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This Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged To Apply. Welcome to the Department of Health! We'd be delighted to have you join our team. If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today! This position is open to Alaskan Residents only. Please check out the residency definition to determine if you qualify. What You Will Be Doing: As a candidate for the SURS Administrative Coordinator position, you will play a vital role in supporting the Care Management Program and the Surveillance and Utilization Review teams. Your responsibilities will include coordinating and implementing Medicaid activities, analyzing claims data, and ensuring compliance with program requirements. Your expertise in Medicaid/Medical Assistance programs will allow you to contribute to policy development and enhance service delivery. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to conduct member reviews and assist with various research tasks, making a meaningful impact on quality assurance initiatives. Join us in this rewarding role where your skills will help shape the future of healthcare services. Mission and Values/Culture: The Health Care Services' mission is to: Provide to all eligible Alaskans access and oversight to the full range of appropriate Medicaid services. We also protect Alaska's most vulnerable populations through our certification and licensing sections. The Health Care Services vision is to: Innovate health plans that improve quality of health care for all Alaskans, attract excellent providers, and be known for outstanding customer service. Division of Health Care Services' core values: Through quality service, prudent use of resources, and satisfied, productive employees, we will promote good health for the people we serve via ACCESS: * Articulate * Competent * Constructive * Ethical * Strategic * Sincere If you embrace these values and want to help HCS achieve its mission, we encourage you to apply today. Benefits of Joining Our Team: The Quality Assurance Unit (QA) is a multifaceted environment where we strive to create a balance between hard work, compassion, collaboration, and fun. We are a dynamic, diverse, high-performing team of highly dedicated, hardworking individuals committed to ensuring our vulnerable population's health, well-being, and safety. All team members' input is valued, and we are always looking to provide growth and learning opportunities for our team members. The QA team operates on a hybrid work schedule, alternating between in-office and work-from-home days. The Working Environment You Can Expect: Our office is located in Midtown, in the Calais Building at 3201 C. Street. Ste. 202. The workspace is clean, bright, and features mountain views from the office suite. This position also features an assigned parking space for convenience. Who We Are Looking For: The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies in addition to the minimum qualifications listed below: Applicants should be able to identify the following traits in themselves when considering whether this position would be a good fit: * Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments promptly; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior. * Writing: Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information (for example, facts, ideas, or messages) in a brief, clear, and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material, that is appropriate for the intended audience. * Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for Medicaid Program Specialist 2: ******************************************************** Minimum Qualifications Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application(through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class. Competency Description The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations instead of specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency's description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to meet the competency successfully but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation. Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports/demonstrates you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class. Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in: * Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Uses a logical, systematic, and sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one's knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources, as necessary. * Oral Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. * Written Communication: Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience. Equivalent to those typically gained by: Progressively responsible experience such as supporting the administration of a Medicaid or Medicare program, health insurance service, health insurance management information system, health insurance finance or accounting program, Supplemental Security Income benefits or vocational rehabilitation program; auditing or monitoring medical or public assistance programs for fraud or quality assurance; processing medical claims using medical coding and medical billing knowledge; designing, developing, testing for quality assurance, and implementing an information system and/or training or education which includes such course work as business administration, computer sciences, economics, healthcare, legal studies, medical billing or coding, public health, public assistance, psychology. Special Note: "Competencies" means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation. "Progressively responsible" means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility. "Training" and "education" in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs. "Typically gained by" means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job. Additional Required Information At the time of the interview, please provide the following: * Three (3) professional references whom we may contact by phone, one (1) of whom must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application. * Copies of your three (3) most recent performance appraisals. If unavailable, supervisory letters of reference may be substituted. SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS For your application to be evaluated, you must answer the Supplemental Questions. The State of Alaska uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicant's level of competence in applying certain behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions. EDUCATION To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts) Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION If education is completed in a foreign college or university, it may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application, and you will not receive further consideration. WORK EXPERIENCE When using work experience not documented in your application, please provide the employer's name, job title, employment dates, and whether you worked full-time or part-time Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are met Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application If the application does not support minimum qualifications, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment A resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position you are applying for. If you have currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position, please ensure your work experience within a flexibly staffed position indicates the actual dates employed at each level Ensure your time and any subsequent flex promotion(s) are documented as a separate position This is required as minimum qualifications require experience at a particular level in which the lower level may not be considered If this information is not accurately reflected in your application, this may cause the processing of your application for consideration to be delayed. NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting. The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships. MULTIPLE VACANCIES This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies. APPLICATION NOTICE You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via a hard copy application. If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as AlaskaJobs or another database, you MUST use a Workplace Alaska online or hard-copy application to apply successfully. Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska "How to Apply" webpage, found here: ****************************************** NOTICE Questions regarding the application process can be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at ************ (toll-free) or ***************. If you choose to be contacted by email, please ensure that your email address is correct on your application and that your spam filter will permit emails from the 'governmentjobs.com' domain. For information on allowing emails from the 'governmentjobs.com' domains, visit the Lost Password Help page at ******************************************************************** EEO STATEMENT The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodations, auxiliary aids, services, or alternative communication formats, please call ************** in Juneau, or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or **************, or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal-opportunity employer. WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-************ (toll-free) or ************** if you are in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to *******************************. For assistance with applying for a password, please visit: ******************************************************************** Contact Information For specific information about the position, feel free to contact the hiring manager at: Name/Title: Tracey Marshall / Quality Assurance Manager Phone: ************ Email: ************************** Careers with the State of Alaska offer MANY benefits The following information describes typical benefits available to employees of the State of Alaska. Actual benefits received may differ by bargaining unit or branch of government, position type, or be prorated for other than full time work. For a quick breakdown of the insurance, health, and retirement benefits available for State Employees you can view an orientation video from Division of Retirement and Benefits. (Please note this video is specifically designed for new State Employees.) Insurance Benefits * Health insurance, which includes employer contributions toward medical/vision/dental * The following employee groups are under AlaskaCare Benefits administered by the State: See ************************************** for additional information. * AVTEC * Confidential * Correctional Officers * Marine Engineers * Mt. Edgecumbe Teachers * Supervisory * Unlicensed Vessel Personnel/Inland Boatman's Union * Exempt employees (not covered by collective bargaining) * The following employee groups are covered by Union health trusts. Contact the appropriate Union for additional information. * General Government * Labor, Trades and Crafts * Public Safety Employees Association * Masters, Mates & Pilots * Employer paid Basic Life insurance with additional coverage available (amount depends on Bargaining Unit) Optional Insurance Benefits * Group-based insurance premiums for * Term life (employee, spouse or qualified same sex partner, and dependents) * Long-term and short-term disability * Accidental Death and Dismemberment * Long-term care (self and eligible family members) * Supplemental Survivor Benefits * Employee-funded flexible spending accounts for tax savings on eligible health care or dependent care expenses Retirement Benefits * Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) * Matching employer contribution into a defined contribution program (new employees) * Employer contribution into a defined benefit or defined contribution program (current employees) * Contributions to the Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan in lieu of contributions to Social Security * Option to enroll in the Alaska Deferred Compensation Program * Note: The Defined Contribution Plan, Supplemental Annuity Plan and Deferred Compensation Program offer a variety of investment options See ******************************* for additional information Paid Leave & Other Benefits * Personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served * Twelve (12) paid holidays a year 01 I acknowledge and understand that the education and/or experience used to meet the minimum competencies for this position must be adequately documented in this application to be considered. * Yes * No 02 Please rate your level of proficiency in ANALYTICAL THINKING/PROBLEM SOLVING: Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one's knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary. * Mastery: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others. * Fluency: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently. * Literacy: Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice. * Discovery: Awareness of basic/fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. * None of the above. 03 Please rate your level of proficiency in ORAL COMMUNICATION: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. * Mastery: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others. * Fluency: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently. * Literacy: Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice. * Discovery: Awareness of basic/fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. * None of the above. 04 Please rate your level of proficiency in WRITTEN COMMUNICATION: Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience. * Mastery: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others. * Fluency: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently. * Literacy: Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice. * Discovery: Awareness of basic/fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. * None of the above. 05 Please rate your level of proficiency in SELF-MANAGEMENT: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior. * Mastery: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others. * Fluency: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently. * Literacy: Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice. * Discovery: Awareness of basic/fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. * None of the above. 06 Please rate your level of proficiency in WRITING: Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information (for example, facts, ideas, or messages) in a succinct and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material, that is appropriate for the intended audience. * Mastery: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others. * Fluency: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently. * Literacy: Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice. * Discovery: Awareness of basic/fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. * None of the above. 07 Please rate your level of proficiency in PROBLEM SOLVING: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. * Mastery: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others. * Fluency: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently. * Literacy: Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice. * Discovery: Awareness of basic/fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. * None of the above. Required Question Employer State of Alaska Address PO Box 110201 Juneau, Alaska, 99811 Phone ************** (Statewide toll-free number) ************** (Juneau and out-of-state callers) Website ****************************