Supplemental Information
This vacancy is located in the Division of Insurance Fraud & Enforcement.
Applicants who are POST (Peace Officers Standards and Training) certified are strongly encouraged to apply.
As part of a Career Progression Group, this vacancy may be filled from this recruitment as a Compliance Investigator 1, 2, or 3 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant. The maximum salary of the Compliance Investigator 3 is $ 83,408. Please refer to the “Job Specifications” tab located at the top of the LA Careers “Current Job Opportunities” page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications, and job concepts for each level.
The ideal candidate possesses the following competencies:
Core Competencies:
- Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
- Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.
- Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.
Preferred Competencies:
- Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
- Acting with Ethics and Integrity: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources.
- Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to accept ownership for your actions, behaviors, performance, and decisions.
- Displaying Professionalism: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.
- Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.
- Pursuing Professional Development: A personal commitment to take advantage of opportunities to increase your professional knowledge, skills, and abilities.
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.
The LA Department of Insurance is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Lori G. Blair
Louisiana Department of Insurance
P.O. Box 94214
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
lori.blair@di.la.gov
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.
Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:
A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
Job Concepts
FUNCTION OF WORK:
Conducts investigations on violations regarding Board/Agency policies, state and federal statutes, Civil Service rules, licensure and/or ethics.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Entry.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Direct from a Compliance Investigator 4-B, Executive Director or higher-level administrator.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
None.
LOCATION OF WORK:
May be used by all state agencies.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from law enforcement investigators by emphasis on administrative rather than criminal investigations.
Differs from Compliance Investigator 2 by performing entry-level compliance investigations.
Differs from Compliance Investigator 4-B by absence of supervision duties.
Examples of Work
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.
Conduct investigations into alleged or suspected misconduct by licensed members of applicable board.
Reviews and gathers evidence by taking oral, written, or tape-recorded statements from witnesses. May conduct surveillance.
Investigate reported violations of state, federal, and agency laws, rules, and policies.
Prepares and maintains detailed confidential reports and summaries of investigations/inspections.
May give presentations and training on applicable laws and licensure regulations to the public.
May make recommendations on updating laws and requirements for each license.
May testify in Civil Service hearings, Ethics Commission hearings, board hearings, criminal and civil court concerning results of investigations.