Attorney - Rural Health Transformation

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the georgia department of community health (dch) is one of georgia's four health agencies serving the state's growing population of over 10 million people. Dch serves as the lead agency for medicaid, oversees the state health benefit plan (shbp) and healthcare facility regulation, impacting one in four georgians.

through effective planning, purchasing and oversight, dch provides access to affordable, quality health care to millions of georgians, including some of the state's most vulnerable and under-served populations. Six enterprise offices support the work of the agency’s three program divisions. Dch employees are based in atlanta, cordele and across the state.

dch is committed to providing superior customer service and communication, embracing teamwork and fostering accountability to ensure that our internal and external customers and stakeholders feel included, respected, engaged and secure.

the department of community health is seeking qualified applicants for an attorney 4 to work on the rural health transformation initiative. This position will have broad supervision from the commissioner’s designee and shall perform a myriad of duties as legal counsel regarding the agency’s administration of funding pursuant to the rural health transformation program (rhtp). This is a hybrid position that requires in-office and remote work with the approval of the supervisor.

The days and frequency in the office can change at any time during employment based on the business needs of the organization. This position requires occasional statewide travel. This is a grant funded position with no guarantee of future funding at the expiration of the current grant's funds, currently five (5) years.

this position under the broad supervision of the commissioner’s designee will ensure compliance with requirements related to the rural health transformation initiative.

responsibilities:

• monitor agency and grantee compliance with the rural health transformation program requirements and terms and conditions.
• draft applications, amendments, grant award conditions, policies, and other documentation necessary for grants funded pursuant to rhtp.
• interpret and apply federal statutes, centers for medicare and medicaid services ("cms") guidance and grant conditions set forth in the notice of award.
• develop, implement, and maintain compliance frameworks, controls, and documentation standards.
• conduct compliance reviews of rhtp grantees and issue reports and corrective action documentation.
• coordinate with agency’s financial, medical assistance plans, procurement personnel, and contractors to ensure proper legal and fiscal administration of rhtp grants.
• identify legal risks relating to the agency’s administration of rhtp and propose mitigation strategies.
• provide legal advice to agency leadership regarding compliance matters and rhtp implementation.
• draft compliance memoranda, reports, guidance documents, and internal and external policies.
• conduct legal review of hospital and rural healthcare provider grant applications pursuant to georgia’s administration of rhtp funding.
• conduct or participate in the development, review, revision, interpretation, and/or implementation of policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines.
• provides sound analysis and advice on legal, liability, and/or risk management issues related to medical assistance plans.
• assist in the development, review and finalizing of legislative requests, budget impact analyses, media inquiries, open records requests, and information requests.
• effectively manage competing priorities and conduct duties in an efficient manner.
• demonstrate effective teamwork skills in working with agency leadership and staff on rhtp initiatives.
• monitor all applicable legal, regulatory, and policy amendments pertaining to georgia’s administration of rhtp funding.
• other duties as assigned.

juris doctorate from an accredited college or university and license to practice law in the state of georgia or eligibility to sit for the next georgia bar examination followed by georgia bar exam passage and licensure to practice law in the state of…