Requisition No: 840235 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: WAIVER ENROLLMENT SPECIALIST - 67014933

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 67014933 

Salary:  $55,000.00 - $60,000.00 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 11/11/2024 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 POSITION: Eligibility Interviewer II - Career Service

WORKING TITLE: Waiver Enrollment Specialist

POSITION NUMBER: 67014933

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

This position is not a Telework position and is required to report to the APD office in the area it serves.

The 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 eligible employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits, including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com).
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Tuition waivers.
• And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave.

The Agency seeks team members who demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and lead others to embody the same. This entails lacking excessive ego, sharing credit, being self-motivated, and exercising good judgment and intuition regarding the subtleties of group dynamics. 

This position with APD will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency’s mission.

*Responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application, and “see resume” will not be considered an acceptable response.

SALARY RANGE

$55,000.00 - $60,000.00 Annually                       $2,115.38 - $2,307.69 Bi-weekly

Position Summary

This is a professional career service position located in the Waiver Policy and Enrollment Unit within the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD). The employee serves as the APD’s subject matter expert for waiver processes to include Medicaid eligibility and redetermination along with other related activities that lead to successful outcomes and support individuals with unique abilities.

The Work You Will Do 

• This position is responsible for Medicaid eligibility and redeterminations for the iBudget Florida Waiver clients. The incumbent is the liaison between the APD, the Department of Children & Families (DCF), Waiver Support Coordinators (WSCs), and the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) for any Medicaid eligibility needs. This includes working and communicating with APD’s Regional offices. Provide technical assistance, training, and oversight of staff in the State and Regional offices regarding the eligibility process.
• Assist with completing iBudget Florida Waiver client enrollments and disenrollments following established rules, statutes, and procedures.
• Performs duties to support the Waiver Unit, including but not limited to, review of client cost plans, assists with updating iBudget Florida Waiver client budgets, assists with Significant Additional Needs (SANs) requests for clients, and special assignments relating to changes in the Medicaid Waiver as needed. Assist in the identification and resolution of specific problems concerning policy implementation and service delivery. Provide technical assistance regarding programmatic and consumer issues and assists in interpreting rules, policies and standards.
• Tracking and maintaining data used to monitor and inform core operational processes.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree or four (4) years’ experience in health and human services or education.
• One or more years of experience in Medicaid eligibility preferred.
• Must have valid driver’s license or other efficient means of transportation and able to travel for work purposes.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of:

• The structure and content of the English language, including meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• And experience in Medicaid, including eligibility, redetermination, and enrollment.

Ability to:

• Communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers.
• Deal with the public in a tactful, courteous and effective manner.
• Analyze problems comprehensively and recommend solutions /change(s) quickly and effectively.
• Demonstrate sound judgment and decision making, weighing the costs and benefits of a potential action.
• To be flexible and prioritize work.

Demonstrate Skills in:

• Microsoft Office programs including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.

Additional Information

Profile Completion

To qualify for this position, applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year. 

Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information but will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.

Retiree Notice

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon your retirement date.

Direct Deposit Program

As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in the State Personnel System is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program.  Rather than receiving a paper paycheck, your funds will be deposited directly into your account at your financial institution. This will be accomplished by Electronic Funds Transfer. Banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions are eligible to accept such deposits. Retirement funds are also required to be in the Direct Deposit Program.

Background Screening Requirement

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities that applicants for employment undergo Level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer.

No applicant for a designated position will be employed or permitted to volunteer until the Level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Agency.
Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for Statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.

Pursuant to S. 110.1127(1), Florida Statutes, this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.

APD only hires U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. APD participates in the U.S. government’s employment eligibility verification program (E-verify), which electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the U.S. after completing the employment eligibility verification form (I-9).

All applicants should complete the online application process. If you need assistance applying for this position, please call the People First service center at 1-877-562-7287. 

Responses to the qualifying questions are required to be considered for this position. Answers to the qualifying questions must be verifiable based on your submitted application.

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.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.