MMIS Business Analyst 1.19

This job is 100% On-Site Work located in Columbia, SC. Our direct client has an opening for an MMIS Business Analyst position # 9997-1. This position is for 6-12+ months, with the option of extension, and is located in Columbia, SC. If you are interested, please submit the following: YOUR CURRENT RESUME YOUR HOURLY RATE. Below is the job description-Resumes due ASAP-Description: SCOPE OF THE PROJECT: The Replacement MMIS (RMMIS) project is a multi-year effort to replace the State’s aging MMIS and related applications with more modern capabilities along with corresponding business operations services. The RMMIS program will be incremental and modular in nature with a focus on configurable and scalable integrations, which allow for more flexibility and reduces the time and cost necessary to respond to federal and state enhancements.

OBJECTIVES TO BE FULFILLED BY CANDIDATE

Specific duties include, but are not limited to: Serves as a liaison between the business programs community and the IT organization in order to provide technical solutions to meet user needs. Communicates with business owners, vendor analysts, and testers as needed throughout the SDLC. Analyzes business partner's operations to understand their strengths and weaknesses to determine opportunities to automate processes and functions. Assists in the business process redesign and documentation as needed for new technology. Translates high-level business requirements into functional specifications for the IT vendor and manages changes to such specifications. Educates the IT vendor on the direction of the business. Documenting and analyzing agency business processes and recommending improvements. Participating in the requirements management processes, including change control, version control, tracking and status reporting, and traceability. Providing requirements interpretation and guidance to technical and test teams. Proactively identifying risks, issues, and action items leading to possible solutions. Other project-related duties.

REQUIRED SKILLS

5+ years of experience in IT projects as a business/systems analyst or performing related duties, prefer government IT project experience. 3+ years of experience in State/Commercial Medicaid Claims, Claims Payment Cycle, Waiver Programs, Provider Enrollment, and Reference. 5+ years of experience gathering and documenting business rules, requirements, and processes. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to develop well-written Use Cases consumable by business and technical staff. Ability to gather business rules, requirements, and processes by interviewing business users and stakeholders and mining from documents, federal/state rules and regulations, etc. Knowledge of formal business process documentation including best practices. Understanding of business process modeling, including the ability to utilize graphical process modeling tools. Ability to effectively and professionally communicate with staff at all levels including executive leadership, middle management, front-line supervisors, and front-line workers.

PREFERRED SKILLS

Experience with MMIS (Medicaid Management Information System) – operations or project/development. Commercial integrations with Medicaid or other Government operations. Knowledge of Federal Certification requirements and processes is preferable. Project management. Familiar with Agile Software Methodology. Public Sector Government Experience. Attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills. Demonstrate strong ability to take initiative and ability to work with minimal to no guidance.

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree in a technical, business, or healthcare field or equivalent experience. #J-18808-Ljbffr Focused HR Solutions