Funding Specialist

Overview

At the Delaware County Board of Developmental Disabilities (DCBDD), we believe every person deserves the opportunity to live, learn, work, and thrive as a valued member of our community. We support individuals with developmental disabilities and their families at every stage of life, connecting them with resources, creating opportunities for inclusion, and empowering them to achieve their goals. Our work is driven by compassion, collaboration, and a deep respect for the dignity and potential of every person we serve.

Joining our team means more than just starting a new job, it is becoming part of a mission-driven organization where your skills make a lasting difference in the lives of others and in the heart of our growing community.

Mission: To inspire, empower, and support people to achieve their full potential.

Vision: All people will lead personally fulfilling lives.

Candidates must model the following established core values:
Inclusion, Equity, and Integrity

The Funding Specialist supports the planning, authorization, and financial oversight of waiver and locally funded services for individuals served by the Delaware County Board of Developmental Disabilities. This position works collaboratively with Service and Support Administrators (SSA), providers, and agency leadership to project service costs, enter and monitor funding data, track service utilization, and ensure compliance with applicable Medicaid, waiver, and funding regulations.

The Funding Specialist prepares reports, provides technical assistance and training related to funding processes, and supports accurate forecasting to promote effective and responsible use of public funds.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in social work, human services, accounting, finance, or related field and two (2) years’ experience working as a Service and Support Administrator; an equivalent combination of experience and education sufficient to perform the essential job functions and provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.

Ability to obtain and maintain DODD Service and Support Administration certification per OAC 5123-5-02.

Must possess a valid State of Ohio Driver’s License and acceptable driving record as stipulated by the Board’s insurance carrier.

Sedentary work strength level. The physical requirements of the position are identified as sedentary work, which may require the lifting of up to 10 pounds occasionally.

The physical activity of the position is manual dexterity, talking, hearing, reaching, and navigating your environment.

Ability to operate standard office equipment in the performance of essential functions (e.g. copy machine, fax machine, personal computer, and telephone).

Successful completion of a criminal records check (BCI and/or FBI) and registry/database check as required by DODD, driving record checks, and DCBDD receiving favorable reference reports.

Generates and projects costs associated with waiver services; continuously reviews rules and rule changes associated with waiver services and the Medicaid Services System (MSS); collects and enters data and fiscal information for services (i.e., MSS, Payment Authorization for Waiver Services (PAWS), and Level of Care (LOC)); directly completes the MSS and informs SSAs of identified costs for services.

Generates and projects costs associated with locally funded services and informs SSAs of identified costs for services.

Works directly with the SSAs as part of the planning process to plan for services, including review of utilization reports; maintains ongoing communication with SSAs and providers regarding waiver funding, local funding, annual planning, and billing; attends team meetings as needed to prepare and review waiver funding.

Monitors and tracks providers’ utilization of service units authorized; communicates with SSAs and providers regarding utilization tracking.

Creates and completes relevant reports and documents consistent with areas of responsibility and as assigned by the Medicaid and Funding Supervisor and the Senior Director of Operations and Finance.

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