This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health /Medical Vendor Administration / Medicaid Technology Development / East Baton Rouge Parish
 
 Announcement Number: MVA/SP/194056
 Cost Center: 3052100302
 Position Number: 50611033
 
This is a promotional opportunity open only to classified employees with permanent status with Louisiana Department of Health.
 
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.
 
*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:
 Shambrielle Pooler
 Shambrielle.Pooler@la.gov LDH/Human Resources
 Baton Rouge, LA 70821
 
 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 experience in administrative services, economics, public health, public relations, statistical analysis, social services, or health services.

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 master's degree in the above fields will substitute for one year of the required experience.

A Juris Doctorate 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 the above fields will substitute for two years of the required experience.

Advanced degrees will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required experience.

NOTE:

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

Function of Work:
To administer medium size and moderately complex statewide Medicaid program(s).
Level of Work:
Manager.
Supervision Received:
Broad from a higher-level administrator/executive.
Supervision Exercised:
Supervision over lower level positions in accordance with the Civil Service Allocation Criteria Memo.
Location of Work:
Department of Health and Hospitals.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Medicaid Program Manager 1-A and Program Manager 1-B by administering medium size or moderately complex statewide program(s) and supervision exercised.
Differs from Medicaid Program Manager 3 by absence of responsibility for administering large and/or very complex Medicaid program(s) and supervision exercised.Administers and manages enrollment of Medicaid providers for all Medicaid programs statewide; directs overall goals and objectives.
Plans, coordinates, and controls a medium size or moderately complex statewide program.
Plans, develops, implements and monitors comprehensive Medicaid program policies.
Conducts and directs studies and special projects pertaining to the programs assigned.
Analyzes the impact of federal, state, and local legislation; advises agency officials; prepares position statements; presents testimony at hearings; writes legislation.
Reviews and analyzes complex data and system reports to ensure compliance with program regulations.
Administers the day-to-day operational functions of the Medicaid fee for service programs. Assures that program policy and procedures are properly applies in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations.
Develops and writes agency rules and regulations governing the administration of all supervised Medicaid programs and submit them for publishing in the official state publication in accordance with the requirements of the Administrative Procedures Act.
Implements Medicaid regulations directing provider participation standards and recipient benefits. Analyzes multi-mullion dollar Medicaid claim data and project the fiscal impact for budget forecasting.
Identifies, verifies and analyzes the various revenue sources for the program. Determines and/or confirms match requirements. Monitors availability of revenue sources and promptly identifies existing or potential financing problems.