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# Program Monitor-LDH (Wastewater Program Monitor)

- **Company:** State of Louisiana
- **Location:** Belle Chasse, LA, United States
- **Salary:** $52,644.0 - $103,296.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Data Sharing
- **Published:** September 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us31bf68331ce3a361b08a657bafc0bdd4/eaa

## About the Role

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 found

## Description

Make an impact in protecting the health of Louisiana communities! Join the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section as a Program Monitor! The Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section is responsible for reducing the occurrence of infectious diseases. The Section conducts surveillance activities to detect cases and identify trends and to institute appropriate intervention and follow-up control measures. This Program Monitor position will be under the supervision of a Public Health Epidemiologist Manager. This position requires routine statewide duties, including fieldwork, inspections, investigations, or direct services that extend beyond the employee's domicile parish. These statewide responsibilities are an inherent and ongoing part of the job and may require frequent travel., The Waste Water Surveillance Program Monitor will coordinate the statewide wastewater surveillance program, including thefollowing:

 * Work with the contracted testing partner to identify municipalities across the state for participation,anddevelopasystematicandstreamlinedsystemfordatamanagementincludingdata collection, management, and analysisneeds.
 * Generate site specific wastewater situation reports will be produced on a monthly basisand distributed to all sites where wastewater testing is being conducted. These reports will include site specific as well as state level information and will be disseminated to participating sites every month.
 * Establish a statewide waste water testing consortium for internal and externalwastewater 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 practicecalls, providing state wastewater surveillance situation updates uponrequest.
 * Serve as the point of contact for consultation with other health jurisdictions in order toshare best practices and exchange ideas for program implementation andimprovement.
 * Review data analysis provided by vendors to identify any need for public health action. Generateweeklywastewatersituationreports.ConductdirectoutreachtoStateEpidemiologistand Regional Medical Director upon identification of testing data that warrants public healthaction
 * Compile statewide de-identified sewershed-level case data and enter it into theNWSS DCIPHER portal on a weekly basis. Submit case-level sewershed data uponrequest
 * Assists in performance metric monitoring and reporting for federal cooperativeagreement, Position Summary This position is primarily responsible for managing multiple or joint energy efficiency programs with limited support from senior leadership. In this hands-on ma…
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