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Medical Certification Specialist 1/2

Salary

$5,119.00 - $9,211.00 Monthly

Location

Lake Charles, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

IMCAL 2025 - 48

Department

LDH- Imperial Calcasieu Human Services Authority

Opening Date

10/08/2025

Closing Date

10/12/2025 11:59 PM Central

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+ Benefits

About this Job

The Imperial Calcasieu Human Services Authority (ImCal HSA) exists to empower citizens with mental health, addiction, and developmental challenges residing in the parishes of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis, valuing self-determination so that individuals can live satisfying, hopeful, and contributing lives.

We're seeking aMedical Certification Specialist in our Developmental Disabilities Division. Our Developmental Disabilities Division is committed to ensuring quality services, serving as the Single Point of Entry (SPOE) into the developmental disabilities services system.

Minimum Qualifications

A current Louisiana license in a health services field, health regulation field, or social services field plus two years of experience in hospital or nursing home administration, health services, health regulation, or social services; OR

A bachelor's degree plus two years of experience in hospital or nursing home administration, health services, health regulation, or social services; OR

A master's degree in a health services field, health regulation field, or a social services field plus one year of experience in hospital or nursing home administration, health services, health regulation, or social services.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=163910) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

Certification Duties:

+ Conduct comprehensive reviews of Waiver plans of care and supporting documents for annual program recertification using the Plan of Care Review Tool/protocols. Provide feedback to Support Coordinators and providers on corrections needed.

+ Make determination for continuation of Waiver services within 10 business days of receipt of complete plan of care documents as outlined in state and federal Medicaid policy and procedures. Approve annual plan of care 10 days prior to plan of care end date.

+ Evaluate overall effectiveness of recipient’s plan ensuring personal outcomes and person-centered goals are identified appropriately within each plan as well as evaluate how supports will help ensure the individual’s health and safety in the community setting.

Entry Duties:

+ Determine eligibility for all applicants of ImCal, functioning as its SPOE (Single Point of Entry) to receive any DD (Developmental Disability) state services, including any of the 4 DD Medicaid Waiver Services (NOW/ New Opportunities Waiver, CC/Children's Choice, and SW/Supports Waiver and ROW/Residential Options Waiver) and to include all ImCal ES (Early Steps) participants as they reach 3 years old.

+ Send families written documentation of eligibility decisions and assume responsibility that eligible individuals are added to the DD Medicaid Waiver lists by transmitting documentation to the waiver management agency.

+ Schedule and conduct face to face interviews with applicants in the office, or an alternate location. Determine the applicant's legal status for service requests.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Job appointment or probational

Career Progressi on: This position participates in a Career Progression Group and may be filled as a Medical Certification Specialist 1 or 2.

Work Schedule: Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday.

Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

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:

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Leigh Conway

HR Director - ImCal HSA

[email protected]

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

Employer

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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