a Supervising Public Health Investigator or higher level program manager. Incumbents enforce state and County public health laws, ordinances and regulations for the control of communicable and selected non-communicable diseases, such as alcoholism, and counseling patients to encourage risk reduction behaviors and referring them for treatment.

Essential Job Functions

Conducts investigations to locate cases and contacts of tuberculosis, sexually transmitted disease, human immunodeficiency virus or other communicable diseases and selected non-communicable diseases, such as alcoholism, by interviewing patients to determine contacts, locating and tracing contacts, and convincing them to voluntarily seek diagnosis and treatment as required by applicable public health laws; has authority to exercise legal interventions to compel compliance up to and including authorizing arrest when essential to protect the public's health.

Counsels individuals who suffer from a communicable or non-communicable disease regarding the nature and control of their disease and educates these individuals on risk reduction techniques and behaviors.

Enforces public health laws, rules and regulations governing communicable disease control by serving legal orders of the Health Officer on patients in their homes, hospitals or detention

facilities, quarantining cases and contacts of communicable disease in private homes or institutions, placing restrictions on infected individuals employed in sensitive occupations such as food handling, supervising disinterments of human remains for foreign shipment, assisting in food poisoning investigations, coordinating case management of persons potentially exposed to rabies, responding to widespread outbreaks of communicable disease and establishing and enforcing the State mussel quarantine order.

Transports patients in connection with the enforcement of legal orders pertaining to the isolation of such patients in a hospital or detention facility, or to facilitate the medical care and treatment of patients infected with a communicable disease.

Investigates cases of quarantine violations and refusal or failure of persons to comply with health laws, ordinances, and regulations; recommends court action to enforce legal orders, prepares cases for court by gathering evidence and appears in court as a representative of the Health Officer on cases involving violations of the public health laws, ordinances, and regulations pertaining to communicable and non-communicable disease investigation.

Supports the California Department of Health Services Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program, through the collection of shellfish and phytoplankton samples and preparation of these samples for shipment to the state laboratory.

Conducts special investigations not directly involving communicable diseases, such as investigating impersonations of departmental personnel or the verification of home births.

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

One year's experience as a Public Health Investigator Trainee.*

LICENSE

A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

PHYSICAL CLASS

3 - Moderate: Includes standing or walking most of the time,with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and reaching; includes working on irregular surface, occasionally lifting objects weighting over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION

*To qualify, applicants must hold or have held the payroll title of Public Health Investigator Trainee.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

Experience in investigation or inspection work in Public Health or Law Enforcement.

A Master's degree from an accredited university in Public Health or Related field of study.

Additional Information

EXAMINATION CONTENT

This examination will consist of an evaluation of experience and desirable qualifications based upon application information and supplemental questionsweighted 100%.

Applicants must meet the minimum requirements and achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on the examination in order to be placed on the Eligible Register.

Passing this examination and being added to the eligible register does not guarantee an offer of employment.

Final results will be sent by U.S. Mail. Final Scores cannot be given over the phone.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION

The names of candidates receiving a passing score in the examination will be placed on the eligible register in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of promulgation.

No person may compete in this examination more than once every twelve (12) months.

Applications will be processed on an as-received basis and promulgated to the eligible register accordingly.

VACANCY INFORMATION

The eligible register resulting from this examination will be used to fill vacancies in the Department of Public Health as they occur.

AVAILABLE SHIFT:Any

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION

Applications must be filed online only. Applications submitted by U.S. Mail, fax, or in person will not be accepted. Any required documents must be submitted within fifteen (15) calendar days from the application submission View email address on click.appcast.io.

Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" tab for this posting, You can also track the status of your application using this website.

Fill out your application completely. The acceptance of your application depends on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. Provide any relevant job experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job. For each job held, give the name and address of your employer, your job title, beginning and ending dates, description of work performed, and salary earned. Applicants may be rejected at any stage of the selection process.

IMPORTANT NOTES

• Please note thatALLinformation included in the application materials is subject toVERIFICATIONat any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made.

• FALSIFICATIONof any information may result inDISQUALIFICATIONorRESCISSION OF APPOINTMENT.

• UtilizingVERBIAGEfrom Class Specification and Selection Requirements serving as your description of dutiesWILL NOTbe sufficient to demonstrate that you meet the requirements. Doing so may result in anINCOMPLETE APPLICATIONand your application may beDISQUALIFIED.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

All applicants MUST enter a valid social security number at the time of filing. Entering anything other than a valid social security (i.e. 000-00-0000, 111-11-1111, etc.) will result in an automatic rejection of your application

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES

For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

NO SHARING OF USER ID AND PASSWORD

All applicants must file their application online using their OWN user ID and password. Using a family member or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's original application record.

Fair Chance Employer:The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individual assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s).If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.

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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Employment Information

Any language contained in the job posting supersedes any language contained below.

This document is intended to provide general information about the recruitment process of the County of Los Angeles. Applicants with questions about a specific job posting should contact the exam analyst listed on the posting.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement:

The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information, please visit:

Testing Accommodations for Applicants:

The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations, please visit:

Fair Chance:

The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws, you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors, which may include, but is not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

Employment Eligibility:

Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.

Career PathFinder:

Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles, please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application at

Veteran’s Credit:

Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy, in all open competitive examinations (i.e., examinations open to everyone), the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran, as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran, who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions.

For more information on veteran’s credit, please visit:

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Minimum Requirement:Do you have one (1) year's experience as a Public Health Investigator Trainee*? *To qualify, applicants must hold or have held the payroll title of Public Health Investigator Trainee.

• Yes

• No

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Do you have experience in investigation or inspection work in Public Health or Law Enforcement? If yes please describe in detail.NOTE:For each job held, give the name of your employer, your job title, beginning and ending dates, hours worked per week and a detailed description of work performed.If the answer is not in the specified format, no additional points may be awarded.

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Do you have a Master's degree from an accredited university in Public Health or Related field of study?NOTE:If yes, you will need to attach a copy of official diploma or a copy of official transcripts from the accredited institution which shows the area of specialization with your application or within 15 calendar days of filing to View email address on click.appcast.io not submitted within the timeline stated, no additional points may be awarded.

• Yes

• No

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County of Los Angeles

Address

Los Angeles, California, 90010

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