Review Vacancy
TitleHealth Program Administrator/Trainee - 89308
Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $49363 to $82656 Annually
Street Address OHIP (Office of Insurance Programs)/Division of Data Services and Analytics
One Commerce Plaza
Minimum Qualifications Permanent transfer candidates: Current Department of Health (DOH) employee with permanent or contingent-permanent status as a Health Program Administrator (G18); OR current NYS employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive service in a title eligible to transfer under Section 52.6, Section 70.1, or Section 70.4 of the Civil Service Law to a Health Program Administrator (G18), Health Program Administrator Trainee 1 (NS), or Health Program Administrator Trainee 2 (NS). For more information on the types of transfers, transfer eligibility criteria, and the current transfer determinations for your title, visit the following: website.https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/index.cfm.
Public candidates: Active list candidate on the New York State Department of Civil Service’s Professional Career Opportunities (PCO) eligible list #26-872 with a score of 100 or higher.
NY HELPS*: To be eligible for a NY HELPS appointment, the candidate must have:
Health Program Administrator Trainee 1: A bachelor's degree or higher.
Health Program Administrator Trainee 2: A bachelor's degree and one year of experience in the administration, supervision and oversight of agency programs including the design, implementation, administration, management, operation, and assessment of program effectiveness. A Juris Doctor, master's or higher degree in a related field can substitute for one year of specialized experience.
Health Program Administrator: A bachelor's degree and two years of experience in the administration, supervision and oversight of agency programs including the design, implementation, administration, management, operation, and assessment of program effectiveness. A Juris Doctor, master's or higher degree in a related field can substitute for one year of specialized experience.
Preferred Qualifications: NY HELPS: A bachelor's degree and two years of experience in the administration, supervision and oversight of programs including the design, implementation, administration, management, operation, and assessment of program effectiveness.
Transfer Candidates: Current NYS Department of Health (DOH) employee with permanent or contingent permanent status as a Health Program Administrator (G-18); OR current New York State employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent permanent, competitive service in a title eligible to transfer.
Duties Description The Health Program Administrator will be part of the Bureau of Data Insights and Research within the Office of Health Insurance Programs (OHIP). The role will be a part of a team that is responsible for ad-hoc data requests, data to support program implementation, and budget response in support of NYS Medicaid Program. This position will be a Data Analyst/Business Analyst to support the Bureau. Healthcare Program Administrator 1 day-to-day activities include: real-time data visualizations, responding to ad-hoc requests, becoming a data subject matter expert in multiple program areas, meeting with program leads to discuss insights gathered through Medicaid data, understanding enrollment from a program/policy perspective, data requests, and working collaboratively within the Bureau with other members of the team (business analysts, team leads for example).
• Maintain backlogs on a variety of items like decisions, action items, and work items while capturing priority, complexity, and context.
• Draft reports, policies, and procedures for internal and external review and distribution; respond to routine information requests from providers, insurance plans, and other groups.
• Monitor data requests to ensure they are moving through the proper process.
• Communicate and escalate when data request deliverable due dates are at risk.
• Facilitate meetings either in person or virtually.
• Prepare meeting notes of acceptable quality and accuracy and distribute them.
• Gather and validate requirements for ad-hoc reporting and work with program staff to implement business requirements into health insurance systems; review system change requests to ensure systems work correctly.
• Create fiscal walkdowns related to budget analyses.
• Use organizational skills to perform Business Analyst tasks on multiple different requests that are happening simultaneously and perhaps at different stages of development.
• Engage with Bureau as Data Analyst and Business Analyst.
Additional Comments This position is part of the NYS HELPS program. No examination is required.
This position may require travel throughout New York State including overnights to areas not served by public transportation.
We offer a work-life balance and a generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:
• Holiday & Paid Time Off
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Pension from New York State Employees’ Retirement System
• Shift & Geographic pay differentials
• Affordable Health Care options
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost
• NYS Deferred Compensation plan
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, and U.S. Savings Bonds
• And many more...
For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.
The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health’s Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: https://health.ny.gov/commissioner/index.htm
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Name Human Resources Management Group, WDW/HPA/89308
Email Address Resume@health.ny.gov
Address
Street rm 2217, Corning Tower, ESP
Notes on ApplyingPlease submit your resume and cover letter as one (1) document, preferably in PDF format, by email to resume@health.ny.gov, with Reference WDW/HPA/89308 included in the subject line or by mail to Human Resources Management Group, WDW/HPA/89308, Rm 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237-0012, or by fax to (518) 473-3395. Failure to include the required information may result in your resume not being considered for this position.