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Program Manager 4-DHH

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Program Manager 4-DHH

Salary

$6,585.00 - $12,920.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

OPH/AS/209346

Department

LDH-Office of Public Health

Opening Date

06/17/2025

Closing Date

6/24/2025 11:59 PM Central

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• Benefits

About this Job

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.

Minimum Qualifications

Eight 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 five 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 bachelor's degree plus five 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 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.

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 foundhere.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

Job duties include but not limited to:

The Office of Public Health (OPH) is one of seven major offices within the Louisiana Department of Health. OPH is responsible for protecting and promoting the health and wellness of all individuals and communities in Louisiana. This is accomplished through education, promotion of healthy lifestyles, preventing disease and injury, enforcing regulations to protect the environment, sharing vital information, and offering preventive health services.

OPH plays a critical role in directing emergency disaster operations by working to ensure readiness for hurricanes, disasters, and other threats to Louisiana in conjunction with the Surgeon General/State Health Officer and other state departments. The agency operates over 70 extensive programs utilizing staff in parish health units, specialty clinics, 9 regional offices, 4 Deputy Assistant Secretaries, 16 bureaus, contractual agreements, all under the oversight of an Assistant Secretary.

The Centers operated under a Deputy Assistant Secretary include the Center for Community and Preventive, Center for Finance and Operations, Center for Community Preparedness and Health Protection, and a center that includes Engineering, sanitarian services, and the Public Health Laboratory.

The 14 Bureaus include: Regional and Clinical Operations, Chronic Disease Prevention and Healthcare Access, Family Health, Infectious Diseases, Nutrition Services, Vital Records and Statistics, Finance, Performance Management, Health Informatics, EMS, Sanitarian Services, Engineering, Lab, and Community Preparedness.

The Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention and Healthcare Access (branded as Well-Ahead Louisiana) is the office in OPH that is dedicated to 1) improving the health status of Louisiana residents in rural and underserved areas by actively working to build community health systems' capacity to provide efficient and effective health care services and 2) improving the health of Louisianans by preventing and/or controlling chronic disease and relevant risk factors by promoting policy, systems and environmental changes, as well as healthy behaviors and education, utilizing evidence-based interventions and leveraging resources through collaborative public and private partnerships to maximize health outcomes for our residents.

The Director of the Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention and Healthcare Access (BCDPHA) is a highly responsible executive level position within CCPH providing direction to 7 Bureau divisions and over 20 federal and state funding sources. This position reports directly to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of CCPH. This is highly complex, responsible, managerial position that is responsible for directing a large staff of both civil service and contract employees in managing several complex statewide programs and grants including the following divisions: Rural Health and Health System Interventions, Community-Clinical Linkages, Healthy Communities, Health Policy, Surveillance and Evaluation, Health Communications, and Community Engagement, Healthcare Workforce Development, and Operations and Budget.

These divisions and their respective programs have a major impact on the emergence, growth, and continued viability of healthcare providers, critical access hospitals, federally qualified health centers, parish health units, private and publically funded primary health care clinics, public hospitals, rural health clinics, and small rural hospitals.

The incumbent is responsible for an annual budget and works with partners statewide i.e., Louisiana Rural Health Association, Louisiana Primary Care Association to facilitate the development and viability of community health centers to provide health care services to rural and underserved areas.

The incumbent directs numerous programs within the Bureau and identifies and pursues opportunities for increased funding for primary care and rural health as well as chronic disease prevention and health promotion in Louisiana.

The incumbent formulates and implements policy and procedures for programs administered within the scope of the law and federal mandates.

Position-Specific Details:

This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Office of Public Health / Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention and Healthcare Access / East Baton Rouge Parish.

Announcement Number: OPH/AS/209346

Cost Center: 326#######

Position Number(s): 1967

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

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

How To Apply:

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:

Angela Selders

...@la.gov

LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

Baton Rouge, LA 70821

225-###-####

This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-###-####.

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

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found at

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 ( 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

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) ###-####

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