ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAM MANAGER 1
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAM MANAGER 1
Salary
$3,579.00 - $7,025.00 Monthly
Location
Alexandria, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
MVA/PJ/223390
Department
LDH-Medical Vendor Administration
Opening Date
07/14/2026
Closing Date
7/24/2026 11:59 PM Central
Description
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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.
Learn more about the Louisiana Department of Health (https://ldh.la.gov/)
Lead, inspire, and make a difference!Join Louisiana Medicaid's Eligibility Field Operations team and help support essential healthcare services for more than 1.7 million residents. This position offers the opportunity to supervise a dynamic administrative team, manage critical regional office operations, and contribute to the success of one of the state's largest public service programs. If you're ready to lead with purpose and make an impact every day, apply today!
An ideal candidate should possess the following competencies:
Driving Results:The ability to set and pursue goals, maintain focus amid competing demands, and deliver results.
Making Accurate Judgments:The ability to assess options, weigh risks, and make sound decisions using available information and logical reasoning.
Thinking Critically:The ability to analyze information objectively, identify connections across sources, and form logical, wellsupported conclusions.
Accepting Direction: The ability to be open and willing to follow guidance or instructions.
Demonstrating Accountability:The ability to take ownership of actions, behaviors, performance, decisions, and outcomes.
Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to follow, reinforce, adapt, or develop policies and procedures to maintain compliance with federal and state legal requirements, State Civil Service rules, and organizational policies.
Minimum Qualifications
Three years of experience in administrative services; OR
Six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR
A bachelor's degree.
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 foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=170680) .
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
· Oversees regional administrative operations, including human resources, purchasing, inventory, property control, travel coordination, budget support, and contract management to ensure efficient office operations.
· Supervises and develops administrative staff by assigning work, monitoring performance, providing training and coaching, and ensuring compliance with Civil Service and LDH policies.
· Manages regional purchasing, inventory, and property accountability, including procurement, surplus processing, annual inventory, and emergency purchasing activities.
· Coordinates regional travel, budget, and fiscal activities, including travel authorizations, reimbursements, purchasing card reconciliation, and monitoring administrative expenditures.
· Administers facility and office support services, including records management, telecommunications, emergency preparedness, maintenance coordination, and office safety.
· Serves as the regional liaison for human resources, payroll, telecommunications, and administrative services by coordinating personnel actions, resolving operational issues, and ensuring policy compliance.
· Develops and implements administrative policies, procedures, and process improvements while fostering teamwork, promoting employee engagement, and supporting continuous operational excellence.
Position-Specific Details:
Location: Medical Vendor Administration / Eligibility Field Operations / Rapides Parish
Appointment Type: Probational or Promotional
Cost Center: 305-2050407
Position Number(s): 50418249
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.
Contact Information:
Paula.Jackson@la.gov
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.
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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DR: Driving Results - How well do you set goals, stay focused, and follow through-especially when faced with challenges or competing demands?
I struggle to set direction, miss deadlines, avoid challenges, or resist feedback.
I set basic goals, make some progress, and accept feedback when supported.
I set clear goals, stay focused, take ownership of results, and use feedback to improve.
I set bold goals, lead progress, push through setbacks, and help others learn from challenges.
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DR: Driving Results - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.
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MAJ: Making Accurate Judgments - How do you make decisions when faced with choices, risks, or limited information?
I make reactive or delayed decisions and sometimes overlook risks, priorities, or potential bias.
I try to weigh options but struggle when there's uncertainty, competing priorities, or unclear outcomes.
I make timely, well-reasoned decisions by using available information, @context, and trade-offs.
I make sound decisions in complex situations, lead others through ambiguity, and adapt as new information emerges.
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MAJ: Making Accurate Judgments - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.
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TCr: Thinking Critically - How do you analyze information and draw meaningful conclusions from it?
I miss key details or oversimplify information, and my conclusions may not be based on evidence.
I try to analyze information, but I may overlook the relevance or credibility of my sources.
I analyze key information, consider the evidence, and form logical conclusions based on credible sources.
I uncover deeper insights by connecting different sources, questioning assumptions, and identifying patterns.
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TCr: Thinking Critically - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.
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State of Louisiana
Address
1201 N 3rd St
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Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
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