Management Analyst (MA II) for Program Enrollment Support (EB Operations) (AUSTIN, TX)

Oversees and participates in program planning, development, and implementation.

Develops tools and techniques for project management.

Coordinates, leads, and facilitates project meetings with stakeholders.

This function requires leading meetings with vendor staff to review new processes or the need for corrective processes.

Organizes project records, including project documentation and open issue resolution lists.

Maintains records of reported errors and project deficiencies including those noted through direct oversight or reported by state users.

Submits and analyzes weekly status reports, gives updates to management and peers on the status of projects.

Monitors activities for contract compliance and utilization targets.

Ensures proper documentation requirements regarding adherence to key performance requirements are met.

Provides timely responses to information requests.

Serves as a consultative and technical resource for Enrollment Broker scope of work.

Reviews, monitors, tracks reports and deliverables, and notifies the Contract Manager when vendor is out of compliance with established performance measures.

Prepares administrative reports, and specialized research projects.

This function requires compiling written records.

This position will prepare state action request communications requiring attention, responses, and corrective actions from the vendor and other work as assigned.

Provides professional communications to Medicaid and CHIP health plans, the Enrollment Broker, HHSC staff, other state agencies and external associations on managed care and Enrollment Broker operations.

Evaluates the health and dental plan's ability to successfully ingest and produce the required enrollment data on the monthly and daily files defined in the Joint Interface Plan (JIP) by performing Operational or Readiness reviews. Conducts detailed, complex research and analysis of operational issues including examination of rules, and policies. Assist in planning and conducting operational and readiness reviews for Medicaid Managed Care, CHIP enrollment, and Medicaid 1115 waiver programs, or LTSS to analyze business requirements and to support system and operational processes. Ensure to provide helpful feedback between the state, enrollment broker, and health and dental plans to meet the contractual requirements on operational and readiness reviews. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Knowledge of: Medicaid and CHIP managed care enrollment policy and processes.Local, state, and federal laws related to the program area; of public administration and management techniques; of statistical analysis processes; of budget processes; of research techniques; of training and marketing techniques; and of program management processes and techniques.

Skill in: Identifying measures or indicators of program performance and in operating computers and applicable software.Coordinating with multiple stakeholders.Coordinating team member actions operating in direct support of the enrollment broker activities and team members responsible for resolving Medicaid and CHIP eligibility and managed care enrollment issues.Skill in using personal computer application software such as Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, Microsoft Project or similar programs.Skill in written and oral communication.

Ability to: Evaluate impacts that policy and program changes may have on Medicaid and CHIP managed care enrollment.Manage projects and work groups to facilitate the implementation of changes to managed care enrollment.Review enrollment broker contract deliverables.Gather, assemble, correlate, and analyze facts; to devise solutions to problems; to market programs; to prepare reports; to develop, evaluate, and interpret policies and procedures; to communicate effectively; and prioritize workload.Ability to work cooperatively as a team member in a rapid-paced, deadline-oriented environment.

At least two years’ experience in Medicaid and CHIP policy and procedures.

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

Educational requirements are transferable with relevant work experience on a year-for-year basis.

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Military occupation(s) that relate to the initial selection criteria and registration or licensure requirements for this position may include, but not limited to those listed in this posting.

All active-duty military, reservists, guardsmen, and veterans are encouraged to apply if qualified to fill this position.

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This position may be eligible for telework.

Please note, all HHS positions are subject to state and agency telework policies in addition to the discretion of the direct supervisor and business needs.