MEDICAL CERTIFICATION SUPERVISOR

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MEDICAL CERTIFICATION SUPERVISOR

Salary

$6,271.00 - $11,284.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

24-053-DD-MCS

Department

LDH-Capital Area Human Services District

Opening Date

07/02/2024

Closing Date

7/9/2024 11:59 PM Central

• Description

• Benefits

Supplemental Information

This position may be filled as:

• Probational Appointment: Current permanent status classified State employees will be required to accept a probational appointment, if selected.

About this position:

• This vacancy is located at Capital Area Human Services District's Developmental Disabilities Division

Why work for CAHS?

• Vision: CAHS excel at making lives better.

• Mission:To deliver caring and responsive services, leading to a better tomorrow.

• Philosophy: CAHS commits to the philosophy that all individuals are valuable members of the community. CAHS exist to help each person(s) served live productively in the location and environment of the choosing and abilities. CAHS staff works as a unified team to provide services and supports that helps person(s) served succeed in work, school, life, and other endeavors they purse.

THE SALARY FOR THIS POSITION:

• Medical Certification Supervisor (pay grade level MS-521) has a minimum salary of $36.18/hourly; $2,894.40/bi-weekly.

**Note regarding the advertised pay range: The advertised maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title/level over their career and not the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CURRENT.ResumesWILL NOTbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

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.

• There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor/manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Trina Jenkins

Thrinacia.Jenkins2@la.gov

Capital Area Human Services District

7389 Florida Blvd, Suite 100

Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A baccalaureate degree plus four years of professional level experience in hospital or nursing home administration, public health administration, social services, nursing, pharmacy, dietetics/nutrition, physical therapy, occupational therapy, medical technology, or surveying and/or assessing health or social service programs or facilities for compliance with state and federal regulations.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

A current valid Louisiana license in one of the qualifying fields will substitute for the required baccalaureate degree.

A master's degree in hospital administration, nursing home administration, public health administration, social work, nursing, pharmacy, dietetics, nutrition, physical therapy, occupational therapy, or medical technology will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience.

NOTE:

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

NOTE:

A current valid Louisiana license in an individual field may be required for some positions.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:

FOR HEALTH STANDARDS SECTION JOBS ONLY

Federal regulations may mandate additional requirements prior to appointment.

Job Concepts

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To supervise Medical Certification staff in conducting surveys and/or assessments to verify that services provided to individuals by providers, facilities, waivers, and or/long term care programs are in compliance with federal certification, state regulations, and established state standards.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Supervisor.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Broad direction from a Medical Certification Manager 1, equivalent or higher level agency administrator.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

General over Medical Certification Specialists and other professional staff.

LOCATION OF WORK:

Department of Health and Hospitals.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from Medical Certification Specialist 2 by the presence of supervisory responsibilities.

Differs from the Medical Certification Manager 1 by the absence of overall management responsibility for directing the functions and activities of regional Medical Certification sections.

Examples of Work

EXAMPLES LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL TASKS ARE INCLUDED

Supervises the activities of subordinate staff to ensure that programmatic needs are met.

Establishes work priorities for staff.

Participates in the interviewing and selection of staff; provides supervision and evaluates performance; recommends disciplinary measures as needed.

Evaluates quality, scope, and effectiveness of reviews conducted by staff.

Determines the need for and schedules special investigations.

Schedules regular reviews for each facility.

Advises providers on issues such as admission, transfers, and level of care.

Prepares and submits regular reports on utilization control and on review activities.

Participates in the development of budget requests; monitors expenditures.

Trains staff in federal and/or state regulations.

Instructs subordinate staff in matters such as changes in policies and procedures.

Proposes recommendations concerning staffing educational needs and participates in the training programs as needed.

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

Agency

State of Louisiana

Address

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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