ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST II - 60064685

State of Florida • Riviera Beach, FL

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This professional position is assigned to the Florida Department of Children & Families’ Office of Economic Self-Sufficiency in Riviera Beach. The specialist provides backup to the unit supervisor in day-to-day duties, including reviewing cases at different stages of the service delivery model, conducting case reviews for unit employees, providing feedback to improve accuracy, and delivering training or mentoring to unit members. The role handles a high volume of deadline-driven work and requires prioritizing and planning assignments while adapting to changes with little notice.

This opportunity is open only to current Florida Department of Children and Families employees in Career Service, Selected Exempt Status (SES), or Other Personnel Services (OPS) positions. The annual salary is $37,035.96; internal salaries are determined by DCF salary policy. Employment is conditional on completion and approval of required criminal history and other applicable background screening.

Requirements

• Must be a current Florida Department of Children and Families employee in Career Service, Selected Exempt Status (SES), or Other Personnel Services (OPS) to be considered.
• Ability to manage a high volume of deadline-driven work.
• Ability to prioritize and plan work assignments and adapt to changes with little notice.
• Successful completion and approval of required State and National criminal history screening before beginning employment.
• Must meet any applicable screening requirements under Chapters 435 and 408, Florida Statutes.

Responsibilities

• Perform assigned quality management system reviews.
• Review case-reading errors with Eligibility Self Sufficiency Specialist I employees and ensure corrections are completed accurately and on time.
• Review and analyze data from quality control and monitoring sources, and provide training in areas where problems are identified.
• Determine eligibility for public assistance benefits according to unit procedures, within time frames required by federal and state laws and Department policy and procedures.
• Maintain assigned case-management responsibilities, including medical expense tracking, changes, sanctions, data exchanges, alerts, ad-hoc reports, and Medicaid file resolution.
• Identify possible fraud or overpayment cases and refer them to the appropriate departments.
• Ensure electronic case records are thoroughly and properly documented according to Department procedures.
• Provide backup to the unit supervisor in day-to-day duties, including reviewing cases, conducting employee case reviews, giving accuracy-improvement feedback, and providing training or mentoring.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed