Program Manager 1B

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.

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Step into a leadership role where your expertise can shape the future of behavioral health services statewide. As a key manager within the Office of Behavioral Health youll oversee compliance monitoring evaluation and quality initiatives that directly impact individuals with mental health and substance use disorders across Louisiana.

In this role youll guide community-based programs that promote recovery consumer satisfaction supported employment and workforce developmentensuring services are effective accountable and delivered in the least restrictive settings. Youll lead statewide planning training and awareness efforts manage federal grant oversight and collaborate with partners across LDH local governing entities and community organizations. If youre a mission-driven leader with behavioral health experience who wants to influence policy strengthen systems of care and improve lives on a statewide scale this is an opportunity to make lasting impact.

Minimum Qualifications

Seven 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 four 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 bachelors degree plus four 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 three 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.

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 here .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties :

• Provides supervision and leadership to the Compliance Monitoring Unit by overseeing the planning development implementation management and evaluation of statewide behavioral health programs funded through federal block grants discretionary federal funds and state resources.
• Supervises management-level professionals responsible for compliance monitoring evaluation training and technical assistance to behavioral health service delivery systems serving individuals statewide.
• Collaborates with the OBH Data Analytics Section and the ten Local Governing Entities to ensure accurate and timely data collection coordinated consumer access quality reporting and evaluation of service delivery outcomes.
• Develops and maintains monitoring and data collection systems to assess service quality utilization and effectiveness analyzes trends and national research and makes evidence-based recommendations to OBH executive leadership for system improvements.
• Serves in a principal statewide leadership role for the development implementation and oversight of Supported Employment programs including supervision of the Program Manager 1A and coordination of the statewide Supported Employment Initiative.
• Leads OBH collaboration with Medicaid Managed Care Organizations LGEs and partners to oversee implementation of the IPS model as a Medicaid-reimbursable service monitor utilization and fidelity review monitoring reports and recommend improvements based on findings and trends.
• Ensures staff and providers receive appropriate training and technical assistance establishes work standards and timelines evaluates performance and participates in statewide meetings committees and emergency collaborations that support community-based services and reduce institutionalization.

Position-Specific Details :

Location : Office of Behavioral Health / Behavioral Health Clinic-Community Program / East Baton Rouge Parish

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

Cost Center : Position Number(s) :

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.

Contact Information :

Paul Tran

LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

PO Box 4818

Baton Rouge LA 70821

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LDH supports Louisianas 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 .

Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Project Management Methodology,Project / Program Management,Program Management,Management Experience,Microsoft Powerpoint,Project Management,Microsoft Project,Budgeting,DoD Experience,Leadership Experience,Supervising Experience,Contracts

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 5375 - 10546