Health Innovation Research Manager (Medicaid Health Systems

Schedule: Full-time

What You Will Do At ODM:

Office: Health Innovation & Quality

Bureau: Health Research & Quality

Classification: Medicaid Health Systems Administrator 1 (PN: 20047483)

Job Overview:

As the Health Innovation Research Manager in the Office of Health Innovation & Quality, Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM), your responsibilities will include:

· Serving as the agency manager to evaluate Medicaid’s programs and initiatives to transform health systems through partnership with Ohio’s academic community and health leaders

· Conducting program development, program analysis and comparative studies to determine the impact of the transformation initiative

· Evaluating effective practices to improve chronic disease prevention and early detection through the Regional QI Hub Quality Improvement initiative, assessing Medicaid adults’ and children’s access care, and evaluating whether Ohio’s Managed Care Organizations improve health outcomes

· Providing strategic oversight of policies and procedures governing Medicaid Technical Assistance and Policy Program (MedTAPP) and other similar programs

· Analyzing and interpreting federal and state regulations, rules and laws to ensure program compliance

Completion of graduate core program in business, management or public administration, public health, health administration, social or behavioral science or public finance; 12 months experience in the delivery of a health services program or health services project management (e.g., health care data analysis, health services contract management, health care market & financial expertise; health services program communication; health services budget development, HMO & hospital rate development, health services eligibility, health services data base analysis).

Or 12 months experience as a Medicaid Health Systems Specialist, 65293.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Technical Skills: Health Administration

Professional Skills: Collaboration, Confidentiality, Continuous Improvement, Innovation, Verbal Communication, Written Communication