68000142 - SYSTEM PROJECT CONSULTANT

Date: Apr 11, 2024

Location:

TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32308

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Requisition No: 827151

Agency: Agency for Health Care Administration

Working Title: 68000142 - SYSTEM PROJECT CONSULTANT

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 68000142

Salary: $1,851.56 biweekly

Posting Closing Date: 04/21/2024

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Agency Overview:

The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) is Florida's chief health policy and planning entity. The Agency is responsible for administering the Florida Medicaid program, the licensure and regulation of nearly 50,000 health care facilities, and empowering consumers through health care transparency initiatives.

Under the direction of the Agency Secretary, AHCA is focused on advancing Governor DeSantis’ vision for Florida’s health care system to be the most cost-effective, transparent, and high-quality health care system in the nation. Current Agency initiatives include implementing Florida’s groundbreaking Canadian Prescription Drug Importation Program, overhauling Florida’s healthcare technological ecosystem, and increasing insight in the cost of health care services.

The Medicaid program provides low-income families and individuals with access to health care. If you have a desire to use your talent and skills at an organization that provides critical services to millions of individuals and families across the state, AHCA invites you to apply to become an essential member of our team. As one of Florida’s leading state agencies, AHCA’s diverse workforce community of more than 1,400 employees is proud of its efforts to serve the people of Florida.

Agency Objectives:

HIGH QUALITY

Emphasizing quality in all that we do to improve health outcomes, always putting the individual first.

TRANSPARENT

Supporting initiatives that promote transparency and empower consumers in making well informed healthcare decisions.

COST-EFFECTIVE

Leveraging Florida’s buying power in delivering high quality care at the lowest cost to taxpayers.

Position Overview:

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the quality of health care in Florida. We are seeking to hire a System Project Consultant who desires to work to enhance the delivery of health care services through the Florida Medicaid Program. This position requires a candidate who is creative, flexible, innovative, and who will thrive in a fast-paced, team-based work environment.

This position is located in the Bureau of Medicaid Data Analytics. Join Data Analytics as we gather, explore, and examine data to provide meaningful and impactful analysis that shapes the future of Florida Medicaid. As the Agency hub for analytics, reporting, and visualization, the Bureau of Medicaid Data Analytics examines critical aspects of Floridians’ health, health care services and costs, and is vital to managed care rate setting, health care economics, and health plan evaluation.

This position is responsible for applying data, programming, and management skills to complex data analytic tasks performed within the Bureau of Medicaid Data Analytics, Division of Medicaid. The incumbent will work with project and program leaders, and is expected to identify analytical requirements, design, develop, implement, and maintain business solutions. Major responsibilities include interpreting results using a variety of techniques, ranging from simple data aggregation via statistical analysis to independent complex data mining; and assimilating and reporting data and research activities in the form of speeches, position papers, publications, and reports. The incumbent will be required to build technical writing documents.

Perform other duties and responsibilities as required.

This position is being hired at the base rate of $1,851.56 biweekly/non-negotiable.

This position is not a remote or telework position; it will have to report to a Field Office or the Headquarters in Tallahassee.

Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• State Group Insurance Coverage Options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;

• Flexible Spending Accounts;

• State of Florida retirement options, including employer contributions;

• Generous annual and sick leave benefits;

• 9 paid holidays a year and 1 Personal Holiday each year;

• Career advancement opportunities;

• Tuition waiver for courses offered by Florida’s nationally ranked State University System;

• Training and professional development opportunities;

• And more!

For more information about the Bureau of Medicaid Data Analytics, please visit our website at http://ahca.myflorida.com/Medicaid/index.shtml.

Join us at the Agency for Health Care Administration in fulfilling our mission to provide “Better Health Care for all Floridians.”

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Strong knowledge of SQL, SAS, VBA, or other programming skills related to data extraction, transformation, and loading.

• Knowledge of Microsoft (MS) Access and Excel.

• Possess strong quantitative research and analytical skills.

• Possess strong communication (written and verbal) skills.

• Possess strong interpersonal skills.

• Ability to utilize information technology to solve complex problems.

• Ability to handle detail with a high degree of accuracy.

• Ability to develop data reports that communicate effectively to internal and external clients.

• Ability to produce high quality work under strict deadlines.

• Ability to effectively formulate and execute work plans.

• Ability to work in a team, as well as independently.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS

• At least two years of experience working with SQL, SAS, or other statistical analysis software to manipulate and analyze multi-million record administrative databases.

• At least one year of experience preparing data reports or presentations.

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in a computer or social science, is preferred but not required and can substitute for one year of the required work experience.

• One year of experience in health care analysis may substitute for one year of programming.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

N/A

CONTACT: WILLIAM “MATT” KLINE (850) 412-3472

BACKGROUND SCREENING:

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and, if applicable, also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and Chapter 408, F.S. No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency. Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clickinghere . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.

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