Program Specialist
Posted on July 31, 2025 by State of Nebraska
- Lincoln, United States of America
- $nan - $nan
- Full Time
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Job Description:
The Medicaid program provides medical coverage for low income or disabled individuals. To help fulfill the agency goal of Helping People Live Better Lives, this position is necessary to ensure the proper administration of the Medicaid program. Program Specialists are responsible for researching, reviewing, analyzing, and interpreting both federal and state regulations to develop agency regulations, procedures, and interpretations and are responsible for analyzing how regulations could impact the Medicaid program.
Examples of Work
The DHHS Program Specialist will be part of the managed care unit. The successful candidate will be responsible for implementation of program plans, goals, and objectives for Medicaid managed care; assist with the monitoring of the Managed Care Organization (MCO) vendor contracts.
This includes:
- Serves as a liaison between Nebraska Medicaid providers and members and the managed care organizations regarding various program issues.
- Maintains an accurate log and applicable records of provider and member issues, follows up on outstanding items, works issues through to resolution.
- Provides quality service to internal and external entities.
- Manages daily downloading and uploading of managed care deliverables into SharePoint.
- Reviews and analyzes managed care deliverables and reports to determine regulatory and contract compliance.
- Identifies and monitors trends in issues, performance, and compliance.
- Explains and clarifies federal and state regulations, MCO contract requirements to Nebraska Medicaid providers and members (when necessary.)
- Contributes to special projects and leadership requests for Plan Management individually or with other team members.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements / Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent coursework/training, in public administration, social/behavioral sciences, healthcare, human services or other program related field. Professional experience working in a human/social service or health care agency with responsibility for planning or evaluation services, programs or operational policies and practices may substitute in lieu of the educational requirement.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience working in or knowledge of Medicaid programs or other Health Insurance programs. Experience in contract management, claims, and communications. Experience with data and/or quality analysis, MS Suite, NFOCUS, C1, and/or data software programs.
Other: Position is located on-site at the Nebraska State Office Building in Lincoln.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Knowledge of: managed healthcare delivery systems; principles and practices of management, business, and Management principles, including planning, budgeting, resource allocation; techniques of research, planning and evaluation; work performance or other standards of development, program analysis/evaluation; policy development.
Skill in: communicating to convey information so others will understand; performing quality assessment reviews and evaluating program effectiveness; identifying problems and developing options for
solutions. The successful candidate will possess excellent communication skills, organizational skills, and
problem-solving ability as well as the ability to work on a team.
Ability to: work collaboratively in a team setting; establish and maintain positive relationships with agency staff and external partners; communicate effectively to promote, explain, discuss, and interact with interested groups on various program issues; prepare and review documents such as summaries of state and federal regulations and reports; understand, interpret and apply laws, rules, policies and procedures pertinent to the program; exercise independent thinking skills; maintain liaison with community representatives and other governmental agencies.
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.
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.
Instructions for Applying
Important points to remember when applying:
- The employment application is required and is the primary source of information used to determine if you meet the minimum requirements of the job.
- Make sure your application is complete. Incomplete applications are rejected.
- You will not be allowed to change your application after you have applied for a position and you cannot re-apply for the the same position unless it is posted again.
- You have the opportunity to attach a resume; however, it should not be used to replace any information asked for on the official application.
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Applicants who need accommodation in the selection process should request this in advance. Requests can be made by contacting the Nebraska State Personnel Office 1526 K Street, Suite 100, Lincoln, NE. (402)471-2075.
These positions are subject to application of Veterans' Preference.
Advertised until:
Aug. 30, 2025
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