Program Monitor-LDH(Waste Water Surveillance Program Monitor) Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/5066205) Apply  Program Monitor-LDH(Waste Water Surveillance Program Monitor) Salary $4,387.00 - $8,608.00 Monthly Location New Orleans, LA Job Type Classified Job Number OPH/SP/212539 Department LDH-Office of Public Health Opening Date 09/03/2025 Closing Date 9/17/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions About this Job 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. Learn more about Louisiana Department of Health (https://ldh.la.gov/) The Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section is seeking a dedicated Wastewater Surveillance Program Monitor to lead Louisiana’s statewide wastewater surveillance efforts—a cutting-edge approach to detecting and preventing infectious disease outbreaks before they spread. In this unique role, you'll be the engine behind a growing program that uses wastewater data to monitor community health in real-time. You’ll collaborate with testing partners, local municipalities, public health leaders, and the CDC to ensure timely, accurate data collection and interpretation that informs public health action across the state. Minimum Qualifications Five years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating health or social service programs; or in public health, public relations, social services, health services, health regulation, or administrative services; OR Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus two years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating health or social service programs; or in public health, public relations, social services, health services, health regulation, or administrative services; OR A bachelor’s degree plus two years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating health or social service programs; or in public health, public relations, social services, health services, health regulation, or administrative services; OR An advanced degree or a Juris Doctorate plus one year of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating health or social service programs; or in public health, public relations, social services, health services, health regulation, or administrative services. EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION: Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field. Job Specification The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere. Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties: + Work with the contracted testing partner to identify municipalities across the state for participation, and develop a systematic and streamlined system for data management including data collection, management, and analysis needs. + Generate site specific wastewater situation reports will be produced on a monthly basis and distributed to all sites where wastewater testing is being conducted. + Establish a statewide waste water testing consortium for internal and external wastewater testing stakeholders, with a goal of encouraging data sharing so that wastewater surveillance data from all entities conducting wastewater surveillance in LA can be reported to NWSS. + Serve as liaison with CDC and participate in all monthly NWSS community of practice calls, providing state wastewater surveillance situation updates upon request. + Serve as the point of contact for consultation with other health jurisdictions in order to share best practices and exchange ideas for program implementation and improvement. + Review data analysis provided by vendor to identify any need for public health action. Generate weekly waste water situation reports. + Compile statewide de-identified sewershed-level case data and enter it into the NWSS DCIPHER portal on a weekly basis. Submit case-level sewershed data upon request. + Assists in performance metric monitoring and reporting for federal cooperative agreement. Position-Specific Details: Location:Office of Public Health / Bureau of Infectious Diseases / Orleans Parish Appointment Type: Job appointment (temporary appointment that may last up to 48 months) Cost Center: 3262107644 Position Number(s): 50634526 LDH supports Louisiana’s commitment to being a State as a Model Employer (SAME) by promoting the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities. 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). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. Contact Information: Shambrielle Pooler Shambrielle.Pooler@la.gov LA Department of Health (LDH) Division of Human Resources PO Box 4818 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. LDH supports Louisiana’s commitment to being a State as a Model Employer (SAME) by promoting the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities. 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/ Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx 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 Governor State 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/Your\_Retirement\_System.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 01 To ensure compliance with LDH Nepotism Policy#41, if you have any immediate family members that are currently employed by LDH, please list the name and relationship. Please type “N/A” if no immediate family members are employed by LDH. 02 This position will be filled as a Job appointment only. Job appointments may last up to 48 months. Acknowledge by checking "Yes" that you understand that this is a temporary position. + Yes Required Question Employer State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802 Phone (866) 783-5462 Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email