Criminal Investigator - Medicaid Fraud Division

Explore a World of Opportunity with the State of Georgia! We are the force that drives Georgia! Georgia State Government is a large enterprise, composed of various agencies and entities with a common goal to improve the lives of Georgia's more than 10 million citizens! Join Team Georgia and impact lives everyday while receiving a robust benefits package designed for every stage of your career! Job Title: Criminal Investigator - Medicaid Fraud Division Job Requisition ID: JR0000001107 Number of Openings: 2 Shift: Day (United States of America) Compensation Details: MINIMUM $70'S - COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE Job Description: The Office of the Attorney General Department of Law Criminal Investigator - Medicaid Fraud Division The mission of the Department of Law is to serve the citizens of the State of Georgia by providing legal representation of the highest quality to the agencies, officers and employees of state government and by honorably and vigorously carrying out the constitutional and statutory responsibilities of the Attorney General. The position filled through this announcement will serve in the Investigations section of our Medicaid Fraud Division. Duties & Responsibilities Investigators conduct health care fraud investigations. Assists criminal justice personnel, including, but not limited to, Analysts, Auditors, and Prosecutors in conducting on-site health care fraud and patient abuse investigations. Develops necessary knowledge and skills for using computer software programs in unit investigations. Maintains and applies professional knowledge of current trends and developments related to work unit assignments. Positions require current proof of POST Certification. Responds to assignments and requests for assistance in health care fraud and patient abuse investigations in a timely manner. Responds to assignments and requests for assistance by reviewing documentation, conducting interviews, and gathering intelligence information for health care fraud investigations and patient abuse investigations. Participates in the planning and gathering of information for investigations involving health care fraud and patient abuse investigations. Assists in executing and planning on-site search warrants to obtain evidence of health care fraud and patient abuse. Assists in the identification and seizure of health care fraud evidence during the execution of on-site search warrants. Will be issued a firearm and/or less lethal equipment (e.g. pepper spray). Assists in preparing charts, schedules, and presentations for the prosecution of health care fraud cases. Follows appropriate laws, guidelines, and policies in maintaining the chain of custody for evidence. Collects, reviews, and evaluates the necessary documents to identify and investigate health care fraud and patient abuse, including medical records, health care providers' billing records, and records. Assists in developing databases to analyze appropriate medical data. Enters data into databases and analyzes the data for evidence. Assists in conducting source and expenditure analyses and cash flow analyses of suspects in health care fraud investigations and patient abuse investigations. Assists in searching public records, governmental databases, and commercial databases for evidence of health care fraud and patient abuse allegations. Assists the appropriate parties in identifying potential assets subject to seizure due to health care provider fraud. Assists the appropriate parties in organizing, analyzing, and processing items of evidence and other documentation for investigation and prosecutorial purposes in health care fraud and patient abuse investigations. Utilizes computers and the appropriate software to conduct health care fraud and patient abuse investigations. Demonstrates a basic knowledge of computer software in creating databases, spreadsheets, graphs, and presentations. Demonstrates the appropriate computer skills to conduct health care fraud investigations. Prepares appropriate reports in a timely, thorough, and accurate manner. Prepares thorough and accurate reports documenting interviews of witnesses and suspects in a timely manner. Prepares thorough and accurate reports documenting the execution of search warrants and the seizure of evidence in a timely manner. Prepares thorough and accurate reports documenting the analyses of financial databases and conclusions of the analyses in a timely manner. Prepares thorough and accurate reports documenting public record and #J-18808-Ljbffr National Police