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Administrative Program Specialist-B

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Administrative Program Specialist-B

Salary

$3,186.00 - $6,252.00 Monthly

Location

Monroe, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

NEDHSA-202742-APSB-111924-JR

Department

LDH-Northeast Delta Human Services Authority

Opening Date

11/20/2024

Closing Date

11/30/2024 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

NEDHSA is a designated approved National He alth Service Corps (NHSC) site. Clinicians who work at NHSC-approved sites are eligible to apply to the NHSC Loan Repayment Program to pay off student loans.

• 2-year Full-Time Clinical Practice: NHSC will pay up to $50,000* for an initial 2 years of full-time clinical practice to clinicians.

  (Full-time clinical practice is defined as no less than 40 hours per week, for a minimum of 45 weeks per year).

  NEDHSA has had many productive years since forming as a Local Governing Entity (LGE) in 2013. Here's a small snapshot of how NEDHSA has worked diligently to provide our citizens with greater access to services, excellent customer services and quality, competent care.

  • Partnership with Ruth’s House Resource Center to operate the Second Opportunity Workforce Solutions (SOWS) Program

  • Installed Innovative Harm-Reduction Vending Machines-offers a beacon of hope, aiming to provide essential resources and support to individuals on the path to recovery.

  • Art is Medicine Program

  • Recognized by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

  • Partners in Employment (PIE)-an employment based program developmental disability initiative

  • Prescription Take Back Boxes-located throughout the region for safe disposal of unused medication

  • Opportunity Zone-strategic initiative designed to help transition fragile south Monroe Communities aiming to reduce mental health and addiction prevalence

  • Coordinated Care for People in Crisis

  • Operation Golden Years-provides increased awareness, support, and services for those sixty and above in our 12 parish region.

  • Operation Leave No Veteran Behind-ensure that military veterans in Northeast LA have quality and competent primary and behavioral health care

  • Financial Literacy Partnership with Pelican State Credit Union- service our staff and clients

  • NEDHSA Wellness at Work Initiative-designed to relieve employees’ stress and burnout

  NEDHSA plans to build additional, esteemed partnerships this year to deepen meaningful integrated behavioral and primary healthcare within the region. To help the citizens realize more positive outcomes and stability, NEDHSA will continue to employ a more cohesive, progressive approach among our systems and processes.

  Core Competencies:

  Displaying Expertise: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training

  Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.

  Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.

  This position may be filled by Probation, Promotion, Demotion, Lateral Transfer or Detail to Special Duty. Preference may be given to permanent classified employees of Northeast Delta Human Services Authority.

  Applicants will be required to serve a probationary period of not less than 12 months and not more than 24.

  International degrees require submission of an equivalency evaluation with the application.

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. *

  For further information about this vacancy contact:

  Ms. Janesia Raybon, MPA

  Human Resources Specialist

  Northeast Delta Human Services Authority

  2513 Ferrand Street

  Monroe, LA 71201

  318-362-4237 (office)

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A baccalaureate degree plus one year of professional level experience in administrative 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.

NOTE:

Examples of professional administrative service fields include: Accounting, Financial Auditing, Budget work, Contract/Grants work, Human Resources/Personnel, Information technology, Insurance, Purchasing/Procurement, Quality assurance, Records management, Risk management, and Safety. In the area of wholesale/retail sales, we will also accept store managers, business managers, regional sales managers, or district sales managers as experience in administrative services.

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

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To perform responsible, administrative functions in support of an organizational unit.

OR

To manage a specialized departmental or statewide program.

Level of Work:

Experienced.

Supervision Received:

General from higher-level supervisory personnel.

Supervision Exercised:

May supervise 1-2 lower level personnel.

Location of Work:

May be used by all state agencies.

Job Distinctions:

Note: Agency impact, hierarchy, and reporting relationship patterns will be considered when making allocations to this level.

Differs from Administrative Program Specialist--A by the presence of a moderate degree of complexity, impact, or independence in assigned duties and program areas.

Differs from Administrative Specialist--C by the absence of a higher degree of complexity, impact, or independence in assigned duties and program areas.

Examples of Work

ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS

Performs responsible duties related to the proper operation, coordination, and management of at least two of the following administrative functions:

Telecommunications, Dietary, Facility Maintenance, Risk Management, Inventory Control, Purchasing, Records Management, Rentals and Leases, Safety, Security, Budget, Contracts/Grants, Fiscal Management (payroll, payables, receivables, etc.), Information Technology, and Personnel.

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Manages the operations of a departmental or statewide program, including fiscal responsibility for purchasing and budgetary reporting.

Establishes, implements, and revises (as necessary) the program's standards and guidelines.

Coordinates program information by maintaining databases, generating reports, and ensuring information integrity; may require presentation of information in workshops, meetings, etc.

Performs certification and eligibility duties as it relates to the program.

Ensures program compliance to Federal and State regulations.

Administers contracts (such as property leases and service agreements) as they pertain to the program.

May supervise a small program support staff.

May require a special license and/or continuing education in the program field.

May serve as a member of a board or committee relevant to the program's mission.

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

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  Do you have experience working in a behavioral health integrated managed healthcare environment (Behavior and Primary Care)?

• Yes

• No

  02

  Do you have experience with medical credentialing databases? If yes, what is your experience and with which databases do you have experience?

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  CE: Rate your ability to communicate effectively based on our definition: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable communicating effectively 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to communicate effectively 3= I can communicate effectively 4= I can communicate effectively and help others improve their communication

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  TCr: Rate your ability to think critically based on our definition: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable thinking critically 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to think critically 3= I can think critically 4= I can think critically and help others improve their ability to think critically

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  UD: Rate your ability to use data based on our definition: The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable using data 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to use data 3= I can use data 4= I can use data and help others improve their ability to use data

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State of Louisiana

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For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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