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Sanitarian 6

Salary

$5,105.00 - $9,190.00 Monthly

Location

Hammond, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

OPH/PTT/215694

Department

LDH-Office of Public Health

Opening Date

12/12/2025

Closing Date

12/19/2025 11:59 PM Central

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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 Sanitarian 6 serves as a regional leader responsible for overseeing Environmental Health programs, inspections, and staff across multiple parishes. This role ensures regulatory compliance, accurate documentation, and effective field operations while acting as the key liaison between Central Office, Regional leadership, and parish teams.

The position provides guidance on the Sanitary Code, reviews enforcement actions, supports emergency response, and assists with complex environmental health issues. It also supervises parish managers and coordinators, oversees performance and productivity, and helps resolve personnel or operational concerns.

This role is ideal for an experienced environmental health professional ready to lead regional initiatives, support staff, and make a meaningful impact on public health. Statewide fieldwork and frequent travel are essential components of this role. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a current Louisiana Sanitarian's license plus one of the following, which must include one year of experience at the supervisory level or above:

Five years of experience as a sanitarian; OR

A master's degree in public health, food science, dairy science, environmental or sanitary science, or one of the physical or biological sciences plus four years of experience as a sanitarian.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Positions in the Molluscan Shellfish program require that applicants complete the Louisiana Boating Education program and be certified by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

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:

+ Oversees and evaluates regional Environmental Health (EH) programs,inspections, databases, and staff performance to ensure goals, compliance, and required documentation are met across all parishes.

+ Serves as a liaisonbetween Central Office, Regional leadership, and parish staff, coordinating staffing needs, addressing environmental or emergency response issues, and assigning personnel as needed.

+ Provides regulatory guidance and enforcement oversight,including reviewing technical correspondence, managing enforcement conferences, negotiating compliance agreements, and providing expert testimony when required.

+ Supervises and manages EH personnel,including Parish Sanitarian Managers and coordinators; conducts performance reviews; approves travel and time allocations; and recommends personnel actions.

+ Conducts and assists with complex field assessments,supports epidemiological investigations, and ensures mandated inspections for regulated facilities are completed and properly documented.

+ Maintains professional expertise and supports regional initiatives,including attending required training, ensuring completion of “Big Bets” objectives, and performing additional public health tasks as assigned.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as a Probationary or a Promotional appointment

Cost Center: 3262208520

Position Number(s): 158471

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:

Paul Tran

[email protected]

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.

Information on the Louisiana Works, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available here (https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs\_rehabilitation.asp) .

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

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Do you possess a current, valid Louisiana Sanitarian's license issued by the Louisiana State Board of Examiners for Sanitarians?

+ Yes

+ No

02

If you answered 'Yes' to the previous question, please enter the license number, issue date, and expiration date. If you answered 'No', please enter N/A.

03

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.

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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

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