Environmental Health Scientist 1 - Environmental Health Scientist Coordinator

The State of Louisiana is hiring an Environmental Health Scientist 1 - Coordinator in New Orleans, LA. This role involves training in environmental health activities like inspections and risk assessments to protect public health. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in relevant fields and experience with Microsoft Office and database management. The position offers career progression opportunities within the Louisiana Department of Health.
The Louisiana Department of Health is dedicated to fulfilling its mission through direct provision of quality services, the development and stimulation of services of others, and the utilization of available resources in the most effective manner.

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This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Office of Public Health / Bureau Infectious Diseases / Orleans Parish

Announcement Number: OPH/CSH/207900

Cost Center: 3262207540

Position Number(s): 50361732

This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and will be filled as a Probationary or Promotional appointment.

Preference will be given to applicants with the following qualifications/experience:
• Microsoft Office Proficiency
• Database Management Experience
• Experience Writing / Composing Information

NOTE REGARDING THE ADVERTISED PAY:

This position participates in a Career Progression Group (CPG) and may be filled as an Environmental Health Scientist 1, Environmental Health Scientist 2, or Environmental Health Scientist Coordinator level at which the vacancy is filled will be determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected. This position provides the opportunity to advance within this job series.

The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant.

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For further information about this vacancy contact:

Casey Hickman

Casey.Hickman@la.gov

LDH/HUMAN RESOURCES

BATON ROUGE, LA 70821

225 342-6477

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A bachelor's degree in one of the following fields: public health, biological sciences, physical sciences, earth sciences, environmental sciences, engineering or a related field.

Function of Work:
To train in conducting environmental health science activities, such as inspections, investigations, quality assurance, quality control and environmental health risk assessments, related to collecting, analyzing and interpreting chemical, physical, biological, demographic, and other data about toxic environmental contamination, hazardous substance emergency events or environmental regulatory standards in order to protect the health and safety of Louisiana residents by recommending public health actions to the Assistant Secretary, State Health Officer, and environmental regulatory agencies.

Level of Work:
Entry.

Supervision Received:
Close supervision from an Environmental Health Scientist Supervisor.

Supervision Exercised:
None.

Location of Work:
Department of Health and Hospitals - Office of Public Health

Job Distinctions:
Differs from Environmental Health Scientist 2 by the absence of independent responsibility for basic level scientific projects.

This position is assigned to the Section of Environmental Epidemiology and Toxicology's (SEET), Occupational Health and Injury (Occ Health) Program within the Bureau of Infectious Diseases in the Office of Public Health (OPH). The Occ Health Program is hiring an Environmental Health Scientist I, Environmental Health Scientist II, or an Environmental Health Scientist Coordinator totrack and investigate risks associated with heavy metals, carbon monoxide, pesticides, and environmental spills. This position is essential in ensuring workplace and community safety through data analysis, case investigations, and public outreach.

Key responsibilities:
• Conduct in-depth case investigations of heavy metal and carbon monoxide exposures to identify sources and mitigate risks.
• Analyze exposure data and prepare annual reports to inform public health initiatives
• Investigate pesticide-related health incidents to assess potential risks.
• Act as a public health resource, responding to inquiries regarding heavy metals, carbon monoxide, and pesticides.
• Provide data analysis and management support for the Occupational Health Program, assisting with special projects focused on worker health and safety outreach.
• Assist in reviewing emergency services’ reports containing information on varied chemical release events and distribute them to the appropriate regional responders to determine if any public health action is needed; identify chemical(s) of concern, health effects, medical management, and maps of the area, which display, incident location, points of interest, and sensitive populations. This position requires weekend and holiday screening duties approximately twice per month.

This position is essential in ensuring workplace and community safety through data analysis, case investigations, and public outreach. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a passion for safeguarding worker and community health.