Review Vacancy
AgencyMental Health, Office of
TitleSenior Health Care Fiscal Analyst/Health Care Fiscal Analyst Trainee 1, Central Office;
Occupational CategoryFinancial, Accounting, Auditing
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $52293 to $66494 Annually
Appointment Type Contingent Permanent
Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be employed by New York State to be eligible to apply for this position.
Candidates must have permanent status as a Senior Health Care Fiscal Analyst, Grade 18 and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be reachable for appointment on the appropriate Civil Service eligible list OR be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law. If you are unsure as to whether your current title qualifies for transfer, you may email OMHHRM@OMH.NY.GOV for a determination.
Duties Description The Office of Mental Health (OMH) is seeking a qualified candidate to fill a Senior Health Care Fiscal Analyst/Health Care Fiscal Analyst Trainee in the State Operations Finance Group, Bureau of Costing, Rate Setting and Revenue Management. The Bureau is responsible for filing federally mandated annual cost reports with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for seventeen Medicare certified psychiatric centers operated by the Office of Mental Health. In addition to the Medicare reports, Medicaid cost reports are prepared for all Medicare certified facilities, six non-certified Medicare facilities which include four discrete children’s centers, and one research facility. The Bureau is responsible for performing detailed cost analysis of all programs operated at these facilities as a precondition to the reports being finalized and in the case of Medicare cost reports, submitted to CMS. The cost reports provide the basis for OMH’s inpatient and outpatient billing rates.
Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Assist in the annual review and analysis of costing and statistical data submitted by OMH operated facilities. Ensure monthly expenditures, both personal service and non-personal service, are properly assigned by URC and provide prompt identification and resolution of potential areas of inaccurate reporting.
• Assure that quarterly statistical and ancillary data and space assignment by building are properly and accurately reported by facilities.
• Determine the fiscal impact of any improper reporting and communicate the same both verbally and in writing to facility personnel.
• Utilize a customized federally approved software package to prepare the annual Medicare and Medicaid cost reports for an assigned group of approximately three or four OMH operated psychiatric centers.
• Work directly with other OMH Central Office staff as well as staff of other State agencies and OMH operated psychiatric centers to identify data reporting inconsistencies and develop related explanations and/or resolutions.
• Assist in the analysis and resolution of questions raised or adjustments proposed by outside auditors on cost and statistical data used in the cost reports. Possess the ability to understand and resolve potential audit adjustments and communicate the fiscal impact of the adjustments to facility and OMH management staffs. Provide auditors with materials needed to complete their review, assist other Bureau personnel, including management, in formulating response to potential audit disallowances.
• Assist in the timely and accurate completion of special projects as they are assigned.
• Participate in various formal and informal meetings with other bureaus, agencies and outside consultants to insure the continued accuracy and reliability of data used by and distributed by the Bureau.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Email Address omhhrm@omh.ny.gov
Address
Street NYS Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Avenue
Notes on ApplyingTo be considered for this position, interested candidates should email a cover letter and resume in Microsoft Word or PDF format to omhhrm@omh.ny.gov. Please include the title of the position, location, and vacancy ID #25929 in the subject line of your email when applying.
You are advised that, should you accept a job offer with the Office of Mental Health, you may be required to be fingerprinted and pay a fingerprint fee.