MEDICAID PROGRAM MONITOR

 
This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Medical Vendor Administration / Eligibility Field Operations / St. Landry Parish
 
 Announcement Number: MVA/PJ/194842
 Cost Center: 305-2050400
 Position Number(s):50677712
 
This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and may be filled as a Probationary or Promotional appointment of a current classified LDH employee.
 
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:
 Paula Jackson
 paula.jackson@la.gov
 LDH/HUMAN RESOURCES
 BATON ROUGE, LA 70821
 225 342-6477
 
This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.      

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.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.

Salary : $4,177 - $8,194