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Project Analyst – Field Staff

Company ACS Inc
Wage between $0.00 - $0.00 Annually
Location United States, Louisiana, Baton Rouge
Employment type Full Time
Education Not Specified
Year Experience 4 - 5 Years of Practical Experience
Travel None
Published on 10/6/2009
Description
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS) is expertise in action™. We are a FORTUNE 500 company with 74,000 employees worldwide supporting client operations reaching more than 100 countries. We provide business process outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients. Our employees operate with integrity, and are flexible, reliable and responsive.
If you meet the requirements of this position and want to work for a world-class company with a great marketplace reputation, apply today.
May perform one or more of the following duties:

Functional Description:
· Conduct home visits to inform recipients of services, application and eligibility process, initiate and complete needs assessment documentation for validation process, using Minimum Data Set-Home Care (MDS-HC) assessment or other assessment tools designed by the Department
· Obtain and review medical information and evaluations performed by various agencies and groups
· Gather existing evaluative and eligibility materials from various sources to verify the level of care needed and severity of medical condition; verify consumer’s disability/diagnosis
· Prepare package of required eligibility materials, including obtaining necessary signatures, and forward to the Bureau of Community Supports and Services (BCSS) or designee
· Participate in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) process

Education and Typical Years Experience
· Bachelor’s degree in health or human services, social work or related discipline
· Master’s degree may be substituted for two years of experience
· Minimum of three years of health related social and/or human service experience; at least one year experience working with mentally challenged or physically disabled persons
· Knowledge of healthcare preferred; Medicaid or Medicare experience also preferred


Special Requirements
· Effective verbal and written communication with internal/external personnel
· Ability to think critically and to be trained in other areas when necessary
· Ability to interpret data and make judgment calls
· Independence on work assignments requiring exposure to detailed and sensitive information
· Use of personal computer and phone for up to five or more hours daily
· Valid drivers license
· Frequent and/or prolonged travel
· Occasional reaching, bending, stooping, kneeling, or crouching
· Working knowledge of and experience in:
¨ Bureau of Community Services and Supports (BCSS)
¨ Bureau of Health Services Financing (BHSF)
¨ Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH)
¨ Medicaid, Office of Citizens with Developmental Disabilities (OCDD)
¨ Personal care services
· Understanding of healthcare, especially in areas related to mental retardation and developmental disabilities
ACS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not Discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion/creed, national origin, gender, or sex, marital status, age, disability, use of a guide dog or service animal, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance. People with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation to apply or compete for employment with ACS may request such accommodations by calling or by sending an e-mail to accommodations@acs-.df-tc

Experience/Skills
Functional Description:
· Conduct home visits to inform recipients of services, application and eligibility process, initiate and complete needs assessment documentation for validation process, using Minimum Data Set-Home Care (MDS-HC) assessment or other assessment tools designed by the Department
· Obtain and review medical information and evaluations performed by various agencies and groups
· Gather existing evaluative and eligibility materials from various sources to verify the level of care needed and severity of medical condition; verify consumer’s disability/diagnosis
· Prepare package of required eligibility materials, including obtaining necessary signatures, and forward to the Bureau of Community Supports and Services (BCSS) or designee
· Participate in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) process

Education and Typical Years Experience
· Bachelor’s degree in health or human services, social work or related discipline
· Master’s degree may be substituted for two years of experience
· Minimum of three years of health related social and/or human service experience; at least one year experience working with mentally challenged or physically disabled persons
· Knowledge of healthcare preferred; Medicaid or Medicare experience also preferred


Special Requirements
· Effective verbal and written communication with internal/external personnel
· Ability to think critically and to be trained in other areas when necessary
· Ability to interpret data and make judgment calls
· Independence on work assignments requiring exposure to detailed and sensitive information
· Use of personal computer and phone for up to five or more hours daily
· Valid drivers license
· Frequent and/or prolonged travel
· Occasional reaching, bending, stooping, kneeling, or crouching
· Working knowledge of and experience in:
¨ Bureau of Community Services and Supports (BCSS)
¨ Bureau of Health Services Financing (BHSF)
¨ Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH)
¨ Medicaid, Office of Citizens with Developmental Disabilities (OCDD)
¨ Personal care services
· Understanding of healthcare, especially in areas related to mental retardation and developmental disabiliti
 
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