About the Department
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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Play a critical role in protecting the health and safety of Louisiana residents. This position provides leadership in the oversight of complex healthcare licensing and certification programs, ensuring providers meet state and federal regulations while supporting high-quality care across the state. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy solving complex regulatory challenges, this opportunity is for you.
Position Duties
A bachelor's degree plus four years of experience in hospital or nursing home administration, health services, health regulation, or social services; OR
A master's degree in a health services field, health regulation field, or a social services field plus three years of experience in hospital or nursing home administration, health services, health regulation, or social services.
Minimum Qualifications
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Other Qualifications
Direct statewide operations and oversight of the Non-Long-Term Care/Long-Term Care Complaint Program, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations.
Review, evaluate, and resolve healthcare facility complaints by analyzing investigative findings and determining regulatory compliance.
Make licensing, certification, enforcement, and sanction recommendations based on comprehensive reviews of provider documentation, investigations, and applicable regulations.
Develop, implement, and maintain program policies, procedures, and operational plans to support effective complaint investigations and regulatory compliance.
Provide technical guidance and regulatory interpretation to healthcare providers, consumers, government agencies, and other stakeholders regarding licensing and certification requirements.
Consult with healthcare facility leadership to promote compliance with state and federal standards and review corrective action plans to ensure deficiencies are resolved.
Represent the Louisiana Department of Health at hearings, conferences, committee meetings, and with state, federal, and professional organizations as the program's subject matter expert.
Position-Specific Details:
Location: Office of the Secretary / Health Standards / East Baton Rouge Parish
Appointment Type: This position will be filled as a Probationary appointment.
Cost Center: 3071040205
Position Number(s): 147815
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). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
For information on how to check your application status and understand status updates, please click HERE.
Contact Information:
Deanda Thymes
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.
Benefits
- 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.
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 at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx
Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor- 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.
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
Supplemental Questions
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01To 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.
Required Question
Agency Information
- Employer
- State of Louisiana
- Address
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1201 N 3rd St
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802
- Phone
- (866) 783-5462
- Website
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http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm