Statewide Program Manager 1 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4833767) Apply  Statewide Program Manager 1 Salary $5,477.00 - $10,740.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number OAAS/DPT/205821 Department LDH-Office of Aging & Adult Services Opening Date 02/14/2025 Closing Date 3/1/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits Supplemental Information 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 Aging and Adult Services / Headquarters / East Baton Rouge Parish Announcement Number: OAAS/DPT/205821 Cost Center: 3201027000 Position Number(s): 50662622 This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and may be filled as a Probationary or Promotional appointment. Statewide Program Manager 1: (Nursing Facility Clinical Liaison) This position is in the Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Aging and Adult Services (OAAS), within the OAAS Executive Management Team. The OAAS was formed within the Department of Health as a healthcare reform initiative, bringing together all of the long-term care programs that serve senior citizens and people with adult-onset disabilities. OAAS aims to develop, provide and enhance services that offer meaningful choices for people in need of long-term care. The office is committed to developing a long-term care system that provides choice, ensures quality, meets the needs of consumers and caregivers and does so in a fiscally responsible manner. OAAS has an annual administrative budget of over $60 million. It provides services to over 30,000 recipients through several large and complex Medicaid programs whose budgets total over $1 billion; including the Nursing Facility Admissions Program, Long-Term Personal Care Services Program, and two Medicaid HCBS waiver programs. OAAS also manages one state-operated health care facility, Protective Services, Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) and other non-Medicaid grants and programs. The Statewide Program Manager 1 (Nursing Facility Clinical Liaison) manages complex nursing facility quality improvements involving multiple components statewide. The incumbent is highly responsible for building an infrastructure within OAAS to provide a state liaison for non-regulatory actions, as well as serving as the liaison to nursing facilities and nursing facility associations statewide. The incumbent is highly responsible for the management of technical assistance offered to nursing facilities, to manage quality improvement initiatives and projects within nursing facilities statewide and to assist with on-going projects initiated Incumbent must demonstrate working knowledge of nursing facility regulations and standards to provide technical assistance to facilities implementing quality assurance and performance improvement programs. Establishes statewide quality improvement goals and develops organizational plans to facilitate implementation. The incumbent is responsible for the statewide quality monitoring of nursing facility level of care determinations made by OAAS, ensuring consistent nursing facility level of care determinations are made statewide. Provides recommendations suggesting quality enhancement and training needs, specific to level of care determinations to OAAS Executive Management and OAAS Program Operations/Training Team. Incumbent manages supervision of direct support. No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy. State Civil Service Job Information Finder (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/JobView2.aspx) 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 willNOTpopulate 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: Debbie Parris-Thymes Debbie.Parris-Thymes2@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 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Seven years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating administrative programs, operational programs, or special projects or initiatives within a public or private sector organization; OR Six years of full-time experience in any field plus four years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating administrative programs, operational programs, or special projects or initiatives within a public or private sector organization; OR A bachelor’s degree plus four years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating administrative programs, operational programs, or special projects or initiatives within a public or private sector organization; OR An advanced degree, or a Juris Doctorate, plus three years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating administrative programs, operational programs, or special projects or initiatives within a public or private sector organization. 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 Concepts FUNCTION OF WORK: To develop and manage a complex program(s) having multiple components associated with the program(s) on a statewide level. LEVEL OF WORK: Program Manager. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Administrative direction from a higher level administrator. This position does not serve as an assistant to and will not report directly to the Statewide Program Manager 2. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Functional or direct over any department staff as assigned by executive management. LOCATION OF WORK: Statewide. JOB DISTINCTIONS: Differs from Statewide Program Manager 2 by the absence of direct supervision as well as size, scope and complexity of operations, and decision making authority as determined by State Civil Service. This job title shall not be used when a more appropriate class or series exists for the duties presented. Examples of Work 40%Nursing Facility Liaison + Serves as statewide clinical liaison for nursing facilities and nursing facility associations, as well as statewide task forces, work groups, councils, and coalitions that address services for aging and disabled adults. + Travels to nursing facilities to develop relationships with facility staff and understand their quality improvement needs. + Develops current and long-range plans, policies and procedures for statewide nursing facility improvement and remediation through partnerships for improved quality. + Provides on-going consultation and technical assistance to professional and support staff on programmatic issues. + Establishes program goals and develops organizational plans with limited input for higher levels of management. + Responds proactively to internal audit findings, programmatic challenges and issues; coordinates responses and reports to auditors and federal/state governmental entities as requested. Meets with LDH internal teams; Office of the Secretary, Health Standards Section and LDH Legal to proactively understand internal audit findings, programmatic challenges and issues. + Facilitates communication between LDH and nursing facilities, to include preparation and writing of memorandums, policy and procedure manuals. + Provides technical assistance to inform revisions to nursing facility rules, regulations and procedures to meet changes in law or policy. + Produce and disseminate communication materials to nursing facilities statewide. + Revises rules, regulations and procedures to meet changes in law or policy. + Manages direct supervision over Clinical Program Manager 1A. 30%Manages Quality Monitoring + Develops monitoring tool to assess statewide nursing facility level of care determinations completed by OAAS. + Maintains nursing facility level of care certification issued by OAAS. + Completes quality monitoring of a representative sample of OAAS level of care determinations completed statewide to include desk reviews and face to face assessment types. + Provides recommendations to enhance statewide level of care determinations and inform Executive Management of strengths identified within determination practices. 20% + Assist in the implementation, ongoing work and monitoring of quality assurance standards as it relates to OAAS initiatives and nursing home admissions requests. + Provide clinical expertise to support ongoing efforts to develop and implement quality assurance procedures, monitoring performance and identifying/addressing quality issues of OAAS initiatives. + Identify training needs, develop procedures, and complete reporting of identified metrics. + Analysis of reports received from management tools designed to streamline and optimize statewide LOC determinations. + Provide on-going consultation and technical assistance to professional and support staff on programmatic issues. + Serve as liaison to ensure compliance with nursing home regulations and other departments within LDH. Revises rules, regulations and procedures to meet changes in law or policy. + Serve as liaison for agency on statewide task forces, work groups, councils, and coalitions. + Establishes program goals and develops organizational plans on identified OAAS initiatives. 5% Legislative Liaison for Nursing Facility Affairs + Provides technical assistance to LDH/OAAS regarding pending nursing facility legislation and acts as liaison within the Department to advise on best practices, suggested legislation, possible impact of proposed legislation. 5% Other duties as assigned to fulfill the mission of OAAS 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 https://info.groupbenefits.org/ Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx 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 (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) 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. 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