Deputy Director, Office of Medical Eligibility Programs (OMEP)

State of Maryland • Baltimore City, MD

19h • Onsite

About The Position

This is a Management Service position that serves at the pleasure of the Appointing Authority. The position assists the Senior Director in the administration of direct delivery of services for the Office of Medical Eligibility Program and Office of Long Term Care. The purpose of this position is to plan, organize, manage, develop, interpret, write, and implement federal/state laws, regulations, policies and procedures in all aspects that are relevant to the administration of Medical Assistance (MA) Programs and a central focus on Long Term Care (LTC) within the Family Investment Programs in all of Maryland’s 23 counties and the city of Baltimore.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Eight years of experience in administrative, professional or technical work.
• Three years of experience must have involved supervision of other employees or exercising responsibility for program development.
• One year of experience providing training or technical assistance to employees, stakeholders, or partner.

Nice To Haves

• One year of experience analyzing, interpreting data and preparing clear, accurate, and detailed reports.
• One year of supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop goals and objectives for Long Term Care Medical Assistance for the Office of Long Term Care and throughout the state of Maryland.
• Develop policies and procedures and assign priorities.
• Develops and writes regulation changes.
• Comments on proposed legislation and coordinates and implements new legislation.
• Support a network of nursing homes, hospitals, and other health facilities accepting Medicaid and Medicare by overseeing the development and implementation of program policies.
• Establish technical assistance as needed to ensure that healthcare providers and local department staff are well versed in new policies.
• Develop specific program plans and milestones.
• Coordinate and delegate work.
• Monitor statewide Long Term Care Program compliance.
• Monitor Medical Assistance reports and completes MA monthly benchmarks for the state.
• Evaluate implementation and recommend changes based on thorough analysis of relevant data.
• Utilize statistical data to direct, assign, plan, organize, monitor, evaluate, coach, and supervise the OLTC Assistant Director and OLTC staff.
• Evaluate staff performance and discipline staff when necessary and follow agency protocol when doing so.
• Monitor attendance records and ensure that staff adhere to appropriate personnel practices by informing them of regulations, counseling, written reprimands and Employee Assistance Program referral procedures.
• Review the Eligibility and Enrollment (E&E) system escalated policy and system concerns.
• Propose, develop, and write system required changes and enhancements for E&E to ensure accurate policy and procedural implementation within the system.

Benefits

• health insurance
• dental
• vision plans
• six (6) personnel days annually (prorated based on start date)
• ten (10) days of accumulated annual leave per year
• fifteen (15) days of accumulated sick leave per year
• up to sixty (60) days of paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child
• at least thirteen (13) holidays per year
• retirement pension

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees