Program Manager 1-B (STD/HIV/HCV Regional Operations Manager)

  
This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Office of Public Health / STD/HIV/Hepatitis Program / Orleans Parish
 
 Announcement Number: OPH/CG/193703
 Cost Center: 3262107645
 Position Number(s): 50538680
 
This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and will be filled as a Probationary appointment.
 
 
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
 
This position is responsible for providing statewide leadership and management of the Regional Operations Unit in the STD/HIV/Hepatitis Program. He/She is responsible for oversight of Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) located in nine regions throughout the state who conduct STD/HIV Partner Services. Areas of concentration include supervising staff, assessing investigations and case management, reviewing offered partner services, managing repeat infections, developing collaborative partnerships, overseeing outbreak response and workload assignments, developing workforce, and assisting with grant and report writing.
 
Plans, directs and evaluates subordinate staff performance. (35%)

• Ensures that all subordinate employees have performance standards that are written in an accurate, clear and concise manner.
• Ensures that front-Line DIS supervisory staff monitor the quality and performance of their subordinate staff to achieve disease intervention objectives.
• Ensures that performance evaluations of subordinate staff are fair, accurate, supported with data/records and are submitted in accordance to host area guidelines.
• Ensures that front-line DIS supervisors provide hands on training as part of the formalized DIS modular training to include actual demonstration of interviews, field investigations and formal field and interview audits.

 
Conducts evaluation and assessment of host area programmatic activities. (30%)

• Program activities and implementation plans includes specific measurable criteria and deadlines for evaluating the activities.
• Ensures analysis of internal and external data sources are conducted quarterly to verify the accuracy, quality and timeliness of data within PRISM.
• Ensures supervisory staff performs quarterly quality assurance evaluations on closed disease intervention records to ensure accurate and timely data entry.
• Performs quality assurance assessments of all core STD program functions to ensure compliance with CDC and STD/HIV Program guidelines.

 
Develops, implements, and promotes program intervention and prevention policies and procedures. (15%)

• Assists senior program leadership in the development and establishment of program goals and objectives that address project priorities and is consistent with local needs and capabilities.
• Assigns and utilizes staff resources to address program priorities and help achieve short-term grant objectives and long-term program goals.
• Communicates with and provides technical assistance and advice to Regional officials in accordance with program and CDC guidelines.
• Implements program plans in accordance with CDC requirements and STD/HIV Program guidelines.
• Develops innovative approaches to accomplish host area short term grant objectives.
   

Develops collaborative partnerships with internal and external partners. (10%)

• Works closely with other units in the STD/HIV Program such as Surveillance, Data Management, and Prevention, to meet program goals for STD and HIV reduction.
• Works with other Office of Public Health programs, Regional Medical Directors, and STD/HIV Regional Task Forces to set shared goals, and strategies.
• Oversees Disease Intervention Specialist provider outreach activities.

 
Responsible for overseeing outbreak response activities. (5%)

• Reviews and monitors STD and HIV morbidity in all public health regions
• Ensures workload balance amongst DIS staff
• Develops outbreak response operational program initiatives.
• Participates on statewide and/or regional task forces, work groups, councils, and coalitions to expand partnerships with affected communities, community-based organizations, and local healthcare providers to help health officials tailor interventions and select venues to reach populations most at risk.

 
Responsible for overseeing and/or assisting with various funding opportunity awards. (5%)

• Writes grant applications.
• Updates annual progress reports for HIV and STD Prevention awards.

 
 
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.*
 
A resume upload will NOT populate your information into your application. Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit
 
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Ciera Green
 Ciera.Green@la.gov
 LDH/HUMAN RESOURCES
 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.