ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION SPECIALIST

New York City, NY • Manhattan, NY

113d

About The Position

The Bureau of Case Integrity & Eligibility Verification's mission is to maximize revenue generation for DSS/HRA/DHS and outside Agencies, ensure payments are categorically eligible for their respective funding streams and carry out cost avoidance projects to minimize audit disallowances. The Office of Revenue Management and Development (ORMD) is recruiting one (1) Principal Administrative Associate II to function as an Eligibility Verification Specialist in its Bureau of Case Integrity and Eligibility Verification (BCIEV)/Case Integrity Unit.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience, one year of which must have been in an administrative capacity or supervising staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty.
• An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience.
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and five years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience.
• Education and/or experience equivalent to the above, with the requirement of one year of administrative or supervisory experience.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Welfare Management System (WMS), Paperless Office System (POS), HRA One Viewer, and Electronic Medicaid of New York (eMedNY).

Responsibilities

• Review and provide documentation for Cases Domestic Violence Residential participants payments to determine eligibility for claim adjustments, and Domestic Violence Non-Residential cases, ensuring cases are categorically eligible for their respective funding streams.
• Work on projects to determine which cases qualify for a category eligible for state or federal funding, and the effective date of adjustment for federal and state reimbursements by reviewing case record entries and date of change and occurrence.
• Process invalid Social Security Numbers files produced by Family Independence Administration (FIA) to assist in reducing fraud.
• Perform quality assurance for Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) queries, and Welfare Management System (WMS) lookups.

Benefits

• Eligibility for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs.
• New York City residency requirement within 90 days of appointment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees