Social Services Program Specialist 3

Social Services Program Specialist 3

The Nevada Health Authority, Division of Nevada Medicaid's Quality Assurance Unit is seeking a Social Services Program Specialist 3 in Las Vegas, NV. This position supervises the Home and Community Based Services Provider Site Reviews on 1915(c) waiver and possibly 1915(i) state plan program providers. The position is responsible for tracking and monitoring compliance with all federal and state requirements, and ensuring implementation and adherence to current policies, including accurately applying any changes in policies.

Applicants should be able to interpret and implement policies, identify and track trends, ensure accurate and detailed reports are completed annually. Engage with providers, stakeholders, divisional staff and other agencies and/or divisions to foster collaboration and feedback or improving issues.

Social Services Program Specialists perform administrative and professional work in conjunction with the administration of statewide public assistance, medical assistance, or social services programs. Positions allocated to this series are primarily focused on program administrative functions which include interpretation of regulations and laws; development of program policies and procedures; quality assurance and quality control; preparation of statistical and narrative reports for federal and State entities and division/department management;

and development and enhancement of automated systems that support program operations.

While incumbents in this series may interact with clients to resolve customer service issues, the purpose of these positions is not the delivery of direct services to program participants. Employees may be assigned supervisory or lead worker responsibility at any level in the series, but this responsibility does not, by itself, warrant allocation to a higher level.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a field of study pertinent to the program assignment and two years of professional social services experience which included serving as a consultant to professional/supervisory program personnel; directing the operation of a program unit; coordinating program activities with officials and representatives of other agencies; interpretation and application of complex documents such as federal regulations, technical journals, and legislative studies;

writing program policies, procedures, and reports; and conducting research and preparing recommendations for management; OR one year of experience as a Social Services Program Specialist II in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.