Attorney Regional

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The Louisiana Department of Health is seeking a skilled AttorneyRegional to serve as senior legal counsel for Region 2 focusing on the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System (ELMHS) campus in Jackson LA. This role provides expert legal guidance on complex health law matters involving psychiatric hospitals group homes and forensic residential facilities.The AttorneyRegional supports key programs across Public Health Behavioral Health Developmental Disabilities and Adult Protective Services helping shape decisions that impact communities statewide. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced legal professional to make a meaningful difference in Louisianas public health system.

Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice law plus four years of experience as a practicing attorney.

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

Job Duties:

• Provide highly technical legal advice assistance and consultation to the Executive Counsel General Counsel and Deputy General Counsels on complex and high-profile health law matters.
• Serve as senior legal counsel for LDH Region 2 focusing on 24-hour state psychiatric hospitals group homes and forensic supervised transitional residential aftercare (FSTRA) facilities on the ELMHS campus.
• Advise and represent LDH regional programs including the Office of Public Health (OPH) Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities (OCDD) and Adult Protective Services (APS).
• Interpret and apply state and federal laws rules and regulations governing public health behavioral health and developmental disability programs.
• Prepare and review contracts policies and other legal documents to ensure compliance and minimize agency risk.
• Provide legal representation and administrative support in hearings litigation and other proceedings involving LDH facilities and contracted providers.

Location:Office of Secretary / Legal / East Baton Rouge Parish

Appointment Type:Probationary Job appointment (temporary appointment that may last up to 48 months)

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Compensation: This position is eligible for a Premium Pay of up to $2.00/hr for hours worked based on longevity.

Attorney-Regional - Special Entrance Rate (SER) of $36.66 hourly / $2932.80bi-weekly

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:

Patricia Walker

LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

PO Box 4818

Baton Rouge LA 70821

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