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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 06/13/19

Applications Due06/27/19

Vacancy ID71133

NY HELPNo

AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitleContract Management Specialist 2

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade23

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

Salary RangeFrom $73284 to $92693 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address OPWDD - Central Office

44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12229

Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidates must be reachable for appointment on Current Civil Service Eligible List for this title
or
For transfer, candidates must have permanent competitive status as a Contract Management Specialist 2 and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1, 70.4 or 52.6 of Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades.

Duties Description POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) provides high-quality, person-centered services, supports, and advocacy to approximately 140,000 individuals with developmental disabilities in New York State. We are guided in our interactions with the people we serve and each other by compassion, dignity, diversity, excellence and honesty. Our motto is “Putting People First,” and it applies not only to the individuals we serve, but to our employees as well.
The Bureau of Central Operations is responsible for contract and non-contract voucher processing, maintenance of state billing services, revenue monitoring and projections, recoupment setup and monitoring, billing through eMedNY, internal reviews/audit reports, and data analysis.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Contract Management Specialist 2 will:
• Coordinate all OPWDD Central Operations involvement with projects conducted in collaboration with the OPWDD Compliance Unit. Tasks include verifying the existence of state operated claims in question using the Medicaid Data Warehouse (MDW) and eMedNY thin client, performing corrective action on inappropriately billed claims by processing Medicaid voids via TABS, and compiling and reporting void claim detail and Medicaid recoveries to upper management as Compliance Projects are completed.

• Primary Liaison with the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) coordinating recovery of inappropriate Medicaid claims and coordinating collection of all check repayments of both Medicaid and non-Medicaid funds. Create and distribute the monthly report to the OMIG and appropriate OPWDD staff documenting all revenue recoveries. Produce summary reports and short memoranda for senior level staff when requested.

• Utilize systems including TABS, the MDW, eMedNY thin client, Crystal Reports, Monarch Pro, SQL Developer, and MS Access to obtain and analyze pertinent information in response to ad hoc requests for data and analysis from within and outside of the agency. Must have broad understanding of OPWDD Services and the methodology behind claiming and billing these services to Medicaid.

• Conduct Medicaid Internal Reviews (MIRs) by obtaining and analyzing Medicaid billing data to identify potential post-payment Medicaid claiming and billing errors. This includes matching and merging information from different automated sources, creating reports that clearly identify duplicative and/or potentially erroneous Medicaid claims, and drafting correspondence sent to Voluntary Providers when errors are found. Assist in the identification, research, and development of new MIRs as required.

• Assist with the formation of eMedNY Evolution Projects as system changes/enhancements are needed and assist with the identification and development of needed front end billing edits in eMedNY claims processing.

• Regularly review the Community Transition Service (CTS) program and remove individuals who are no longer eligible to bill for the service and coordinate all TABS retroactive program removal reviews.

Additional Comments • Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.
• In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.
• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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

Name Barbara Thorpe

Telephone 518-473-9689

Fax 518-474-9902

Email Address opwdd.sm.COrecruitment@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street OPWDD Human Resources

44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12229

 

Notes on ApplyingSubmit cover letter and resume by June 27, 2019. Please note:
• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.
• In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.
• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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