Position Information

NY HELPYes

AgencyMedicaid Inspector General, NYS Office of the

TitleMedicaid Integrity Specialist 1/ Trainee

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade18

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

Salary RangeFrom $52198 to $66634 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

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

Location

County Albany

Street Address 800 North Pearl Street

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12204

Job Specifics

Minimum Qualifications You must have a bachelor’s degree* or higher. No experience is required for appointment as a Trainee 1.
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 accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States or its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. The information can be found at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. Candidates are responsible for the evaluation fee.

Preferred Qualifications:
Excellent computer skills including but not limited to experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, Teams, OneNote, OneDrive, and SharePoint; experience working with information systems to pull and analyze ad-hoc data sets; experience bookkeeping/working with financial data. Ability to work independently and follow through on assignments; ability to follow approved procedures and independently manage assigned caseload. Excellent verbal/written communication, analytical, and interpersonal skills; attention to detail, team player, self-starter, problem solver, ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.

Duties Description This position, within the Division of Administration is for the Bureau of Collections Management (BCM). This Bureau attempts to recover Medicaid overpayments in coordination with other OMIG divisions and the Department of Health. Job duties include, but are not limited to:

• Participate in collection preparation, including requesting, analyzing and organizing data to support case documentation requirements;
• Research provider information, attempt to contact provider(s) to secure commitment for repayment, and seek alternate methods of recoupment when accounts are in default;
• Manage collection efforts from the onset of discovery until an account is paid in full, including reconciling accounts with and between NYS OMIG and NYS DOH Medicaid Financial Management;
• Manage reconciliation of check and/or online payments;
• Analyze data pertaining to collections cases and Medicaid recoveries, assist in preparing recoveries reports, and assist in responding to ad-hoc data requests from Executive management;
• Establish professional relationships and communication with OMIG staff, providers and their representatives;
• Develop and maintain a working knowledge of the resources, systems, policies, laws, codes, rules, and regulations related to all agency collections processes;
• Assist in various administrative tasks required for the effective operation of the Bureau.

Additional Comments Permanent, full-time, free parking available.

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

Contact Information

Name Jessica Morton

Telephone 518-408-0509

Fax 518-408-0395

Email Address recruitment@omig.ny.gov

Address

Street 800 North Pearl Street

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12204

 

Notes on ApplyingSubmit resume to Jessica Morton, 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 MIS Trainee 1- Collections, OR by fax to (518) 408-0395, no later than 11/27/24.

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.

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.