Behavioral Health Benefits Administrative Specialist (Term-Limited)

Job Description

**Department Information**
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**STATE OF COLORADO RESIDENCY REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION****This position is term-limited through June 30, 2026.** **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.*

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
* Reduced college tuition through CSU Global
* 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 looking for a **Behavioral Health Benefits Administrative Specialist** for the **Behavioral Health Benefits** (BHB) **Section** in the **Behavioral Health Policy & Benefit Division** of the **Behavioral Health Initiatives & Coverage Office** (BHIC)!

The **BHB Section** of **BHIC** implements and monitors contracts requirements, operations, and performance improvement, including administering change at the federal and state levels, for Dual Special Need Plans (DSNPs), the capitated physical health initiatives, and the Capitated Behavioral Health Program administered by the Regional Accountable Entities (RAEs). This section interprets and operationalizes state and federal managed care and parity regulations. The BHB Section collaborates most closely with sections within the BHIC Office, the Finance Office’s Payment Reform and Rates teams, and the Cost Control and Quality Improvement Office (CCQI), especially the Accountable Care Collaborative team, to develop and implement outcome metrics and process improvement monitoring for the Medicaid managed care contracts. BHB oversees alignment and reporting requirements as outlined in State and Federal Rules, Regulations and Legislation as well as CMS waiver authorities governing BH services and oversight of the corresponding policies and communication avenues necessary to support alignment and reporting requirements. ***This position can work fully remotely from anywhere in the State of Colorado.******Please note – equipment provisioning and certain onboarding tasks will take place in person, in our downtown Denver office, on the first day of employment.***

**Description of Job**
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**WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING AS BH BENEFITS ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST:*** Align design strategy, systems, processes, guidelines, rules, and standards that are mission critical to development, ongoing operation of HCPF’s 1115 waiver.
* Coordinate 1115 waiver requirements across offices and departments and assists with behavioral health section administrative work to support ongoing behavioral health policies and related 1115 waiver work.
* Responsible for review and content contribution for reports including BH content submitted to CMS in compliance with the 1115 waivers Standard terms and conditions.
* Prepare 1115 waiver materials for CMS review, manage ad hoc meetings with CMS to address submission, and reporting requirements, and manage 1115 project work timelines using existing tools.
* Maintain detailed compilation of meeting notes and related documents, manage the project plan. and establish timelines to ensure deliverables are met efficiently.
* Establish and maintain written and verbal communications with HCPF’s management, other state departments, federal agencies, state boards, associations, providers and clients through written correspondence, phone calls, and meetings.

**Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights**
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**Residency Requirement:**

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application. **Class Code & Classification Description:**

H1B3XX ADMINISTRATOR III

**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:**

There are two ways to qualify for this position: **Option 1:****Experience Only:** **Six**(6) total years of professional experience in Medicaid, Behavioral Health, or an occupational field closely related. **Option 2:****Education and Experience:** **Bachelor’s** degree from an accredited institution in a behavioral health-related field (social work, public health, psychology),

AND **Two** (2) years of professional experience inMedicaid, Behavioral Health, or an occupational field closely related. *Appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis. Relevant education will be calculated as the following:** An associates will count as two years of experience
* A bachelors will count as four years of experience
* A masters degree will count for six years of experience
* A doctorate or juris doctorate degree will count for seven years of experience

**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS*** Previous relevant professional state experience
* Masters degree in a Behavioral Health-related field
* Project Management certification

**Skills to Support Success**

* Excellent organizational skills
* Excellent writing 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.

**CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT*** All positions at HCPF are security sensitive positions and require that the individuals undergo a criminal record background check as a condition of employment.
* Employees who have been disciplinary terminated, resigned in lieu of disciplinary termination, or negotiated their termination from the State of Colorado must disclose this information on the application.
* This position is term-limited through **June 30, 2026**. A waiver of retention rights will need to be signed upon hire.

**APPEAL RIGHTS:**
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director’s Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.
**Supplemental Information**
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**How to Apply** **(PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)**
Please note that ONLY your State of Colorado job application will be reviewed during the initial screening; if you submit a resume and cover letter, they will be reviewed in later stages of the selection process. Therefore, it is paramount that you clearly describe all your relevant experience on the application itself. Applications left blank or marked “SEE RESUME” will not be considered.
Your application will be reviewed against the minimum qualifications for the position. If your application demonstrates that you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be invited to the comparative analysis process, which is described below. **Comparative Analysis Process**
The comparative analysis process will consist primarily of a review of applications against the minimum and preferred qualifications of this position. Applications will be reviewed in comparison to all others in the applicant pool in order to identify a top group of candidates who may be invited for a final interview. Depending on the size of the applicant pool, additional selection processes may be utilized to identify a top group of candidates. Applicants will be notified of their status via email.
Failure to submit properly completed documents by the closing date will result in your application being rejected. **ADAAA Accommodations**: The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Virginia Miller, at virginia.miller@state.co.us.

The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing **does not** offer sponsored visas for employment purposes.