Medicaid Eligibility Specialist II

Randolph County; Asheboro (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Randolph County seeks an Income Maintenance Caseworker I to support the Family and Children’s Medicaid Unit. You will perform intake, process applications, verify eligibility, and conduct reviews in a state web-based system.

Role includes interviewing clients, gathering data, explaining rights and options, and referring to other services as appropriate. Minimum requirements include an associate degree or equivalent experience.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited associate degree program in Human Services Technology, Social Services Associate, Paralegal Technology, Business Administration, Secretarial Science, or a closely related curriculum.
• Or graduation from high school and two years of paraprofessional, clerical, or other public contact experience which included negotiating, interviewing, explaining information, gathering and compiling of data, analysis of data and/or performance of mathematical or legal tasks with at least one year of such experience being in an income maintenance program.
• Or graduation from high school and three years of paraprofessional, clerical or other public contact experience which included negotiating, interviewing, explaining information, the gathering and compiling of data, the analysis of data and/or the performance of mathematical or legal tasks.

Responsibilities

• Interviewing clients and reviewing forms to obtain required information.
• Entering information into a web-based application to complete initial applications and verify information.
• Determining and verifying eligibility through the web-based application and processing the case.

Skills

Interviewing

Data gathering

Negotiating

Explain information

Education

Associate degree in Human Services Technology

Social Services Associate

Paralegal Technology

Business Administration

Secretarial Science

High school diploma with 2+ years paraprofessional experience

Job description

Randolph County seeks an Income Maintenance Caseworker I to support the Family and Children’s Medicaid Unit. You will perform intake, process applications, verify eligibility, and conduct reviews in a state web-based system.

Role includes interviewing clients, gathering data, explaining rights and options, and referring to other services as appropriate. Minimum requirements include an associate degree or equivalent experience.