68064853 - MEDICAL/HEALTH CARE PROGRAM ANALYST
Date: Oct 3, 2024
The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) is Florida's chief health policy and planning entity.
The Agency is responsible for administering the Florida Medicaid program, the licensure and regulation of nearly 50,000 health care facilities, and empowering consumers through health care transparency initiatives.
Under the direction of Agency Secretary, the Agency is focused on advancing Governor DeSantis’ vision for Florida’s health care system to be the most cost-effective, transparent, and high-quality health care system in the nation.
The Medicaid program provides low-income families and individuals with access to health care.
If you have a desire to use your talent and skills at an organization that provides critical services to millions of individuals and families across the state, AHCA invites you to apply to become an essential member of our team.
As one of Florida’s leading state agencies, AHCA’s diverse workforce community of more than 1,400 employees is proud of its efforts to serve the people of Florida.
Agency Objectives:
- HIGH QUALITY: Emphasizing quality in all that we do to improve health outcomes, always putting the individual first.
- TRANSPARENT: Supporting initiatives that promote transparency and empower consumers in making well-informed healthcare decisions.
- COST-EFFECTIVE: Leveraging Florida’s buying power in delivering high quality care at the lowest cost to taxpayers.
Position Overview:
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the quality of health care in Florida.
We are seeking to hire a Medical Health Care Program Analyst who desires to work to enhance the delivery of health care services through the Florida Medicaid Program.
This position requires a candidate who is creative, flexible, innovative, and who will thrive in a fast-paced, team-based work environment.
This position is located in the Bureau of Medicaid Quality.
The Bureau of Medicaid Quality provides data-driven, focused and systematic feedback on the quality of Florida’s Medicaid program to federal and state agencies, Medicaid recipients, Medicaid managed care plans, and providers.
This position is responsible for developing monitoring tools as well as processing and reporting tools for Medicaid services to ensure compliance with federal regulations, statutes, administrative rules, the Florida Medicaid State Plan, contract requirements, and policies and procedures.
The position will be required to maintain up-to-date knowledge on the Florida Medicaid program including pertinent federal regulations, state statutes, administrative rules, and program guidelines.
Salary: This position will be hired at the base salary of $1,794.92 biweekly and is non-negotiable.
Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:
- State Group Insurance Coverage Options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
- State of Florida retirement options, including employer contributions;
- Generous annual and sick leave benefits;
- 9 paid holidays a year and 1 Personal Holiday each year;
- Career advancement opportunities;
- Tuition waiver for courses offered by Florida’s nationally ranked State University System;
- Training and professional development opportunities.
For more information about the Bureau of Medicaid Quality, please visit our website at http://ahca.myflorida.com/Medicaid/index.shtml.
Join us at the Agency for Health Care Administration in fulfilling our mission to provide “Better Health Care for all Floridians.”
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledge of managed care, health care management programs and Medicaid.
- Ability to utilize communication skills and problem-solving techniques.
- Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures pertaining to health services.
- Ability to coordinate the planning and implementation of Medicaid program monitoring reviews.
- Ability to collect and analyze data, clearly write, edit and develop descriptive reports, demonstrate fluency in using Excel and other software tools from Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability to design, develop and implement various quality research models.
- Ability to effectively communicate in writing including descriptions of policies and procedures.
- Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and coordinate competing work activities.
- Ability to effectively design and edit Excel spreadsheets, tables, and graphs.
- Ability to coordinate, manage and train peers on the implementation of evaluation tools.
- Ability to travel with or without accommodations.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum of two years’ experience monitoring or auditing health care programs for quality compliance.
- A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in business, statistics, mathematics, economics, public administration, health or social services administration is preferred and can substitute for one year of the required experience.
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS:
N/A
CONTACT: NICHOLAS WARD 850-412-4158
BACKGROUND SCREENING:
It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and, if applicable, also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and Chapter 408, F.S. No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency.
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
VETERANS’ PREFERENCE: Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.
For assistance, call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287 Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Eastern time.
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