State Health - Managing Consultant

Job Family:Strategy & Transformation ConsultingTravel Required:NoneClearance Required:NoneWhat You Will Do:Work with state agency I.T. and data staff, data vendors, state agency finance staff as well as other stakeholders to understand the business logic, rules, mappings, account coding within an existing Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment System (E&E) and/or statewide accounting system. Also, working within these same teams and/or data systems, extract and test data for compliance to federal rules/guidance, state authorities (i.e. state plan amendment (SPA)), state reimbursement manuals, and expected outcomes based on existing data rules. Finally, proactively identify and communicate solutions/opportunities to streamline data collection, enhance the accuracy of underlying data used for federal reports, and make corrections within the existing MMIS/E&E systems.What You Will Need:No sponsorship required for this positionBachelors degree from an accredited universityMinimum of 5+ (FIVE) years of overall work experienceMinimum of 5+ (FIVE) years experience with State or Local GovernmentExperience working in Federal healthcare or State Medicaid financeExperience with healthcare reportingWhat Would Be Nice to Have:Intermediate to Expert MS Excel skills are mandatory and must be comfortable in handling large datasetsAbility to communicate Statistical Analysis System (SAS) coding language when preparing questions or requests for data.Experience working directly within a state's MMIS, E&E and/or data warehouse system, state's data vendors and state technology/finance staff.Functional understanding of the CMS-64/CMS-37/CMS-21 reporting process as well as Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) rules/requirements.Ability to understand and apply state reimbursement rules to an existing data system per a state reimbursement manual and/or state authority (i.e. state plan). You should be a self‑starter with strong intellectual curiosity, able to investigate data anomalies and identify the operational factors behind financial results.Ideal candidate would have worked for a State health and human services agency or with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).# LI-DNIThe annual salary range for this position is $102,000.00-$170,000.00. 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