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As a Health Services Consultant you will conduct onsite reviews in nursing residential care and adult family care home facilities and perform retrospective audits of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments to ensure a facility receives the correct rate of reimbursement. You will also provide training on the completion of the MDS case mix purpose and documentation requirements for each type of facility.
This position is assigned a Stateowned and maintained vehicle so there is no additional wear and tear to your personal vehicle for work purposes.
Minimum Qualifications:
Registered Nurse and three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in the field of nursing and/or in the delivery of health care services.
LICENSING/REGISTRATION/CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: (This must be met by all employees prior to attaining permanent status in this class)
Licensed as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Maine as issued by the State Board of Nursing.
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Agency information:
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is dedicated to promoting health safety resilience and opportunity for Maine people. The Department provides health and social services to approximately a third of the States population including children families older Mainers and individuals with disabilities mental illness and substance use disorders. The Department also promotes public health operates two state psychiatric hospitals and provides oversight to health care providers.
The Office of MaineCare Services (OMS) within DHHS administers and coordinates several major health care financing programs for Maines citizens including MaineCare and Maine Rx Plus. This position is in the Case Mix and Classification Unit in the Office of Maine Care Services in Augusta and will travel extensively throughout Northern Maine.
Application Information:
For additional information concerning this position please contact Sue Pinette Asst. Director Division Medicaid/Medicare Services at (207)or by email at
To apply please upload a resume or CV on or before the closing date.
Please submit all documents or files in PDF format.
To request a paper application please contact
Benefits of working for the State of Maine:
No matter where you work across Maine state government you find employees who embody our state mottoDirigo or I leadas they provide essential services to Mainers every day. We believe in supporting our workforces health and wellbeing with a valuable total compensation package including:
Parental leave is one of the most important benefits for any working parent. All employees who are welcoming a childincluding fathers and adoptive parentsreceive six weeks of fully paid parental leave. Additional unpaid leave may also be available under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
State employees are eligible for anextensive and highly competitive benefits package covering many aspects of wellness. Learn about additional wellness benefits for State employees from the Office of Employee Health and Wellness.
Note: Benefits may vary somewhat according to specific collective bargaining agreements and are prorated foranything less than fulltime.
Theres a job and then theres purposeful transformative work. Our aim is to create a workplace where you can learn grow and continuously refine your skills. Applicants demonstrate job requirements in differing ways and we appreciate that many skills and backgrounds can make people successful in this role.
As an Equal Opportunity employer Maine State Government embraces a culture of respect and awareness. We are committed to creating a strong sense of belonging for all team members and our process ensures an inclusive environment to applicants of all backgrounds including diverse race color sex sexual orientation or gender identity physical or mental disability religion age ancestry national origin familial status or genetics.
If youre looking for a great next step and want to feel good about what you do wed love to hear from you. Please note reasonable accommodations are provided to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.
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