<p>Program Manager 1-A-LDH</p> <p>Salary</p> <p>$5,023.00 - $9,856.00 Monthly</p> <p>Location</p> <p>Baton Rouge, LA</p> <p>Job Type</p> <p>Classified</p> <p>Job Number</p> <p>OAAS/DPT/217880</p> <p>Department</p> <p>LDH-Office of Aging & Adult Services</p> <p>Opening Date</p> <p>02/20/2026</p> <p>Closing Date</p> <p>3/9/2026 11:59 PM Central</p> <ul> <li>Description </li><li>Benefits </li><li>Questions </li></ul> <p>About this Job</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Learn more about Louisiana Department of Health</p> <p>This position may be filled in the following parishes: East Baton Rouge</p> <p>Join our team as a Program Manager 1A/Data Analyst and help transform lives by supporting Louisiana's transition from institutional services to community-based care through the My Place and My Choice 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.</p> <p>The ideal candidate should possess the following:</p> <ul> <li>Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal </li><li>Excellent organization skills and attention to detail </li><li>Experience with data management\analytics tools (Excel, Microsoft Access, R, Python, SQL, SAS, Tableau, etc.) </li><li>Preferably, experience programming SQL queries </li></ul> <p>Minimum Qualifications</p> <p>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; OR</p> <p>Six 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; OR</p> <p>A 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; OR</p> <p>An 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.</p> <p>EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Job Specification</p> <p>The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.</p> <p>Job Duties and Other Information</p> <p>Job Duties:</p> <ul> <li>Develop and oversee a comprehensive reporting system for OAAS nursing facility transition programs, My Choice Louisiana and My Place Louisiana. Duties include management of the collection, preparation, and analysis of data and information relative to the operations of these programs; including quality and performance measures, management reports for field operations, semi-annual reporting to CMS, and ad hoc requests from executive management, U.S. DoJ and the court approved technical assistance provider. </li><li>Works with OAAS program managers, Office of Behavioral Health, state Office of Technology Services and the court approved technical assistance provider for the agreement with U.S. DoJ on system requirements to ensure data is captured, tracked, and compiled in a manner necessary to meet the state's agreement with U.S. DoJ and MFP demonstration grant reporting expectations. Makes recommendations for system improvements based on findings, changes in legislation and policies. </li><li>Ad hoc requests from executive management, U.S. DoJ and the court approved technical assistance provider. Interprets and responds to questions from within LDH and from external inquiries as assigned. Performs various levels of research and production necessary to satisfy such "short term" tasks. </li></ul> <p>Position-Specific Details:</p> <p>Location: Office of Aging and Adult Services / Headquarters / East Baton Rouge Parish</p> <p>Appointment Type: This position may be filled as a Job appointment (temporary appointment that may last up to 48 months).</p> <p>Cost Center: 3201020700</p> <p>Position Number(s): 50673148</p> <p>How To Apply:</p> <p>No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.</p> <p>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.</p> <ul> <li>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. </li></ul> <p>Contact Information:</p> <p>Debbie Parris-Thymes</p> <p>Debbie.Parris-Thymes2@la.gov</p> <p>LA Department of Health (LDH)</p> <p>Division of Human Resources</p> <p>PO Box 4818</p> <p>Baton Rouge, LA 70821</p> <p>225-342-6477</p> <p>This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Information on the Louisiana Works, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available here.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:</p> <p>Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/</p> <p>Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave</p> <p>More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx</p> <p>Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:</p> <ul> <li>New Year's Day </li><li>Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, </li><li>Mardi Gras, </li><li>Good Friday, </li><li>Memorial Day, </li><li>Independence Day, </li><li>Labor Day, </li><li>Veteran's Day, </li><li>Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. </li><li>Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor </li></ul> <p>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.</p> <p>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):</p> <ul> <li>Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system </li><li>Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), </li><li>Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others </li></ul> <p>01</p> <p>This position will be filled as a Job appointment only. Job appointments may last up to 48 months. Acknowledge by checking "Yes" that you understand this is a temporary position.</p> <ul> <li>Yes </li></ul> <p>02</p> <ol start="2"> <li>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. </li></ol> <p>03</p> <p>Are you able to travel on state business? (i.e. Do you have a valid driver's license, minimum liability coverage on your vehicle, as required by Louisiana law, and no major moving violations in the past 12 months?)</p> <ul> <li>Yes </li><li>No </li></ul> <p>04</p> <p>Do you have experience with SAS, Tableau, Microsoft Access, SQL, R, STATA, or PYTHON? Type N/A for no experience</p> <p>05</p> <p>Do you have experience using relational databases? Type N/A for no experience</p> <p>06</p> <p>Do you experience creating dashboards? What software do you prefer? Type N/A for no experience</p> <p>07</p> <p>Do you experience working with SharePoint? If so, what do you do in SharePoint? Type N/A for no experience</p> <p>08</p> <p>Do you have experience using Geographic Information System Mapping? What is your level of expertise? Type N/A for no experience</p> <p>Required Question</p>