Kansas Department of Health and Environment Hiring for Medicaid Medical Director Job at Kansas Full Time

Position Summary:

The position (K0221812): This position is housed within KDHE’s Division of Health Care Finance (DHCF), which oversees the state’s medical assistance programs, including Medicaid (KanCare) and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The Medicaid Medical Director supervises the Clinical and Pharmaceutical teams within DHCF. The position reports to the State Medicaid Director.

The Medicaid Medical Director is responsible for identifying ways to improve health outcomes for beneficiaries, for example, by identifying inefficiencies in current benefit coverage; recommending policy changes to better align state medical assistance programs with evidence-based best practices; and recommending actions to improve quality and access to care for beneficiaries.

Policy Development and Other Oversight: Manages policy development activities of clinical and pharmaceutical teams. Manages oversight of managed care entity utilization management decisions, review processes and quality performance. Works with managed care organizations to address clinical policy issues.

Performs other oversight activities as assigned by Medicaid Director, DHCF Division Director, or the KDHE Secretary. Assists in responding to requests for information from legislators, other state agencies, and stakeholders.

Collaborates with other agencies (e.g. Public Health, KDADS) to identify opportunities to improve healthcare access, health outcomes, and efficiencies in the Kansas Medicaid delivery system.

Quality Improvement: Participates and oversees program reviews through identification and analysis of medical information to develop interventions and policies to improve quality of care and health outcomes. Promote quality improvement by working with KanCare management team to analyze current operations.

For full job description and application, please visit:

https://jobs.sok.ks.gov/psp/sokhrprdcg/APPLICANT/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=199945&PostingSeq=1

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $200,000.00 – $250,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Kansas: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Education:

• Doctorate (Preferred)

Work Location: Multiple Locations