NY HELPYes

AgencyMedicaid Inspector General, NYS Office of the

TitleMedicaid Integrity Specialist 1/Trainee 1/Trainee 2

Occupational CategorySkilled Craft, Apprenticeship, Maintenance

Salary Grade18

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $53764 to $85138 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address 800 North Pearl Street

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12204

Duties Description The preferred candidate will be proficient with Microsoft Office suite and have excellent written communication, verbal communication, and time management skills. The candidate should be able to work both as part of a team and independently, with a willingness and aptitude to learn new content. Familiarity with the Medicaid program and Medicaid data is preferred. Familiarity with eMedNY, the Medicaid Data Warehouse, and SQL Developer is desirable.

This position is located within the Bureau of Third Party & Payment Oversight. Duties include but are not limited to:
-Work with TPL Unit staff to confirm and verify third-party claims resulting in Medicaid recoveries that are attributable to the third-party contractor
-Use SQL Developer to verify claim data to be recovered upon within the scope of the TPL projects
-Assist with monthly data feeds, credit history, and quarterly reports
-Monitor the TPL contractor for compliance with the TPL contract requirements
-Assist in monitoring the TPL mailbox
-Actively participate in OMIG, Division, Bureau, and Unit assignments and teams as requested
-Assist with special assignments when needed
-Verify and analyze OSC methodologies

800 North Pearl Street, 2nd Floor, Albany, New York 12204 ¦518-408-5787¦www.omig.ny.gov
• Working closely with providers and/or their representatives to obtain information/documentation to process disclosures, including drafting and sending correspondence to providers and other stakeholders including letters and emails. Experience in corresponding with a wide range of individuals is preferred.
• Management of a caseload of approximately 50+ cases. Working within OMIG’s FACTS/PACS database system to document work and update cases as needed. Experience in Microsoft Office Suite products including Outlook, Word, and Excel is preferred.

Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS)**

To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, candidates must meet the open-competitive minimum qualifications for this position:
• Bachelor’s degree* or higher
o Advanced placement to the Trainee 2 or Grade 18 level may be possible depending on education and experience.

*Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accredited agency by the
U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside of the United States or its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. This information can be found at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. Candidates are responsible for the evaluation fee.

Competitive Minimum Qualifications:

Current New York State Employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent- permanent competitive service, or 55 b/c service as a Medicaid Integrity Specialist 1; OR current New York State employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent-permanent service or 55 b/c service in a qualifying title and eligible for transfer under section 70.1, 70.4 or 52.6 of the Civil Service Law.

70.1 Transfer:
• For a 70.1 transfer to this title, you must have one year of permanent or contingent-permanent competitive service in a 70.1 title allocated to a salary grade 16 or above (11 or above for a Trainee 1, 12 or above for a Trainee 2).

70.4 Transfer:
• For a 70.4 transfer to this title, your current title must be within two salary grades, and either be on the PCO or be on the PATT and possess a bachelor’s degree. Your score on either the PCO or PATT does not need to be reachable.


52.6 Transfer:
• For a 52.6 transfer to this title, you must have one year of permanent or contingent-permanent service in a 52.6 title allocated to a salary grade 16 or above (11 or above for a Trainee 1, 12 or above for a Trainee 2).

To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website: Career Mobility Office » GOT-IT (ny.gov)

Appointments via transfer must not result in a second, consecutive transfer with an advancement of more than two S-grades or one M-grade.

55-b/c program appointments: For a 55 b/c appointment, you must:
• Possess the minimum qualifications for the selected title as established by the Department of Civil Service and listed on the most recent exam announcement
• Meet the applicable minimal mental and/or physical requirements for the job (with a reasonable accommodation if necessary).
• Have a current Eligibility Letter from the NYS Department of Civil Service, www.cs.ny.gov/rp55/ and be able to provide it to the Human Resources Office upon request.

*If you are currently 55 b/c eligible and possess a bachelor’s degree, we encourage you to apply for this position.

Depending on qualifications, you may be required to serve a 1 or 2-year traineeship that leads to the full level grade 18 position.

Preferred Qualifications:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong analytical skills; and the ability to work with others to resolve conflicts.

Additional Comments The Office of the Medicaid Inspector General is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage those with unique backgrounds and contributions such as education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs to apply.

We provide reasonable and religious accommodations for any part of the application and hiring process. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please send a request to RARequest@omig.ny.gov.


Free parking is available.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Tess McCaffrey

Telephone

Fax

Email Address recruitment@omig.ny.gov

Address

Street 800 North Pearl Street

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12204

Notes on ApplyingSubmit resume to Tess McCaffrey, Office of the Medicaid Inspector General, 800 North Pearl St, 2nd Floor, Albany, NY 12204, OR by email to Recruitment@omig.ny.gov with a subject line of Item #00518 or MIS TPPO, OR by fax to (518) 408-0395, no later than July 24, 2025.

PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to open documents from Google Docs, Google Drive, OneDrive, Apple Pages, and/or “the cloud”. Please submit resume as a Word or PDF attachment.