Location: Opelousas,LA, USA
The Louisiana Department of Health is dedicated to fulfilling its mission through direct provision of quality services, the development and stimulation of services of others, and the utilization of available resources in the most effective manner.
LDH serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities.
This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Medical Vender Administration / Eligibility Field Operations / St. Landry Parish
Announcement Number: MVA/CSH/200026
Cost Center: 305#######
Position Number(s): 50677712
This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and may be filled as a Probationary or Promotional appointment.
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.
* Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*
A resume upload will NOT populate your information into your application. Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Casey Hickman
...@la.gov
LDH/HUMAN RESOURCES
BATON ROUGE, LA 70821
225 ###-####
This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-###-####.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree plus three years of professional level experience in administrative services, economics, public health, public relations, statistical analysis, social services, or health services.
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 tosubstitute for the baccalaureate degree.
Graduate training with eighteen semester hours in one or any combination of the following fields will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience: public health; counseling; social work; psychology; rehabilitation services; economics; statistics; experimental/applied statistics; business, public, or health administration.
A master's degree in the above fields will substitute for one year of the required experience.
A Juris Doctorate will substitute for one year of the required experience.
Graduate training with less than a Ph.D. will substitute for a maximum of one year of experience.
A Ph.D. in the above fields will substitute for two years of the required experience.
Advanced degrees will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required experience.
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
Function of Work:
To perform advanced research, analyses, and/or policy management activities for Medicaid programs.
Level of Work:
Advanced.
Supervision Received:
Broad from a Medicaid Program Supervisor or above.
Supervision Exercised:
None.
Location of Work:
Department of Health and Hospitals, Medical Vendor Administration.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Medicaid Program Specialist 2 by the presence of advanced research, analysis and policy management responsibility.
Differs from Medicaid Program Supervisor by the absence of supervisory responsibility.This position is located within Medicaid Eligibility Field Operations. Medicaid Program Monitors are expected to:
Possess extensive knowledge of Medicaid policy, procedures, and systems.
Maintain open lines of communication with regional management.
Communicate with the Policy and Procedures teams. Comment on Policy and Procedural revision released for review Identify Procedural changes by attending Epic meetings with Deloitte programmers.
Present in-person and virtual trainings.
Create Power Points and job aids used by the Field Staff.
Review and analyze error reports to identify error trends and training needs. Identify learning objectives Develop curriculum.
Identify system errors and test solutions.
Provide trainings for Pilot projects and refreshers.