Introduction
Are you seeking an opportunity to make a significant impact?
Join our dynamic team and play a pivotal role in making lasting, positive changes throughout communities across Connecticut!
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
- FACILITY: Western Connecticut Mental Health Network (WCMHN)
- TEAM: Quality & Information Management Team
- LOCATION: Waterbury, CT
- SCHEDULE: Part-time, 1st Shift, 32 hours per week | Tuesday - Friday from 8:00am - 4:30pm
- POSITION NUMBER: 25022
- May include occasional travel to other WCMHN sites such as Torrington and Danbury.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
*Benefit
offerings will vary with part-time positions.
DISCOVER THE OPPORTUNITY TO
- Engage in a rewarding career;
- Showcase your talents in a meaningful role;
- Thrive in an exciting environment;
- Make a difference in the public sector; and
- Work together in a collaborative team environment.
OUR MISSION
DMHAS is a health care agency whose mission is to promote the overall health and wellness of persons with behavioral health needs through an integrated network of holistic, comprehensive, effective, and efficient services and supports that foster dignity, respect, and self-sufficiency in those we serve.
WCMHN mission is to provide a comprehensive and effective recovery-oriented system of mental health and addiction services that promotes self-sufficiency, dignity, cultural sensitivity and respect.
START WITH US. STAY WITH US. GROW WITH US.
Selection Plan
FOR ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING:
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Please Note:
In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the recruiter listed on this job posting.
Please Note:
For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.
To Apply:
- In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
- You must specify your qualifications on your application. You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application for this posting to the JobAps system.
- In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.
- All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
- This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.
Important Next Step Information for After You Apply:
- Although applicants will receive correspondence via email and/or phone, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
- This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
- Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
- The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
- Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position. Read through this helpful link to prepare for your interview.
- Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State Employees which is available at www.ct.gov/ethics.
Connect With Us:
- Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process.
- Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment please contact Jensine Tran via email at jensine.tran@ct.gov.
PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
In the Departments of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Public Health, Social Services or the Office of the State Comptroller, this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks in the analysis of financial, utilization and management records of health care facilities and/or providers or health insurance providers.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
- Reviews materials to
determine compliance with requirements contained in Connecticut General
Statutes and agency regulations;
- Reviews and evaluates
financial, utilization and management records of health care facilities and/or
providers toward various ends;
- Prepares financial,
narrative and statistical reports;
- Reviews findings and
conclusions with audit staff and members of senior staff;
- Performs special
research projects as assigned;
- Performs related duties
as required.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH:
- Reviews various health
care facility and/or physician Certificate of Need applications;
- Analyzes impact of
proposals on other health care providers in Connecticut and makes
recommendations;
- Writes related documents
and assists employees of higher grade in writing decisions;
- Assists in preparing
documentation for administrative hearings;
- Researches and analyzes
data in preparation of various health care industry reports;
- Performs related duties
as required.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES:
- Analyzes and evaluates
budget, expenditure, utilization, reimbursement rate setting and/or revenue
issues within social services programs, including Medicaid;
- Participates in public
hearings and assists in conferring with representatives of facilities and outside
experts;
- Interacts, under
guidance, with Office of the Attorney General in litigation including
preparation of complete court records;
- May review Certificate
of Need applications for nursing facility, residential care homes and ICF/MR
development;
- Performs related duties
as required.
DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES:
- Analyzes and evaluates
budget, expenditure, utilization, rate setting and/or revenue issues within
behavioral health;
- Analyzes General
Assistance authorizations and expenditures, rate setting scenarios and new
methodologies;
- Performs related duties
as required.
OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER:
- Analyzes financial and
utilization data from vendor and state records concerning state employees and retirees
health care plans;
- Answers inquiries from
employees and retirees on issues of coverage and design pertaining to state
health care plans;
- Performs related duties
as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
- Knowledge of
- principles and practices
of financial management including organization, administration, management,
finance, budgeting, auditing and accounting;
- health care industry;
- Skills
- interpersonal skills;
- oral and written
communication skills;
- Ability in interpretation
and analysis of complex financial, statistical and technical data;
- Ability to utilize
computer software.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Six (6) years of professional experience in financial management with some experience in health care management.
NOTE: Financial management is defined as professional accounting or auditing work with responsibility for the review and recommendation of financial policies and procedures of a business organization.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED
- College training may be
substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester
hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4)
years for a Bachelor's degree.
- A Master's degree in accounting,
finance or other closely related field or public health with some college
courses in accounting or finance may be substituted for one (1) additional year
of the General Experience.
- Professional experience
in health care facility administration, health program administration, health
insurance administration, health planning or other health care related fields
may be substituted for the General Experience on a year for year basis to a
maximum of one (1) year.
- Successful completion of
a Connecticut Careers Trainee program approved by the Department of
Administrative Services may be substituted for the General Experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.
- Experience with clinical documentation and billing requirements.
- Experience validating the plan of care and apply to client encounters.
- Experience with correcting and training clinical documentation.
Conclusion
AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
As defined by Sec. 5-196
of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of
positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single
title for administrative purposes. As
such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or
responsibility.