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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 10/16/25

Applications Due10/30/25

Vacancy ID200438

NY HELPYes

AgencyMedicaid Inspector General, NYS Office of the

TitleAdministrative Specialist 1/Trainee 1/Trainee 2 (NY HELPS)

Occupational CategoryAdministrative or General Management

Salary Grade18

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

Salary RangeFrom $66951 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 5 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 This position will be assigned to the Division of Medicaid Audit. The incumbent of this position will report to a Director within the Division of Medicaid Audit. The incumbent will provide professional administrative and staff support to the Deputy MIG and Directors of the Division, and, as needed, to audit managers.

The duties of this position will include, but not be limited to the following:
• Coordinate administrative activities, including coordination and frequent contact with Executive Chamber, Division of the Budget and other state, federal and municipal agency stakeholder staff for the purpose of scheduling and communication to support the DMIG and Directors of the Division of Medicaid Audit and provide support to Executive level staff when needed.
• Work independently, utilize sound judgment, prioritize tasks, and support Division responsibilities.
• Schedule appointments and maintain calendars.
• Make travel arrangements and prepare expense reports.
• Maintain confidential files and communications.
• Provide professional and confidential support for the DMIG and Directors of the Division of Medicaid Audit.

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
• 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.

Additional Comments FREE PARKING

Permanent, Full-Time, Competitive (for transfers and appointments off a list), Non-Competitive (for appointments through the NY HELPS Program). Trainee 1 salary starts at $53,764. SALARY IS NON-NEGOTIABLE.

**The Department of Civil Service has developed the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS), which is a streamlined program that allows appointment to this title and others without examination.

For the duration of the NY HELPS program, this title, may be filled via permanent, non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the titles for which they apply.

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

Name Melissa H

Telephone

Fax

Email Address Recruitment@omig.ny.gov

Address

Street 800 North Pearl St

2nd Floor

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12204

 

Notes on ApplyingSubmit resume by email to Recruitment@omig.ny.gov or by fax to (518) 408-0395. Indicate VACANCY ID# 200438 and Title- DMA/Adm Spec 1/Albany in the subject heading. (42308)

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

OMIG does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications.

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.

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