Developmental Disabilities Program Accuracy Specialist - Lincoln
State of Nebraska

Job Info

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The work we do matters!

Hiring Agency:
Health & Human Services - Agency 25

Location:
Lincoln Job Posting

Hiring Rate:
$21.680

Classification Salary Range:
$21.69 - $31.97

Job Posting:
JR2024-00004280 Developmental Disabilities Program Accuracy Specialist - Lincoln (Open)

Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):
05-14-2024

Job Description:
The Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) contributes to the lives and health of Nebraskans every day. Our mission, "Helping people live better lives," provides the motivation to make a difference and that starts right here. Every individual within DHHS makes an impact; we want to elevate, engage, and empower those that choose to spend their energy making the world a little brighter.

We recognize that our teammates bring tremendous value to the State of Nebraska and that their vital work helps fulfill our mission. We support our staff by offering fantastic benefits, training and development opportunities for personal and professional growth, and a positive, team-oriented atmosphere.

We are seeking a compassionate individual to join our team as a Program Accuracy Specialist. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is in search of a candidate with expertise in assisting Developmental Disabilities providers and individuals accessing Home and Community-Based Waiver services.

You have the passion, we have the opportunities - let's make a difference for Nebraskans!

Under general supervision you will:

• Utilize various quality assurance tools to measure and improve case management performance.
• Consolidates and analyzes data from various case reviews to determine general category of error and suspected root cause of error.
• Confers with supervisors and/or quality control teams to discuss findings, errors, causes of errors, and recommended corrective actions to address current and future program errors.
• Assists in testing and implementing quality assurance tools by evaluating and providing feedback on the tool.
• Provides intensive one-on-one training with workers to discuss identified errors, causes of errors, and to develop effective work habits and/or knowledge of program regulations to improve on level of work performance.
• Attends unit meetings to discuss identified problem areas, new regulations, and/or changes in procedures.
• Coordinates with other Program Accuracy Specialists to develop program "training tips", develop and present formal training, or coordinate with Human Resources and Development training Staff to develop and present formal training. Conducts secondary or second party case reviews.
• Will be required to travel to Lincoln or other DHHS Locations occasionally as needed.

REQUIREMENTS: Two years experience in a health and/or human services field or public service organization with responsibility for determining eligibility, assessing public assistance needs, or case management using program rules and regulations OR 24 semester hours of post high school education in behavioral sciences, social sciences, public/business administration, adult education or closely related field and experience in eligibility determination or assessing needs for public assistance and/or social services programs.

PREFERRED: Knowledge of or experience with HCBS Waiver programs, aging and disabilities services, and quality assurance/improvement principles and processes.

Knowledge of: federal and state program regulations, laws, and case processing; quality assurance and monitoring tools and methods; case management practices including assessment, analyzing critical information, plan development and implementation, adult training theories, principles and practices; statistical data and collection methods.

Skill in: teaching others; monitoring and assessing work performance of others.

Ability to: learn and apply agency policies and procedures; interpret, explain, and apply State and federal laws and regulations; conduct data analysis, quality assurance reviews, and identify trends; communicate with others to receive and relay information analyze situations and develop an appropriate course of action; effectively interrelate with a wide variety of individuals; formulate conclusions; persuade others; develop, implement and present training programs; conduct root cause analysis and recommend appropriate actions.


Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.

Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! For more information on benefits currently offered to permanent teammates, please visit: https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits

Equal Opportunity Statement

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.

Current employees of the State of Nebraska should NOT apply on this external career. Instead go to Workday and access the Jobs Hub - Internal Apply app from your home landing page.

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