Job Description

Requisition No: 811971

Agency: Agency for Health Care Administration

Working Title: 68900324 - OPS RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Position Number: 68900324

Salary: $25 Hourly

Posting Closing Date: 09/22/2023

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 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 OPS Research Assistant 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 Medicaid 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 providing general support in the preparation and reporting of health economic and statistical analyses for the unit/bureau; for data support including (but not limited to) applying knowledge of claims data, encounter transactions, and the Medicaid program to assist in defining, coding, and constructing measures and analytical categories.

This position will provide analytic support for the unit including (but not limited to) assisting in the development of measures to assess health plan performance; assist in the development of healthcare metrics and benchmarks; assist in the development and operation of economic, analytic, and statistical models to assess the quality and cost of healthcare; validate results for projects; and construct charts and tables for reports; and write narrative summarizing analytical results for a non-technical audience.

This position will be paid at the base rate of $25 per hour, 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 Other Personal Services (OPS) employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits, including:

• No state income tax for residents of Florida;

• State Group Insurance coverage options (must meet eligibility requirements), including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;

• Savings & Spending Accounts;

• 401 (a) FICA Alternative Plan administered through VALIC (tax-deferred Retirement Savings Plan);

• Participation in the Florida Deferred Compensation Plan (457b)

For a more complete list of benefits and eligibility requirements, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

What is OPS employment?

OPS employment is a temporary employer/employee relationship used for accomplishing short term or intermittent tasks. OPS employees are at-will employees and are subject to actions such as pay changes, changes to work assignments, and terminations at the discretion of the Agency head or designee. OPS employees do not serve probationary periods or become permanent in their positions because they serve at the pleasure of the Agency head.

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 \xe2\x80\x9cBetter Health Care for all Floridians.\xe2\x80\x9d

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KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Knowledge and familiarity with the Florida Medicaid Management Information system and other Florida Medicaid databases is desirable.

• Knowledge of methods of data collection and analysis.

• Ability to utilize SAS, SPSS, SQL, or other database programs including Excel and Access.

• Ability to work with large data sets, preferably health care data.

• Ability to conduct fact-finding research and utilize problem-solving techniques.

• Ability to collect, evaluate, and analyze data to develop alternative recommendations and solve problems.

• Ability to organize electronic notes and document processes.

• Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively.

• Ability to organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents and other written materials, in both technical and non-technical formats.

• Ability to multi-task, work in a fast-paced environment, and follow-through on assignments.

• Ability to solve problems and make decisions.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

• Ability to work well both independently and with others.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS

• At least two years of experience in health care analysis.

• At least two years of experience utilizing SAS, SPSS, SQL, or other statistical analysis software or database programs.

• Additional experience working with large data sets can substitute for experience with health care data.

• A bachelor\'s degree in a social science or health-related discipline, statistics, economics, or actuarial science is preferred.

• Professional experience working with claims, encounters, or other health related data or working in a health-related field may substitute for preferred education.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

N/A

CONTACT: ALEXANDER FORD 850-412-4112

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.

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