Administrative Coordinator 3(Community Health Worker)

Administrative Coordinator 3(Community Health Worker)

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Administrative Coordinator 3(Community Health Worker)

Salary

$2,272.00 – $4,089.00 Monthly

Location

New Iberia, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

OPH/SP/200319

Department

LDH-Office of Public Health

Opening Date

09/23/2024

Closing Date

10/7/2024 11:59 PM Central

Description

Benefits

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Supplemental Information

The Louisiana Department of Health is dedicated to fulfilling its mission through direct provision of quality services, the development and stimulation of services of others, and the utilization of available resources in the most effective manner.

LDH serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities.

This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Office of Public Health / Region 4-BRCO / Iberia Parish

Announcement Number: OPH/SP/200319

Cost Center: 3262109004/9992300

Position Number: 50563089

This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and will be filled as a Job appointment.

(Job appointments are temporary appointments that may last up to 48 months)

AN IDEAL CANIDATE SHOULD POSESS THE FOLLLOWING COMPETENCIES:

Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.

Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.

Demonstrating Accountability:The ability to accept ownership for your actions, behaviors, performance, and decisions.

Focusing on Customers:The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided.

Managing Resources: The ability to ensure resources such as time, money, and people are utilized appropriately to result in maximum business value.

Acting with Ethics and Integrity:The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources.

Adapting to Change: The ability to adjust plans, expectations, and behaviors in response to change.

Demonstrating Initiative:The ability to assess information and take action independently to help the organization achieve its goals.

Displaying Professionalism:The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.

Exhibiting Social Awareness:The ability to identify and adapt your actions based on the situation and the personality, behavior, and emotions of others.

NOTE REGARDING THE ADVERTISED PAY:

The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant.

Please click on the below links to learn more about each job level:

State Civil Service Job Information Finder (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/JobView2.aspx)

No Civil Service test scoreis 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:

Shambrielle Pooler

Shambrielle.Pooler@la.gov

LDH/HUMAN RESOURCES

BATON ROUGE, LA 70821

This organization participates in E-Verify, and for more information on E-Verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Two years of experience in which clerical work was a major duty.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

Training in a business or clerical-related curriculum in a business school or technical institute will substitute for the required experience on the basis of six months of training for six months of experience for a maximum of one year of the required experience.

Completion of a business or clerical-related curriculum in a business school or technical institute will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience.

College training will substitute for the required experience on the basis of 15 semester hours for six months of experience.

NOTE:

Business or technical school training with less than completion will only be credited in six month increments. Similarly, college training will only be credited in 15 semester hour increments.

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

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To perform a wide variety of clerical duties that requires independent judgment to accomplish in support of the staff members and/or operations of an organizational unit or program.

Some discretion is required in the performance of these duties. Duties begin to expand in scope and complexity, and develop into departmental-program duties.

Level of Work:

Advanced.

Supervision Received:

General from higher-level clerical and/or supervisory personnel.

Supervision Exercised:

May supervise 1-2 lower-level personnel.

Location of Work:

May be used by all state agencies.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Administrative Coordinator 2 by the presence of responsibility for clerical duties that involve greater scope and complexity, including initial program duties.

Differs from Administrative Coordinator 4 by the absence of paraprofessional duties that involve a higher degree of specialization, complexity, and/or independent judgment.

Examples of Work

This Administrative Coordinator 3 will function as a Community Health Worker (CHW) performing outreach and administrative functions at the Parish Health Unit systematically identify, track and refer health-related social needs of the community and determine eligibility. Acts as the administrative partner between these clients and health and social services in the community; linking clients with community services that may address their health-related social needs (i.e. housing instability, food insecurity, utility needs, interpersonal violence, and transportation needs).

75% Meets patients in the parish health unit and conduct a needs assessment survey, including helping patients to set health goals. Makes weekly follow-up calls and home visits to patients. Motivating patients to meet their health goals. Helping patients with social issues like homelessness, substance abuse and hunger. Assists patients with organizing their records. Making follow-up appointments, and filling their prescriptions. Help patients fill out applications for Medical Assistance and SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). Work with other CHWs and staff to create a directory of community resources (e.g. food banks, housing assistance programs, childcare resources, etc.) in St. Landry parish.

20% Document each patient encounter in detail. Prepare reports and documents as needed or requested. Maintains confidentiality per HIPAA guidelines in regard to patient information. Identifies and documents systems barriers in efforts to connect clients to health and social services. Provides input into the developments and implementation of community programs created in response to the identified needs. Attend a weekly group meeting with other CHWs and program supervisors

5% Other duties as reasonably assigned.

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 Years Day

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

Mardi Gras,

Good Friday,

Memorial Day,

Independence Day,

Labor Day,

Veterans 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/YourRetirementSystem.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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ADi: Rate your ability to accept direction based on our definition: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.

1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable accepting direction

2= I have limited experience or require assistance to accept direction

3= I can accept direction

4= I can accept directions and help others improve their ability to accept direction

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ADi: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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AEI: Rate your ability to act with ethics and integrity based on our definition: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources.

1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable acting with ethics and integrity

2= I have limited experience or require assistance to act with ethics and integrity

3= I can act with ethics and integrity

4= I can act with ethics and integrity and help others improve their ability to act with ethics and integrity

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AEI: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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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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CE: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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DPf: Rate your ability to display professionalism based on our definition: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.

1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable displaying professionalism

2= I have limited experience or require assistance to display professionalism

3= I can display professionalism

4= I can display professionalism and help others improve their ability to display professionalism

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ESA: Rate your ability to exhibit social awareness based on our definition: The ability to identify and adapt your actions based on the situation and the personality, behavior, and emotions of others.

1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable exhibiting social awareness

2= I have limited experience or require assistance to exhibit social awareness

3= I can exhibit social awareness

4= I can exhibit social awareness and help others improve their ability to exhibit social awareness

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ESA: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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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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