Program Manager 1-A-LDH (Data Analyst)

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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Join Office of Aging and Adult Services! The Program Manager 1A (Data Analyst) supports the transition and diversion efforts of persons from institutional services to community-based care, specifically the My Place and My Choice Louisiana Programs. The incumbent will play a key role in leading the data collection and analysis efforts to meet the growing reporting requirements for these programs. Responsibilities include extracting data, writing queries, developing programming logic, running reports, manipulating data, and analyzing results relative to the operations of these programs. The incumbent will work directly with My Choice and My Place Louisiana program managers to develop quality and performance measures, management reports, semi-annual reporting to federal partners, and ad hoc requests from executive management.

Minimum Qualifications Seven years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating health or social service programs; or in public health, public relations, social services, health services, health regulation, or administrative services; ORSix years of full-time work experience in any field plus four years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating health or social service programs; or in public health, public relations, social services, health services, health regulation, or administrative services; ORA bachelor’s degree plus four years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating health or social service programs; or in public health, public relations, social services, health services, health regulation, or administrative services; ORAn advanced degree or a Juris Doctorate plus three years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating health or social service programs; or in public health, public relations, social services, health services, health regulation, or administrative services.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 and Other Information

Job Duties:

• Develop, implement, and oversee a comprehensive data reporting system for the My Choice Louisiana (MCL) and My Place Louisiana (MPL) programs.
• Manage the collection, preparation, organization, analysis, and visualization of program data to support statewide operations.
• Monitor program performance metrics, quality indicators, and outcomes to ensure program effectiveness and compliance with federal requirements.
• Prepare and generate management reports for field operations and submit required semi-annual reports to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
• Respond to ad hoc data and reporting requests from LDH leadership, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), and external technical assistance providers.
• Collaborate with OAAS program managers, the Office of Behavioral Health (OBH), the Office of Technology Services (OTS), and external partners to ensure reporting systems align with federal and judicial requirements.
• Conduct research and analyze complex data, trends, legislative changes, and policy developments to provide timely insights and support data-driven decision-making.

The ideal candidate should possess the following experiences and skills:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent organization skills and attention to detail
• Experience with data management\analytics tools (Excel, Microsoft Access, R, Python, SQL, SAS, Tableau, etc.)

Preferably, experience programming SQL queries

Position-Specific Details:

Location: Office of Aging and Adult Services / Headquarters / East Baton Rouge Parish Appointment Type: This position will be filled as a Job appointment (temporary appointment that may last up to 48 months) Cost Center: 3201020700 Position Number(s): 50673148

How To Apply No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

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Contact Information:

Casey Hickman Casey.Hickman@la.gov LA Department of Health (LDH) Division of Human Resources PO Box 4818 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 225-342-6477

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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:

• 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 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