Medicaid Policy & Compliance - Coordinator 2

ulsuno; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

LSU New Orleans is seeking an experienced Compliance Operations professional to advance Louisiana Rulemaking, State Plan, and Medicaid administrative processes. You will publish and maintain rulemaking and state plan documents, coordinate CMS and LDH interactions, and ensure timely, compliant dissemination of notices and updates.

Responsibilities include collaborating with policy staff, preparing internal reports, and training LDH staff on rulemaking and Medicaid procedures, with a focus on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or Associates degree with required experience
• 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, 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 independently and as part of a team
• Ability to set, follow, and meet deadlines

Responsibilities

• Acts as SME relative to Louisiana Rulemaking, State Plan, and Medicaid administrative processes
• Coordinates publication of Rulemaking and State Plan documents on agency site and maintains compliance with legislative requirements
• Consults with LDH webmaster and Policy/Compliance staff to publish timely and archived documents
• Utilizes CMS state-facing systems and manages State Plan documents across MACPro/OneMAC/MACFin/MMDL
• Identifies duplication in State Plan as MACPro modules are deployed
• Collaborates with Rulemaking staff to adjudicate issues identified by program staff and CMS
• Participates in research requested by staff and management
• Assists in review of promulgated rules, notices, and fiscal documents for compliance
• Facilitates newspaper and website publication of public notices
• Monitors CMS releases and regulatory updates for Policy and Compliance alignment
• Plans, coordinates, and executes compliance communication with stakeholders
• Assists in designing internal reports to track timelines
• Conducts meetings, minutes, and action-item tracking
• Supports updating policies, procedures, and training materials
• Trains LDH staff on Rulemaking, State Plan, and Medicaid processes
• Operates as backup to Medicaid Rulemaking Liaison and Medicaid Administrative staff
• Assists with Uncodified Rulemaking projects and other duties as required

Skills

Analytical abilities

Organizational skills

Time management

Verbal/written communication

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Deadline adherence

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associates degree with 3 years professional experience

6 years professional experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Thank you for your interest in LSU New Orleans.

Department

Compliance Operations

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.