Medicaid Program Manager 1--A

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Medicaid Program Manager 1--A

Salary

$4,784.00 - $9,381.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

MVA/SP/201888

Department

LDH-Medical Vendor Administration

Opening Date

10/29/2024

Closing Date

11/5/2024 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

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 Vendor Administration / Quality Improvement and Innovations / East Baton Rouge Parish

Announcement Number: MVA/SP/201888

Cost Center: 3052030601

Position Number: 50558650

This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and will be filled as a Job appointment.

(Job appointments are temporary appointments that may last up to 48 months)

No Civil Service test scoreis 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 willNOTpopulate 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:

Shambrielle Pooler

Shambrielle.Pooler@la.gov

LDH/HUMAN RESOURCES

BATON ROUGE, LA 70821

This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A baccalaureate degree plus four years of professional 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; public relations; 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 the required 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.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To administer small and less complex statewide Medicaid program(s).

Level of Work:

Program Manager.

Supervision Received:

Broad from a higher-level manager/administrator.

Supervision Exercised:

May provide functional supervision in accordance with the Civil Service Allocation Criteria Memo.

Location of Work:

Department of Health and Hospitals.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Medicaid Program Monitor by responsibility for administering small and less complex statewide program(s).

Differs from Medicaid Program Manager 1-B by the absence of supervisory responsibility.

Differs from Medicaid Program Manager 2 by the absence of responsibility for administering medium size and moderately complex statewide program(s).

Examples of Work

Supervises the auditing of eligibility enrollment of all Medicaid programs statewide.

Reviews work of eligibility review staff for quality assurance.

Plans, coordinates, and controls small or less complex statewide program(s).

Plans, develops, implements and monitors comprehensive Medicaid program policies.

Conducts and directs studies/special projects pertaining to the programs assigned.

Analyzes the impact of federal, state, and local legislation; advises agency officials; prepares position statements; presents testimony at hearings; writes legislation.

Reviews and analyzes complex data and system reports to ensure compliance with program regulations.

Administers the day-to-day operational functions of the Medicaid fee for service programs. Assures that program policy and procedures are properly applies in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations.

Develops and writes agency rules and regulations governing the administration of all supervised Medicaid programs and submit them for publishing in the official state publication in accordance with the requirements of the Administrative Procedures Act.

Implements Medicaid regulations directing provider participation standards and recipient benefits. Analyzes multi-mullion dollar Medicaid claim data and project the fiscal impact for budget forecasting.

Identifies, verifies and analyzes the various revenue sources for the program(s). Determines and/or confirms match requirements. Monitors availability of revenue sources and promptly identifies existing or potential financing problems.

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

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State of Louisiana

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the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

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