Waiver Program Project Management - Coordinator 3

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Department

Compliance Operations

Job Description

• Provide project management towards the Statewide Incident Management System (SIMS) and serve as a liaison with the SIMS contractor.
• Work directly with program office and contractor staff to track, manage, and ensure resolution of all work requests submitted to the SIMS contractor. 
• Work with the Office of Technology Services, the SIMS contractor, and program office staff to resolve any connectivity issues that arise with the system’s three data interfaces. 
• Facilitate and lead all meetings with the SIMS contractor and subject matter experts.
• Create, maintain, and distribute project reports to management to provide visibility into areas of concern and updates on current vendor work requests.
• Provide regular reports to the SIMS workgroup containing all information on open work requests/tickets.
• Track and report at least monthly to the LDH SIMS workgroup the balance of enhanced support services hours remaining for the current fiscal year.
• Submit invoices and supporting documentation received from the vendor to the LDH SIMS workgroup for approval and resolve any noted billing discrepancies with the vendor.
• Submit payment authorization of invoice(s) to the Section Chief.
• Develop, document and periodically update business processes.
• Assists HCBS Systems Manager with other duties including planning and preparing for Medicaid enterprise system certification, system transition and vendor onboarding activities, and working with third party EVV vendors to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements.
• Other tasks or projects as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Minimum 3 years professional experience in managing projects and coordinating work across multiple teams or organizations.
• Minimum 3 years professional experience with writing business documents such as reports, operational or policy manuals, and/or project work plans.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills and ability to communicate technical concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Excellent analytical skills, problem solving and time management skills.
• Great attention to detail and follow up.

DESIRED:

• Advanced degree.
• Minimum 4 years professional experience in managing projects and coordinating work across multiple teams or organizations.
• Minimum 4 years professional experience with writing business documents such as reports, operational or policy manuals, and/or project work plans.
• Minimum 2 years professional experience in system management or oversight roles involving agency relevant information systems.
• Minimum 1 year professional experience with Incident Management and/or Electronic Visit Verification systems.

SALARY: 65-75k

Required Attachments

Please upload the following documents in the Resume/Cover Letter section. 

• Detailed resume listing relevant qualifications and experience;
• Cover Letter indicating why you are a good fit for the position and LSU New Orleans;
• Names and contact information of three references;

Applications that do not include the required uploaded documents may not be considered.

Posting Close Date

This position will remain open until filled.

Note to Applicant:

Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications in their cover letter. The search committee will use this information during the initial review of application materials.

  

References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.

  

This position may require a criminal background check to be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

  

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions at LSU New Orleans may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.

LSU New Orleans seeks to recruit a highly productive workforce and will provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and prospective employees. Employment decisions shall be based strictly on merit and without regard to religious or political beliefs, sex, race, or any other non-merit factor.