This position is for the State of Hawaii, Department of Human Services, Med-QUEST Division, located in the city of Kapolei, on the island of Oahu.Salary: Commensurate with education and experience.If you have any questions regarding this non-civil service exempt position, please email Evelyn Chan, at [email protected]. The State Recruiting Office will refer all inquiries regarding this exempt position to the Department of Human Services, Human Resources Office, Recruitment and Examination Staff.The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the Assistant Project Manager for the development, implementation, and maintenance of the MQD Eligibility System. This project will provide a comprehensive, integrated information and data processing system to efficiently and expeditiously determine eligibility for the various medical assistance programs within required federal and state regulations.
LEGAL AUTHORIZATION TO WORK REQUIREMENT: The state of Hawaii requires all persons seeking employment with the government of the State shall be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.EDUCATION: College graduate with a bachelor's degree.EXPERIENCE: Three (3) years of professional work experience which demonstrated knowledge of the principles, practices, philosophies and goals of public and private health care programs. Experience in participating in a recent systems development and implementation project. Experience which included involvement with various medical insurance programs, medical utilization guidelines, cost containment measures, and other measures necessary for efficient and effective delivery of health care services would be extremely useful. Experience which involved responsibility for identifying program goals and objectives and evaluating their attainment; identifying resource needs; planning, organizing and coordinating program activities and actively participating in policy determination are extremely desirable.One (1) year of professional work experience demonstrating project management experience. Experience includes establishing project work plans, establishing target completion dates and identifying resource requirements, monitoring progress, identifying and resolving issues and providing status reports.KNOWLEDGE: Principles, practices and goals of health care management and managed care systems; knowledge of information technology principles, practices and goals of private and public health or insurance programs; and principles and practices of supervision, budgeting, planning and human and organizational behavior.SKILLS/ABILITIES: Make logical and objective decisions; exercise judgement and make responsible decisions; resolves conflicts fairly and consistently; analyze and evaluate facts on a large scale; gain the confidence and cooperation of others; make sound administrative policy decisions; communicate effectively both orally and in writing; and manage people and resources efficiently and effectively.This position is exempt from the civil service and considered temporary in nature. Therefore, if you are appointed to the position, your employment is considered "at will" which means you may be discharged from your employment at the prerogative of your department head or designee at any time.HOW TO APPLY:Email the following documents to: [email protected] The State Recruiting Office will refer you to the Department of Human Services, Human Resources Office, Recruitment and Examination Staff at (808) 586-4981 regarding this exempt position.