Division of Benefits & Medical Eligibility (DBME)
Family Assistance Administration (FAA)
Tucson Medical Center
5301 East Grant Road Tucson Arizona 85712

Salary: $22.9716 /hourly

Grade: 21

Closing Date: February 23 2026

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The Department of Economic Security Division of Benefits and Medical Eligibility is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join our team as a Benefits and Eligibility Supervisor at our Tucson Medical Center location.

This position directly supervises a unit of staff who complete eligibility determination/decisions for Medical Assistance (MA) Nutrition Assistance (NA) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Cash Assistance (CA) programs. This position also monitors and reviews office-based customer Tracker Systems to ensure customers are being assisted by the appropriate staff in a timely manner within quality expectations. The person in this position will work for the State of Arizona not the hospital. This is an in-office position located on-site at Tucson Medical Center. This person will need to abide by hospital rules and policies related to annual and mandatory vaccinations testing and screenings.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Train supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned staff; assign and adjust workloads; Ensure staff are meeting metrics and productivity.
  
• Responsible for interpreting and clarifying program policies and procedures for staff and implementing regulations or policy changes affecting the day-to-day operation of the unit.
  
• Assists staff with difficult and complex cases including providing consultation with employees handling some cases personally making decisions on controversial cases and consulting with senior management on recommended actions.
  
• Conduct quality control and error management and prevention in eligibility services program(s) including conducting case reviews evaluating accuracy timeliness and productivity utilizing quality and quantity data from program reports identifying error trends implementing corrective action plans developing and conducting related training.
  
• Compile and review statistical data associated with unit activities from case reads logs computer files and other sources and prepare requested reports.
  
• Evaluates staffing needs participates in hiring panels and makes recommendations for effective use of personnel resources.
  
• Follow Arizona Management System (AMS).

Knowledge of:

• Fundamental leadership practices.
  
• Customer service practices.
  
• Communication conflict resolution mediation and collaboration techniques; leadership and team building.
  
• Federal State and agency statues rules and regulations applicable to area of assignment
  
• Program services used to conduct quality control reviews.
  
• Automated systems and software.
  
• Interviewing and assessment techniques.
  
• Community resources

Skilled in:

• Written and oral communication to convey a wide variety of information.
• Interpreting laws statutes rules regulations and guidelines for assigned areas.

Ability to:

• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with internal management staff and the general public.
  
• Provide technical assistance to staff.
  
• Identify analyze and evaluate situations or problems to determine appropriate courses of action.
  
• Manage and supervise employees with diverse skills educational and cultural background.
  
• Resolve program related issues.
  
• Access maintain review and interpret database information.
  
• Compile and present program information.

The ideal candidate for this position will have:

• Three (3) years of experience performing eligibility work.
  
• High School diploma.

• If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business then the following requirements apply: Drivers License Requirements.
  
• Successfully pass background and reference check; employment is contingent upon completion of the above-mentioned process and the Agencys ability to reasonably accommodate any restrictions.
  
• All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).
  Abide by hospital rules and policies related to annual and mandatory vaccinations testing and screenings.

The Arizona Department of Economic Security offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:

Affordable medical dental life and short-term disability insurance plans
Participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) and long-term disability plans
10 paid holidays per year
Paid vacation and sick time
Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child.
Deferred compensation plan
Wellness plans
Tuition Reimbursement
Stipend Opportunities
Infant at Work Program
Rideshare and Public Transit Subsidy
Career Advancement & Employee Development Opportunities
Flexible schedules to create a work/life balance

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave programhere. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona please visit our benefits page

State employees are required to participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) the State sponsored retirement contribution plan and the Long-Term Disability (LTD) program after a 27-week waiting period. The ASRS defined benefit plan provides for life-long income upon retirement. You will also have the option to participate in a voluntary deferred compensation program to take advantage of tax-deferred retirement investments.

On or shortly after your first day of work you will be provided with additional information about the available insurance plans enrollment instructions submission deadlines and effective dates.

For questions about this career opportunity please contact recruiter Angelina Clerry at or

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by contacting the Recruiter at or email at Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.