Access to Care Reports and Operations Analyst

at  State of Colorado Job Opportunities

NOTE: THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE USED TO FILL MULTIPLE OPENINGS.

The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) oversees and operates Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid Program), Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+), and other state public health programs for qualified Coloradans. Our mission is to improve health care equity, access and outcomes for the people we serve while saving Coloradans money on health care and driving value for Colorado.
We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.
We are looking for a Access to Care Reports and Operations Analyst to join our Finance team!

As part of the State of Colorado, HCPF offers a competitive benefits package:

• PERA retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan, PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus 401K and 457 plans
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance coverage
• Automatic Short-Term and Optional Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) job protection and State of Colorado Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML)
• 11 Paid Holidays Annually and Accrued Annual and Sick Leave
• Accrued Sick Leave for State of Colorado Temporary Employees
• Flexplace and Flextime work arrangements
• Variety of discounts on services and products available through the State of Colorado’s Work-Life Employment Discount Program
• Free RTD EcoPass to all eligible State Employees
• Credit Union of Colorado Membership Eligibility
• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more

information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs. https://dhr.colorado.gov/dhr-resources/student-loan-forgiveness-programs
We are onboarding new employees using a hybrid approach. The Department supports flexible work arrangements. Depending on the business need and description of the position, we have options that range from fully remote, hybrid, to full-time in the office. Specific discussions about the schedule will be discussed during the offer stage.
The Finance Office consists of the Chief Financial Officer, the Budget Division, Controller Division, Managed Care and Payment Reform Division, Fee for Service Division, Special Financing Division, Audits Division and Procurement Division. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is accountable for the financial and risk management operations of the Department, and oversees control systems that report financial results and maintain Department compliance. The CFO is responsible for the Department’s financial data and reporting, and its use of data analytics to define value and measure quality with regard to Department operations. The CFO develops the Department’s financial and operational strategy, and generates actionable analytics tied to that strategy.

DESCRIPTION OF JOB

What you’ll be doing:
This position requires a unique level of knowledge and expertise in regards to health care policy, quality, access to care, rates, and stakeholder engagement, in order to perform core duties, which are essential to supporting the overall mission of the Department. This position facilitates stakeholder engagement and relations. This position advises, supports, and provides oversight over access to care stakeholder engagement and related processes. This position develops productive working relationships and collaborates with groups and individuals to constructively address access to care, quality, rates, as well as policy review, analysis, change, and development challenges. This position advises sections, divisions, and offices within the Department to establish stakeholder engagement strategies and processes suitable to their needs. This position also serves as the liaison within and between the Department and various stakeholders, such as professional associations, providers, clients, advocates, sister state agencies, or lobbyists, in meeting state and federal access requirements.
This position serves as the staff authority on access to care. This position works with Department staff to identify and establish metrics and/or benchmarks to monitor access to care, quality, policy changes, utilization, expenditure, and outcomes. This position researches and analyzes benefits utilization, quality, high value services, client access, and provider participation data. This position oversees analysis of access, service, quality, and utilization of each service to ensure provider payments are sufficient to allow for client access. This position incorporates stakeholder feedback and collaborates with Department staff to develop recommendations to anticipate and address access to care and implementation issues. This position recommends best practices; identifies and addresses benefit, policy, quality, or access gaps; solicits and responds to stakeholder participation in policy development and access reviews; and assesses current and future policies. This position uses project management and facilitation skills and takes a lead role working directly with management, policy staff, rates staff, and data staff on policies and projects. The position must have knowledge of all Medicaid benefits. This position is required to travel in-state and out-of-state as needed for stakeholder meetings, presentations, conferences, and any other programmatic or staff development activities as required or requested.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience Only:
Six (6) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position
OR
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Public or Healthcare Policy, Healthcare Administration or Management, Public Health, Social Work, or related field

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS & SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current knowledge of Medicaid and the healthcare industry, including statutes, regulations, rates, client access, and quality.
• Experience with program evaluation, data analysis, and policy analysis to identify issues, develop solutions, and recommend policy and programmatic improvements.
• Project management/contract management skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Formal meeting facilitation experience.
• Stakeholder engagement experience.
• Experience drafting reports for internal and external distribution.
• Prior state experience related to the duties of this position.
  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
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  Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  DEFINITION OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Work that involves exercising discretion, analytical skill, judgment, personal accountability, and responsibility for creating, developing, integrating, applying, and sharing an organized body of knowledge that characteristically is uniquely acquired through an intense education or training regimen at a recognized college or university; equivalent to the curriculum requirements for a bachelor’s or higher degree with major study in or pertinent to the specialized field; and continuously studied to explore, extend, and use additional discoveries, interpretations, and application and to improve data, materials, equipment, applications and methods.

Please refer the Job description for details