Job Details
MEDICAID PROGRAM MONITOR
This listing closes on 3/22/2021 at 11:59 PM Central Time (US & Canada).
Salary $23.33 – $45.91 Hourly $4,044.00 – $7,958.00 Monthly
$4,044.00 – $7,958.00 Monthly
Location Baton Rouge, LA
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Department
LDH-Medical Vendor Administration
Job Number
MVA/SAG/1989
Closing date and time
3/22/2021 at 11:59 PM Central Time (US & Canada)
Supplemental Information
Job Number: MVA/SAG/1989
This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health l Medical Vendor Administration l Program Integrity l EBR Parish.
Cost Center: 0305-7104
Position Number(s): 50487284
This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and may be filled either as a Probationary Appointment, Job Appointment or Promotional Appointment.
(Job Appointments are Temporary Appointments up to 48 months)
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There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interview. The hiring supervisor/manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.
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.*
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Sanaretha Gray @ Sanaretha.Gray@la.gov
LDH/HUMAN RESOURCES
P.O. BOX 4818 BATON ROUGE, LA 70821
225 342-6477
Qualifications
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 a school accredited by one of the following regional accrediting bodies: the Middle States Commission on Higher Education; the New England Association of Schools and Colleges; the Higher Learning Commission; the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities; the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Job Concepts
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.
Examples of Work
Conducts audits of eligibility enrollment applications; prepares reports on results of each audit.
Prepares, interprets and clarifies eligibility policies and procedures.
Revises rules, regulations, and procedures to meet changes in law or policy.
Compiles data and proposes budgets for subprogram studies and proposed legislation; determines programmatic impact and composes response for
fiscal statements and fiscal notes.
Reviews current and proposed state and federal regulations and/or revisions to those regulations for hospitals and home health providers.
Evaluates new and/or revised regulations to determine the impact to the state Medicaid program.
Reviews audits performed by the contracted auditor to determine compliance with federal and/or state policies and regulations, which affect allowable costs.
Coordinates compliance monitoring of Medicaid Application Centers statewide.
Receives, approves and schedules all requests for Application Center Representative training.
Advises and assists field staff in performing on-site monitoring reviews to ensure that the Application Centers adhere to federal, state and agency
rules and regulations.
Assist in negotiating contractual agreements between the Department of Health and Hospitals and the Application Centers.
Provides functional supervision over contract staff.
Monitors and evaluates training provided by contract staff.
Prepares the annual budget request utilizing the prescribed format and addendums issued by the Office of Planning and Budget. Prepares detailed analyses
and narratives supporting and/or justifying the request as submitted. Responds to requests for additional information and modifications to the budget during
the legislative approval process.
Trains staff of all Medical Vendor Administration sections in fiscal management, budget development and variance reporting.
Develops training module and provides essential guidance to managers regarding preparing accurate, pertinent and substantiated data.
Benefits
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to “make a difference” through 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.
Flexible Working Arrangements – The flexibility of our system allows agencies to implement flexible working arrangements through the use of alternative work schedules, telecommuting and other flexibilities. These arrangements vary between hiring agencies.
Professional Development – The Comprehensive Public Training Program (CPTP) is the state-funded training program for state employees. Through CPTP, agencies are offered management development and supervisory training, and general application classes on topics as diverse as writing skills and computer software usage.
Insurance Coverage – Employees can choose one of several health insurance programs ranging from an HMO to the State’s own Group Benefits Insurance program. The State of Louisiana pays a portion of the cost for group health and life insurance. Dental and vision coverage are also available. More information can be found at www.groupbenefits.org.
Deferred Compensation – As a supplemental retirement savings plan for employees, the State offers a Deferred Compensation Plan for tax deferred savings.
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), Teacher’s Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), Louisiana School Employees’ Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others. LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system.
Agency State of Louisiana Phone (866) 783-5462 Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm
Address For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802