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Project Coordinator - Medicaid Bureau of Financial Operations

The Division of Medicaid, is currently seeking a Project Coordinator with a financial, audit, and reimbursement project focus. The position is located in the Bureau of Financial Operations in Boise.

We are seeking candidates with the ability to coordinate home and community-based service provider and long-term institutional and support services provider reimbursement projects with internal and external stakeholders. Projects include planning, facilitating, and conducting meetings with the Division of Medicaid’s staff, third-party contractors, and our provider groups and association members. Candidates should have experience in project coordination as in identifying project goals, workplans, timelines, and implementation work, and basic administrative functions like report/writing skills, communication/presentation skills, and ability to review fiscal impacts of projects. Ideal candidates will have experience in Medicaid or healthcare industry. Candidates must be able to work independently and have strong organization skills and be detail-oriented to manage and/or serve as liaison on multiple projects.
 
The candidate will often spend 15 percent of their time in project development (reviewing federal guidance, gathering data, setting up budget, preparing reimbursement recommendations), 25 percent in administrative tasks (writing reports/memos/information releases, attending/leading stakeholder meetings, basic follow-up tasks), and 60 percent of time in Implementation/Consultation (project tasks with contractors, state and federal partners, provider groups, provider associations, etc.).

The position is located in the Central Office in Boise, Idaho but candidates have the option to telework.

BEST RETIREMENT AVAILABLE IN THE NATION 
 
We have one of the Nation's best state retirement systems (PERSI) that offers a lifetime benefit. 
 
EXCELLENT BENEFITS
  • excellent medical, dental and vision insurance- (full-time) employee only coverage for PPO $65/month for medical and vision & $11.00/month for dental 
  • generous vacation and sick leave accrual beginning as soon as you start 
  • 11 paid holidays a year 
  • paid parental leave
  • multiple savings plans, optional 401K, and optional 457
  • basic life insurance for employee and family 
  • employee covered at one times annual salary
  • spouse covered at $10,000
  • child covered at $5,000
  • wellness programs 
  • ongoing training opportunities 
  • an opportunity for student loan forgiveness  
  • and more! 

Our generous benefits package increases the total compensation of a full-time (benefits eligible) Project Coordinator making $26.33/hour to an estimated $38.00/hour.

If you have previously applied for Project Coordinator and wish to be considered for these vacancies, you must reapply under this announcement. Previous scores will not be used.

Example of Duties
  • Independently monitor a wide range of home and community-based and long-term support service based reimbursement provider types and projects. This includes maintenance of policies and procedures affecting assigned provider types.
  • Collaborate with policy and management to draft changes to rule, state plan, fee schedules, waiver application, or to design, modify, implement and participate in provider reimbursement projects. 
  • Collaborates with third-party contractors on one-time or ongoing projects related to Medicaid services/provider changes.
  • Research and analyze data for accuracy, trends, variances, and updates to ensure acceptable policies and procedures have been followed and for compliance with Federal and State laws and regulations in general and those related to Medicaid reimbursement and certain enrollment requirements.
  • Document the process and procedures for changes that occur and communicating updates to key personnel. This also involves recommending decisions on DHW's behalf regarding changes that involve key stakeholders. 
  • Collaborate with technical resources and managers to ensure changes follow DHW, State, and Federal requirements and regulations and develop project activities for continued compliance.
  • Assists with analysis, research, maintenance, or audit of financial data for completeness and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations and conduct research into the financial needs of Medicaid provider types.
  • Communicate and problem-solve to foster professional interpersonal relationships required with other intergovernmental financial professionals, program budgeting, and project managers within the Department. This will include assisting Medicaid systems and other internal staff, providers and stakeholders with payment and reimbursement questions or updates at a detailed level.
  • Responds to inquiries from Medicaid staff and other department units, state officials, and the public.
  • Confers with federal agencies to obtain law and regulation clarifications and may prepare comments on proposed federal regulation changes for legal and/or leadership review.
  • Complete other duties, tasks, or assignments as assigned by management.

Minimum Qualifications
You must possess all the minimum qualifications listed below to pass the exam for this position. Click on the Questions tab associated with this announcement for the details regarding minimum qualification requirements. The Supplemental Questions on the application are the exam questions. If it is a written answer, please make sure you answer each question with enough detail to determine how you meet the requirements. Do not put see resume as your answer to written questions. Answer each written question thoroughly. Failure to do this may result in not passing the exam and disqualify you from being considered for this position.

  • Experience planning and implementing projects
  • Experience developing, promoting and gaining project support
  • Experience interpreting and explaining specialized or complex material into information usable by the public

Supplemental Information
EXTRA CREDIT:  
 
Below are extra credit questions. They are not required, however, having the minimum qualifications and the education and/or experience below will increase your score. 

 
  1. Knowledge of Private or Public Healthcare. Gained by at least one (1) year of experience in a public or private health care setting, managed care setting, value care setting or insurance billing clearing house where use of medical codes was a function of the job.
  2. Experience in business operations working with financial data, setting reimbursement rates, or budget oversight. Gained by at least one (1) year of experience working with large computer systems to process financial data or rate setting.