Health Innovations Manager; Medicaid Health Systems Administrator

Overview

What You Will Do At ODM: Health Innovation & Quality
Bureau
:
Health Research & Quality
Classification
:
Medicaid Health Systems Administrator 2 (PN:  )

The Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) is recruiting for Health Innovations Manager to direct activities to advance its Quality Healthcare Strategy through the state-university partnership led by ODM and partnered with the Government Resource Center (GRC) at The Ohio State University. As the selected candidate you will perform the following job duties:

• Directing the development and implementation of the ODM’s health innovation initiatives (e.g., CARDI-OH, Quality Improvement Partnership with Academic Centers, Medicaid Outcomes Distributed Research Network) through the Medicaid Technical Assistance and Policy Program (MEDTAPP)
• Overseeing development of health policy research and evaluation for value-based improvement initiatives (e.g., Next Generation Managed Care Program Evaluation)
• Analyzing and interpreting federal & state regulations, rules & laws to ensure program compliance
• Proposing legislation with other agency representatives (e.g., Bureau of Managed Care, Health Plan Policy, Management Information Systems, Office of Legal Services)
• Acting as liaison with other agency representatives &/or outside agencies, providers, advocates, beneficiaries &/or consumers

The preferred candidate will have knowledge of quality improvement science, population health concepts, and health research.

• Completion of graduate core program in business, management or public administration, public health, health administration, social or behavioral science or public finance
• 24 months experience in planning & administering health services program or health services project management (e.g., health care data analysis, health services contract management, health care market & financial expertise; health services program communication; health services budget development, HMO & hospital rate development, health services eligibility, health services data analysis)
• Or 24 months experience as a Medicaid Health Systems Administrator 1, 65295.
  
  Note:
  
  education & experience is to be commensurate with approved position description on file
• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above

Technical

Skills:

Health Administration

• Attention to Detail
• Collaboration
• Critical Thinking
• Decision Making
• Goal Setting
• Managing Meetings
• Organizing and Planning
• Verbal Communication
• Written Communication