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MEDICAID PROGRAM SPECIALIST 1-2 (My Medicaid Email Team Specialist)
Salary
$2,978.00 – $5,843.00 Monthly
Location
Statewide, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
MVA/PJ/181165
Department
LDH-Medical Vendor Administration
Opening Date
08/04/2023
Closing Date
8/11/2023 11:59 PM Central
- Description
- Benefits
Supplemental Information
This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Medical Vendor Administration / Eligibility Field Operations / Statewide
Announcement Number: MVA/PJ/181165
Cost Center: 305-2050400
Position Number(s): 50661290, 50661291, 50661293, 50661463
This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and may be filled as a Probational appointment, Job appointment or Promotional appointment of a current state employee.
Preferred Experience
Medicaid Experience.
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.
As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Medicaid Program Specialist 1 or 2 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). The maximum salary for the Medicaid Program Specialist 2 is$80,267. Please refer to the ‘Job Specifications’ tab located at the top of the LA Careers ‘Current Job Opportunities’ page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.
- 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
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.
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree.
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.
Note
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
Note
An applicant may be required to possess a valid Louisiana driver’s license at time of appointment.
Job Concepts
Function Of Work
To perform research and analysis related to Medicaid programs.
Level Of Work
Entry.
Supervision Received
Close 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 close supervision received and the absence of independent action.
Examples of Work
Under Close Supervision
Participates in on-the-job training program, which involves rotation from project to project training in various program areas.
Researches, analyzes and compiles data for various reports.
Provides assistance in response to inquiries from the general public and public officials relative to Medicaid eligibility, payments, policy and procedures.
Reviews and analyzes data for corrective action, fiscal impact, etc.
Updates and monitors system databases.
Maintains records, prepares reports and conducts correspondence relative to the program element assigned.
Researches and analyzes provider billing practices via complex system reports and/or on site visits and recommends sanctions in accordance with state and federal regulations.
Consults with Information Technology staff to assure policy is correctly reflected by system programming.
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/
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.
State Retirement Systems May Include (but Are Not Limited To)
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.
- 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
Agency
State of Louisiana
Address
For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm
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