Eligibility Program Manager ; NY HELPS

Position: Eligibility Program Manager 2 (NY HELPS) - 15449
Position Information NY HELPS:
Yes
55-b/c Eligible:
No

Agency:
Health, Department of

Title:

Eligibility Program Manager 2 (NY HELPS) - 15449

Occupational Category:
Other Professional Careers Salary Grade: 29

Bargaining Unit: PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary Range:
From $123754 to $151566 Annually

Employment Type

:
Full-Time Appointment Type :

Permanent

Internship:
No Jurisdictional Class :

Competitive Class

Travel Percentage : 5%
Schedule Workweek :
Mon-Fri Hours Per Week : 37.5

Workday From : 9 AM To : 5 PM Flextime allowed? :
No Mandatory overtime? :
No Compressed workweek allowed? :
No Telecommuting allowed? :
Yes Location County :
Albany Street Address :
Office of Health Insurance Programs / Division of Eligibility and Marketplace Integration / Bureau of Long-Term Care and SSI-Related Populations : 99 Washington Avenue City :
Albany State: NY Zip Code: 12210

Job Specifics Duties Description :
In the Office of Health Insurance Program's Division of Eligibility and Marketplace Integration, within the Bureau of Long-Term Care and SSI-Related Populations, the Eligibility Program Manager 2 will serve as Deputy Bureau Director and assist in overseeing the Bureau’s three units: the SSI-R Chronic Care Unit, the SSI-Related Community Coverage Unit, and the Special Programs Policy and Integrity Support Unit.

The Deputy Bureau director will be responsible for development, administration, oversight, and implementation of complex Medicaid Program eligibility policy for the aged, blind and disabled population and oversight of special programs and subordinate staff. The Deputy Bureau Director will provide Medicaid financial eligibility policy expertise generally, to executive level staff, and for the implementation of key Medicaid eligibility initiatives, such as the system build required to incorporate the aged, blind and disabled for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) related Medicaid eligibility group in a new state-based eligibility system, the Medicaid Eligibility and Client Management System (MECM) and will be instrumental in providing programmatic rules to assist with the system design;

and operationalizing federal Medicaid regulations that require streamlining of application and renewal processes for aged, blind and disabled and other non-modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) groups. The Deputy Bureau director will assist in determining priorities and overseeing operations within the units, assisting in the redesign of work functions under the new system, and training subordinate staff in subject matter expertise.

The Deputy Bureau Director will provide programmatic policy guidance, requirements, and oversight to ensure adherence to federal and State regulations and requirements; interpret federal and State laws, rules and regulations to develop policy directives, analyses and other materials.

Minimum Qualifications :
Reassignment:
Current NYS Department of Health (DOH) employee with permanent or contingent permanent status as a Eligibility Program Manager 2, G-29 Permanent Transfer Candidates:

Current NYS employee with one year of permanent or contingent permanent competitive service in a title Grade 27 or above eligible for transfer to Eligibility Program Manager 2 under Section 70.1 or 52.6 of the Civil Service Law.

The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades.

Open to the Public:
This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, if the candidate meets the below NY HELPS minimum qualifications.

NY HELPS Non-Competitive

Minimum Qualifications:

Nine years…