Medicaid Policy & Compliance - Coordinator 2

University of New Orleans; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

LSU New Orleans is seeking a Policy and Compliance professional to serve as a subject matter expert on Louisiana Rulemaking, State Plan, and Medicaid administrative processes. You will coordinate publication, ensure compliance, and collaborate with CMS systems as amendments are transitioned across platforms.

The role requires a relevant degree or substantial experience with federal/state healthcare programs, strong analytical skills, and the ability to manage timelines independently and within a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, or 3 years of professional experience with a degree.
• Minimum 2 years professional experience with federal/state healthcare programs, Medicaid support, or related field.
• Proficient in Adobe Acrobat Pro as well as Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Excellent analytical abilities, effective organizational and time management skills.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Works well both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to set, follow, and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Acts as subject matter expert relative to Louisiana Rulemaking, State Plan, and Medicaid Administrative activity.
• Coordinates publication of Rulemaking and State Plan documents on the agency website and maintains compliance with legislative requirements.
• Consults with LDH webmaster and Policy staff to ensure timely publication and archival of mandated documents.
• Utilizes CMS state-facing systems and transitions documents to MACPro, OneMAC, MACFin and MMDL.
• Identifies and resolves duplications in State Plan as new modules deploy.
• Collaborates with Rulemaking staff to adjudicate issues identified by program staff and CMS.
• Participates in research requests from program staff, legal staff, and external parties.
• Assists in reviewing promulgated rules, notices of intent, and fiscal documents for regulatory compliance.
• Facilitates publication of public notices in newspapers and online.
• Monitors federal/state updates and keeps Policy staff informed and compliant.

Skills

Analytical abilities

Organizational skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Verbal communications

Written communications

Teamwork

Deadline management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Associates degree +3 years exp

6 years professional experience in lieu of degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

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Department

Job Description

• Acts as subject matter expert relative to Louisiana administrative Rulemaking, State Plan, and Medicaid Administrative activity to ensure a clear understanding of the processes.
• Coordinates the publication of Rulemaking and State Plan documents on the agency’s website and ensures the content is maintained in accordance with legislative requirements, as appropriate.
• Consults with the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) webmaster and other Policy and Compliance staff to ensure that all documents are published timely; ensures that every version of each document that is legislatively mandated is published, maintained and archived.
• Expertly utilizes the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)’ state-facing systems and ensures that State Plan documents are obsoleted as amendments are transitioned to the MACPro, OneMAC, MACFin and MMDL systems.
• Identifies and resolves any duplication in the State Plan as new MACPro system modules are deployed.
• Collaborates with and assists Rulemaking staff to adjudicate any issues identified by program staff, the Legislative Fiscal Office and/or the Office of State Register.
• Collaborates with program staff to adjudicate any State Plan issues identified by CMS.
• Participates in and coordinates research requested from program staff, legal staff, executive management and external parties.
• Assists in the review of all promulgated rules, notices of intent and fiscal documents to ensure compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations.
• Assists in facilitating newspaper and website publication of required public notices.
• Monitors federal and state websites and takes appropriate action on informational bulletins and CMS releases to ensure the Policy and Compliance section is aware of regulatory updates, and complies with required mandates.
• Plans, coordinates, and executes communication related to compliance; includes written and verbal communication with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Assists in the design and maintenance of internal reports to ensure all activities are on schedule and completed within the required timelines.
• Conducts and participates in internal meetings, workgroups, public meetings, and other activities as directed.
• Records, prepares, and distributes meeting minutes and tracks action items.
• Assists program managers with maintaining updates to policies, procedures, and training material.
• Participates in the training of new LDH staff on the Rulemaking, State Plan, and Medicaid administrative processes.
• Operates as backup to the Medicaid Rulemaking Liaison and Medicaid Administrative staff in their absence.
• Assists with the Uncodified Rulemaking project by contacting program staff, following up on action items, and performing other duties as required.
• Assists with other projects as needed and performs additional duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree, or Associates degree with 3 years professional experience, or 6 years of professional experience in lieu of degree.
• Minimum 2 years professional experience working with federal/state healthcare programs, Medicaid Support, or related field.
• Proficient in the use of Adobe Acrobat Pro as well as Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Excellent analytical abilities, effective organizational and time management skills.
• Great attention to detail and follow up, and exceptional verbal/written communications skills.
• Works well both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to set, follow, and meet deadlines.

DESIRED:

• Advanced degree.
• Minimum 3 years professional experience working with federal/state/healthcare programs, Medicaid support, or related field.
• Minimum 1 year professional experience with compliance and/or project management activity.
• Minimum 1 year professional experience reviewing and editing written content for accuracy, and general proofing.
• Industry-related certifications.

SALARY: 55-65k

Posting Close Date

This position will remain open until filled.

References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.

This position may require a criminal background check to be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions at LSU New Orleans may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.

LSU New Orleans seeks to recruit a highly productive workforce and will provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and prospective employees. Employment decisions shall be based strictly on merit and without regard to religious or political beliefs, sex, race, or any other non-merit factor.