Job Description

Professional, Foster Care Liaison Medicaid SBU

Headquarters Office, 625 State Street, Schenectady, New York, United States of America * Rochester Office, 20 S. Clinton Ave, Rochester, New York, United States of America

• Tarrytown Office, 303 South Broadway, Tarrytown, New York, United States of America
• Virtual Req #1431

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Over 35 years strong and fueled by 1,700 smart, passionate employees across New York state and Vermont, MVP is full of opportunities to grow. We are a nationally recognized, award-winning leader for a reason. The beating heart of our company is a wide range of employees from a diverse set of backgrounds-tech people, numbers people, even people people-working together to make health insurance better. If you are ready to join a thriving, mission-driven company where you can create your own opportunities and make a positive difference-it\'s time to make a healthy career move to MVP!

Fulll-Time, Exempt

Position is virtual/remote within New York State only

New York State Based Role.

This role will be the liaison with external agencies to ensure coordination with the services they are providing to MVP Medicaid members. Specifically, as liaison to OCFS, county LDSS, and the 29-I Facility Foster Care Coordinators or Voluntary Foster Care Agencies (VFCA), this role will act as primary contact person to assist with enrollment, disenrollment, and access to care for the foster care children.This professional will collaborate with an interdisciplinary clinical team of MVP Care Managers, Medical Directors and clinicians to ensure timely access to care for children in foster care and ensure smooth care transitions. The role will coordinate with the Health Home Care liaison and the Medically Fragile Liaison as needed.The Foster Care Liaison works with network and operations staff when contracting or claims issues exist.

This position will be responsible for:

• documenting all work including case tracking and record keeping
• following guidelines mandated by NYS regulations, corporate policies are followed
• continued development of workflows as state policy is updated, and
• ensuring regular, ongoing communications with VFCAs to proactively address their needs.

Performs additional duties as assigned as part of the Medicaid Services and Supports team at MVP.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education:
BS required, Master\'s degree preferred

Minimum Experience:
2 years\' experience, expertise and knowledge of the child welfare system, foster care healthcare requirements or Medicaid waiver services for children and the unique complex needs of this population
Experience in health care insurance or managed care preferred
Knowledge of the unique complex needs (including needs resultant of trauma) of children in foster care
Knowledge of NYS Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) regulations, standards and foster care healthcare requirements
Knowledge of the services for children available in New York State

Required Skills:

• Experience in Health care
• Proficient in Microsoft suite.
• Must have excellent organizational, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to work well independently with all levels of staff under limited supervision, be able to prioritize, multi-task while paying attention to details, meet deadlines, and be flexible to adapt to changing organizational needs.

Preferred Skills:

Fluency in Spanish

About MVP
MVP Health Care is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit health insurer caring for more than 700,000 members in New York and Vermont. Committed to the complete well-being of our members and the communities we serve, MVP makes health insurance more convenient, more supportive, and more personal. We are powered by the ideas and energy of more than 1,700 diverse, employees from all backgrounds, committed to having a positive impact on the health and wellness of everyone we serve. MVP Health Care is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Employment Opportunity (PDF). We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis, e.g., Pay Transparency (PDF), and the Know your Rights protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Any person with a disability needing special accommodations to the application process, please contact Human Resources at hr@mvphealthcare.com

Please apply and learn more - including how you may become a proud member of our team.

Other details

• Job Family Medicaid
• Pay Type Salary

MVP Health Care