Program Manager 1-A

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.

LDH serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities.

This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health /Office of Behavioral Health / Hlth Plan/Quality Mgmt  / East Baton Rouge Parish

Announcement Number: OBH/EL/196704

Cost Center: 3301010308

Position Number(s): 50632812

This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and may be filled as a Probationary  appointment.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

Preferred Experience:

Successful applicant will demonstrate strong critical thinking skills, knowledge of mental health system/services, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and project management skills. LMHP, licensed or provisionally licensed clinician preferred.

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.

• Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*

A resume upload will NOT populate your information into your application. Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Ella Lewis

Ella.Lewis2@la.gov

LDH/HUMAN RESOURCES

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.  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A baccalaureate degree plus four years of professional level experience in administrative services, economics, public health, public relations, social services, health services, or surveying and/or assessing health or social service programs or facilities for compliance with state and federal regulations.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.

Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:

A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

Graduate training with eighteen semester hours in one or any combination of the following fields will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience: public health; public relations; counseling; social work; psychology; rehabilitation services; economics; statistics; experimental/applied statistics; business, public, or health administration.

A Juris Doctorate will substitute for one year of the required experience.

A master's degree in public health; counseling; social work; psychology; rehabilitation services; economics; business, public, or health administration will substitute for one year of the required experience.

Graduate training with less than a Ph.D. will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience.

A Ph.D. in public health; counseling; social work; psychology; rehabilitation services; economics; business, public, or health administration will substitute for two years of the required experience.

NOTE:

Graduate training will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required experience.

NOTES:

Health services include all services dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disease, or the promotion, maintenance and restoration of health for sick or injured individuals.

Examples of public health jobs include sanitarian, public health engineer and public health epidemiologist.

NOTE:

Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Function of Work:

To administer small and less complex statewide health or social service program(s).

Level of Work:

Program Manager.

Supervision Received:

Broad direction from a higher-level manager/administrator.

Supervision Exercised:

May provide functional supervision in accordance with the Civil Service Allocation Criteria Memo.

Location of Work:

Department of Health and Hospitals; Human Service Districts as established; and other social service entities as established by an approved DSCS Allocation Criteria Memorandum.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Program Monitor--DHH and Program Monitor Supervisor--DHH by the presence of responsibility for administering small or less complex statewide program(s).

Differs from a Program Manager 1-B--DHH by the absence of supervisory responsibility.

Differs from a Program Manager 2--DHH by the absence of responsibility for administering medium or medium complex statewide program(s).Supervises the coordination of research, analysis and policy management activities related to statewide health or social service program(s).

Develops current and long-range plans, policies and procedures for administering the statewide program(s).

Monitors revenues and expenditures of statewide program budget; formulates budgetary projections.

Prepares and submits grant proposals.

Drafts and finalize contracts and Memorandums of Understanding; monitors/manages budgetary and programmatic aspects of those agreements assuring compliance with requirements/deliverables. Approves contract invoices.

Responds proactively to audit findings, programmatic challenges and issues; coordinates responses and reports to auditors and federal/state governmental entities.

Provides on-going consultation and technical assistance to professional and support staff on programmatic issues.

Serves as liaison for agency on statewide task forces, work groups, councils, and coalitions.

Manages the legislative tracking process during legislative sessions assuring timely analysis of bills and resolutions passed which may impact services. Serves as legislative coordinator.

Revises rules, regulations and procedures to meet changes in law or policy.

Develops and implements training programs for electronic agency policy.