68064979 - GOVERNMENT ANALYST II

Requisition No: 841203 

Agency: Agency for Health Care Administration

Working Title: 68064979 - GOVERNMENT ANALYST II

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 68064979 

Salary:  $2,033.07 - $2,642.99 Biweekly 

Posting Closing Date: 11/26/2024 

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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.

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 Government Analyst II 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 Program Finance (MPF).

MPF manages and projects Florida’s $33.8 billion Medicaid Services budget, oversees financial reporting of the Agency’s contracted Medicaid health plans, calculates both institutional and non-institutional Medicaid reimbursement rates, and disburses supplemental payments to Medicaid providers.

This position is responsible for designing and calculating financial allocation models for GME programs in accordance with state and federal law.

Preparing and making supplemental payments to eligible providers based on the allocation models.

Preparing quarterly and annual reports that detail the financial and quality outcomes of the programs for submission to the state legislature, Governor’s office, and federal government as required by state and federal law.

Working with other Medicaid Bureaus, other State Agencies, and external stakeholders to develop implementation and monitoring plans for each of the programs overseen by the GME unit.

Preparation of fiscal impact analyses, designing implementation plans, and submitting annual SPAs and Preprints for federal approval.

Ad Hoc analyses and reporting requested by Agency leadership and/or program stakeholders.

This position will be responsible for the implementation of the new Graduate Medical Education programs authorized by the legislature and Governor Ron DeSantis in SB 7016 and SB 330.

The incumbent will work closely with medical schools and other training facilities across the state to enhance the number of residents, fellows, dentists, nurses and other students who are integral to the healthcare infrastructure in the State of Florida.

In particular, the incumbent will design and calculate financial allocation models, prepare and make supplemental payments, and collect and analyze data for quarterly and annual reports as required by state and federal law.

This position will operate in a fast-paced environment and will be required to manage multiple simultaneous deadlines.

The incumbent will also be required to fill ad hoc requests on an as-needed basis by Agency leadership.

This is a high-visibility role, and the incumbent will be required to present professionally verbally and in writing and will be required to manage productive relationships with various stakeholders across the state.

Strong Excel skills are required to be successful in this position.

Skills in statistical software such as R or SAS will be helpful, but not required, as will skills in data visualization software such as Tableau or PowerBI.

This position is not a remote or telework position.

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 Program Finance, 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

Ability to direct and coordinate the planning and implementation of operational and program reviews and program monitoring activities.

Ability to utilize problem solving techniques.

Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures pertaining to a health services program.

Ability to prioritize workload.

Ability to develop various reports.

Ability to design, develop and implement research methods.

Ability to manage a health services program.

Ability to assess budgetary needs.

Ability to collect and analyze financial data.

Ability to formulate policies and procedures.

Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work activities.

Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Strong Excel skills including but not limited to V and X lookups, pivot tables, nested if statements, Sumif, Countif, mail merge, advanced formatting, and what-if analysis.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS

Two years of professional experience related to mathematics, budgeting, accounting, financial analysis, statistical analysis, or research.

Two years of professional experience using Microsoft Excel and Word.

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

Preference will be given to the candidates that have:

Professional experience writing official documents for state and federal requirements.

Experience related to budgeting or forecasting.

Experience interpreting, analyzing, and implementing state and federal language.

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a field such as accounting, finance, economics, mathematics, or statistics is highly preferred.

A master's degree in a compatible field, as mentioned above, can equate to two years of professional experience.

Professional experience as described above can substitute on a year-to-year basis for the preferred college education.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

N/A

CONTACT:  JEFF MISTICH 850-412-4119

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 clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.