Administrative Coordinator 3

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.

Make a meaningful difference in the lives of Louisiana families by supporting programs that provide essential financial and nutritional assistance to those in need. Join the Office of Economic Stability and Self-Sufficiency and play a vital role in delivering accurate, timely services across programs such as SNAP, FITAP, and Kinship Care Assistance. If you’re detail-oriented, service-minded, and ready to make an impact, this is an opportunity to help connect individuals and families with resources that promote stability and self-sufficiency.

An ideal candidate should possess the following competencies:

Accepting Direction: The ability to be open and willing to follow guidance or instructions

Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to take ownership of actions, behaviors, performance, decisions, and outcomes.

Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to follow, reinforce, adapt, or develop policies and procedures to maintain compliance with federal and state legal requirements, State Civil Service rules, and organizational policies.

Acting with Ethics and Integrity: The ability to make choices that reflect ethical standards, integrity and honesty, regardless of circumstances or personal benefit.

Communicating Effectively: The ability to convey information, ideas, and emotions using structured communication methods that promote understanding and engagement.

Displaying Professionalism: The ability to uphold workplace standards through consistent conduct, responsible communication, and consideration for others.

Two years of experience in administrative services.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:

Every 15 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as six months of experience.

• Processesroutinepaperworkand/orentersdataintoadepartmentlogordatabaseintheservicing ofacustomer.
• Prepares,indexes,andscansdocumentsintoimagingsystem;mayensurequalityofscanned images. Preparesrequisitionsforthepurchaseofsupplies;mayinvolveenteringinformationintoan automatedsystem.
• Receives,stores,anddistributessupplies;maintainsinventoryofsuch.
• Compilesinformationfromvarioussourcesandpreparesspecializedreports;formatsreports accordingtodepartmentstandards.
• Servesasclericalassistanttoamanager,whichcouldincludekeepingappointmentschedule, preparingtravel,issuingdirectivestoothersontheirbehalf,andrelievingthemanagerof administrative matters.
• Maybeginperformingdutiesrelatedtotraditionaladministrativefunctions,suchasproperty control,purchasing,andsafety,inadditiontootherclericaldutiesasnotedabove.
• Serves as receptionist for the assigned work unit.

Location: Medical Vendor Administration / ES Shreveport Region 7-FSA 2 (ES TRI-REGION
3) / Red River Parish

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

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

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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.

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.