Job Description

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 high-impact leadership role where your expertise shapes policy, drives innovation, and strengthens programs that serve communities statewide. In this position, you’ll influence how Federal and State regulations are translated into effective, real-world solutions—guiding policy development, advancing system improvements, and supporting critical decision-making at the executive level. You’ll lead and develop a talented team, oversee strategic initiatives, and ensure programs operate efficiently, compliantly, and with measurable results. If you’re ready to combine policy, leadership, and strategy to make a meaningful difference, this is your opportunity to take the lead.

This is a promotional opportunity open only to current permanent employees in a classified position with Louisiana Department of Health.

Minimum Qualifications

Eight years of economic stability social services experience; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus five years of economic stability social services experience; OR

A bachelor's degree plus five years of economic stability social services experience; OR

An advanced degree in a social sciences field, business, public, or health administration plus four years of economic stability social services experience.

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

Job Duties and Other Information

• Analyzes Federal and State legislation and regulations to determine impact on Agency programs and automated systems and provides findings and recommendations to the Economic Stability Manager 3 and executive management; assists in ensuring program policies and systems are aligned to the extent permitted by law or regulation.
• Implements decisions of executive management and the Economic Stability Manager 3 by assisting in the formulation and execution of program policy; obtains required clearances from Federal funding agencies; initiates and supports revisions to the State Administrative Code, State Plans, and policy and procedural manuals that guide Field Operations staff.
• Provides subject-matter guidance for the design, implementation, and testing of automated system changes and enhancements; reviews and approves training document revisions; prepares programmatic and fiscal impact statements on proposed legislation and Administrative Code changes; and provides technical guidance on contractual and program issues.
• Selects, trains, and develops qualified staff to carry out assigned program and policy responsibilities.
• Develops and applies management strategies to assign work, monitor outcomes, and ensure performance standards are met.
• Directs and coordinates the work of subordinate staff through written and verbal communication to ensure achievement of Section goals and compliance with Federal, State, and Civil Service rules; evaluates performance, approves leave, ensures compliance with Agency policies, and initiates disciplinary action when necessary.
• Assesses operational and resource needs, including technology, and submits requests to support program and Section goals.
• Assists other LDH Sections in identifying and monitoring performance indicators and developing corrective action strategies to address performance issues.
• Serves as backup to and will direct in the absence of the Economic Stability Manager 3 to ensure continuity of operations.

Position-Specific Details

Location: Medical Vendor Administration / Economic Stability State Office / Statewide

Appointment Type: This is a promotional opportunity open only to current permanent employees in a classified position with Louisiana Department of Health.

Cost Center: 30521301000

Position Number(s): 50689374

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.

• Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information

Casey Hickman

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LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

PO Box 4818

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.

LDH supports Louisiana’s 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 .

LDH is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to recruit a highly productive and diverse workforce and will provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and prospective employees. Employment decisions shall be based strictly on merit and without regard to religious or political beliefs, sex, race, or any other non-merit factor

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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.

Insurance Coverage

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Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave

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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 ( LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System ( among others

Are you a current permanent employee in a classified position with Louisiana Department of Health?

• Yes
• No

To ensure compliance with LDH Nepotism Policy#41, if you have any immediate family members that are currently employed by LDH, please list the name and relationship. Please type “N/A” if no immediate family members are employed by LDH.

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