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This position may be filled in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Make a meaningful impact on the health of rural communities across Louisiana by joining the Louisiana Office of Rural Health Transformation and Sustainability at the Louisiana Department of Health. This team leads innovative initiatives designed to strengthen community health systems, expand access to high-quality care, and promote healthier lifestyles in underserved areas. Working across major federal and state-funded programs managing more than $250 million in grants, you’ll help advance transformative strategies, policy improvements, and data-driven solutions that support sustainable health care in rural Louisiana. If you are passionate about improving access to care and driving lasting change in communities that need it most, we encourage you to apply.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties:

• Develop and implement statewide plans, policies, and procedures to support technology innovation initiatives within the Rural Health Transformation Program grant.

• Plan, coordinate, and oversee implementation of grant-funded strategies, ensuring timelines, milestones, deliverables, and budget requirements are met throughout all CMS implementation stages.

• Manage initiatives to modernize technology infrastructure in rural health systems, including implementation of a state-managed electronic health record, remote monitoring expansion, and digital literacy efforts.

• Ensure compliance with CMS regulations and grant requirements by monitoring program activities and verifying that sub-grantees align with established goals, funding criteria, and reporting standards.

• Prepare grant reports, briefings, and resource materials related to technology innovation initiatives for leadership, advisory councils, and federal reporting requirements.

• Conduct research on emerging rural health technology models at the state and national level and provide recommendations to leadership to inform program strategy and improvements.

• Provide technical assistance and consultation to current and prospective sub-grantees through webinars, training sessions, and on-site visits to support successful grant participation.

• Serve as contract monitor for approximately 50 sub-grantees, overseeing milestone progress, performance metrics, and compliance with cooperative agreements and funding requirements.

• Collaborate with internal teams, including budget, procurement, and data staff, as well as external partners such as Medicaid and the Office of Technology Services to support program implementation.

• Coordinate engagement with healthcare providers, academic partners, payers, and community stakeholders to advance technology innovation strategies and strengthen rural health systems.

The ideal candidate should have experience working with electronic health records, including expertise in interoperability and data exchange processes.

Position-Specific Details:

Location: Office of the Secretary / Rural Health Transformation and Sustainability / East Baton Rouge Parish

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as a Job appointment (temporary appointment that may last up to 48 months).

Cost Center: 3071220300

Position Number(s): 50693055, 50693056

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:

Alanna McCollum Alanna.McCollum@la.gov

LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

PO Box 4818Baton 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.

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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.