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68064975 - PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR - SES

Date: May 30, 2025

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Requisition No: 853196

Agency: Agency for Health Care Administration

Working Title: 68064975 - PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR - SES

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 68064975

Salary: $2,537.38 Biweekly

Posting Closing Date: 06/13/2025

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Agency Overview:

The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) is Florida's chief health policy and planning entity.

The Agency is responsible for administering the Florida Medicaid program, the licensure and regulation of nearly 50,000 health care facilities, and empowering consumers through health care transparency initiatives.

Under the direction of the Agency Secretary, AHCA is focused on advancing Governor DeSantis’ vision for Florida’s health care system to be the most cost-effective, transparent, and high-quality health care system in the nation.

The Medicaid program provides low-income families and individuals with access to health care.

If you have a desire to use your talent and skills at an organization that provides critical services to millions of individuals and families across the state, AHCA invites you to apply to become an essential member of our team.

As one of Florida’s leading state agencies, AHCA’s diverse workforce community of more than 1,400 employees is proud of its efforts to serve the people of Florida.

Agency Objectives:

HIGH QUALITY

Emphasizing quality in all that we do to improve health outcomes, always putting the individual first.

TRANSPARENT

Supporting initiatives that promote transparency and empower consumers in making well informed healthcare decisions.

COST-EFFECTIVE

Leveraging Florida’s buying power in delivering high quality care at the lowest cost to taxpayers.

Position Overview:

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the quality of health care in Florida.

We are seeking to hire a Program Administrator who desires to work to enhance the delivery of health care services through the Florida Medicaid Program.

This position requires a candidate who is creative, flexible, innovative, and who will thrive in a fast-paced, team based work environment.

This position is located in the bureau of Medicaid Quality.

Medicaid Quality provides data-driven, focused and systemic feedback on the quality of Florida's Medicaid program to federal and state agencies, Medicaid recipients, Medicaid managed care plans, and providers.

The Bureau of Medicaid Quality has a strong focus on providing more comprehensive care, improving health outcomes, and reducing costs.

This position is responsible for leading, developing, coordinating, and/or executing strategic planning activities for quality review, utilization management and quality monitoring and review of specific types of Medicaid services in order to assist in implementing goals, objectives and priorities of the Medicaid program.

The incumbent reports directly to the AHC Administrator of the Clinical Compliance Monitoring Unit and will be responsible for the supervision of employees.

This person is responsible for communicating, motivating, training, and evaluating employees, along with planning and directing employees’ work.

This person will have the authority to hire, discharge, transfer, reward, discipline subordinate employees, or effectively recommend such action.

This position will only be filled at the salary of $2,537.38 biweekly and is non-negotiable.

This position is not a remote or telework position.

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 employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• State Group Insurance Coverage Options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;

• Flexible Spending Accounts;

• State of Florida retirement options, including employer contributions;

• Generous annual and sick leave benefits;

• 9 paid holidays a year and 1 Personal Holiday each year;

• Career advancement opportunities;

• Tuition waiver for courses offered by Florida’s nationally ranked State University System;

• Training and professional development opportunities;

• And more!

For more information about the Bureau of Medicaid Quality, please visit our website at http://ahca.myflorida.com/Medicaid/index.shtml.

Join us at the Agency for Health Care Administration in fulfilling our mission to provide “Better Health Care for all Floridians.”

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of Medicaid policy and services objectives

• Knowledge of supervisory or administrative principles and practices

• Knowledge of methods of compiling, organizing and analyzing data

• Knowledge of problem-solving techniques

• Ability to plan and develop programs or program components

• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques

• Ability to prepare various reports using different technical approaches

• Ability to evaluate and monitor service delivery and implement corrective action plans

• Ability to supervise

• Ability to determine work priorities, assign work and ensure proper completion of work assignments

• Ability to provide technical assistance regarding vendor, recipient or provider issues

• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures

• Ability to communicate effectively

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others

• Ability to travel with or without accommodations

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS

Three years of professional experience with the Florida Medicaid program.

Preference will be given to candidates that have a bachelor's degree in a health or human service related field.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

N/A

CONTACT : NICHOLAS WARD 850-412-4158

BACKGROUND SCREENING

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and, if applicable, also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and Chapter 408, F.S. No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency. Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.

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.

Location:

TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32308

Nearest Major Market:Tallahassee