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166340
SANITARIAN 3
TS311     $46,738 - $84,136
Creation Date: 02/15/2002
Change Date: 01/01/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To serve as a public health Sanitarian at an advanced level responsible for inspection, investigation, permitting, licensing, and enforcement activities of multiple public health environmental and consumer protection programs.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Advanced
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
General review from Sanitarian 4 or higher level Sanitarian.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
May serve as a leadworker over lower level Sanitarians.
LOCATION OF WORK:
Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Sanitarian 2 by responsibility for acting as a lead worker with project or functional supervision over lower level Sanitarians, or the principle assistant to a Sanitarian 4 or 5,or the performance of tasks of a complex nature.

Differs from Sanitarian 4 by absence of supervisory responsibility for a functional unit or geographical area.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Independently reviews and evaluates applications and modifications to existing permits.

Conducts inspections or complaint investigations of multiple public health environmental and consumer protection programs; prepares reports and recommends appropriate enforcement actions.

Assists and provides direction and technical advise to staff in a specialty area.

Monitors state water bodies for significant shellfish utilization by sampling for fecal coliforms; compiles reports for monitoring maximum contaminant level violations.

Operates and maintains specialized environmental monitoring equipment.

Provides technical testimony at hearings and enforcement proceedings.

Participates in emergency response activities.

Collects drinking water, sewage effluent, and food samples for analysis.

Performs related work as assigned.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Possession of a current Louisiana Sanitarian's license issued by the Louisiana State Board of Examiners for Sanitarians plus one of the following:

Two years of experience as a licensed 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 one year of experience as a licensed 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.