Medicaid Program Specialist 2 (067014)

State of Alaska•Anchorage, AK

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

This Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged To Apply. Welcome to the Department of Health! We’d be delighted to have you join our team. If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today! This position is open to Alaskan Residents only. Please check out the residency definition to determine if you qualify. What You Will Be Doing: Are you a detail-oriented self-starter who is ready to be part of an energetic team making an impact on the lives of Alaskans? As the Medicaid Program Specialist 2, you will serve as the program specialist for the Emergent and Non-Emergent Transportation/Accommodation program. Apply now to be a pivotal member of a dynamic team who focuses on efficiency, effectiveness, and quality improvement. Mission and Values/Culture: Discover a rewarding career with the Division of Health Care Services, where our mission is to ensure every eligible Alaskan has access to the full spectrum of essential Medicaid services. Join us and be part of a team that embodies efficiency, integrity, collaboration, and enthusiasm to strive for a high quality of support to all Alaskans. Here, your daily contributions will make a tangible difference, ensuring that those in need receive the vital medical care and services they deserve. Embrace this opportunity to impact lives positively and join a team where your efforts truly matter.

Requirements

Progressively responsible professional experience such as supporting the administration of a Medicaid or Medicare program, health insurance service, health insurance management information system, health insurance finance or accounting program, Supplemental Security Income benefits or vocational rehabilitation program; auditing or monitoring medical or public assistance programs for fraud or quality assurance; designing, developing, testing for quality assurance, and implementing an information system and/or training or education which includes such course work as business administration, computer sciences, economics, healthcare, legal studies, medical billing or coding, public health, public assistance, psychology.
Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Uses a logical, systematic, and sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources, as necessary.
Oral Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
Written Communication: Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience.

Nice To Haves

Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
Quality Management: Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools of quality assurance, quality control, and reliability used to ensure that a project, system, or product fulfills requirements and standards.