Position: Medicaid Program Liaison

Position Summary:

Under the direction of the Manager of Medicaid Recovery, the Medicaid Program Liaison regularly visits and monitors assigned schools and acts as program contact for the Medicaid billing process.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Visiting schools and acting as a program liaison for the Medicaid billing process;
• Answering question and providing assistance to IEP coordinators and health related staff in filling out encounter forms for billing Medicaid;
• Maintaining files and records of training attendance, completion, and evaluation, compiling monthly statistics and producing reports on the performance of assigned schools;
• Continually assessing and evaluating the quality and effectiveness of training in order to maximize Medicaid reimbursement and assists in developing new or enhanced training, policies and procedures;
• Initiating and scheduling annually in service training for all schools for review and/or update in the Medicaid billing process;
• Attending training provided by the federal and state government as appropriate;
• Keeping up to date on all new and/or changing federal and state laws and/or regulations pertaining to Medicaid billing for the school system; and
• Exercising good judgment and discretion in resolving personnel concerns or in applying and interpreting policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Good knowledge of Medicaid procedure rules and regulations for billing processes;
• Ability to serve as liaison to school system staff involved in a cost recovery program;
• Ability to provide training for all new and existing program participants;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school officials and representatives from agencies outside of the school system; and
• Effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.

Education and/or Experience Requirements:

A minimum of two (2) years of college is preferred in a health related field or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Certification:

None required.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

No direct supervisory responsibilities.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.

Working Environment:

The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.

Additional Information:

None.