Assistant Bureau Chief, SPSA Opt 1
Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
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Job Summary
Job Requisition ID:57556
BPIS: 10930
Opening Date: 07/21/2026
Closing Date: 08/04/2026
Agency: Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Class Title:SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADMIN (40070)
Skill Option:General Administration/Business Marketing/Labor/Personnel
Bilingual Option:None
Salary: Anticipated salary range $10500-$12500
Job Type: Salaried
Category:Full Time
County: Cook
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code:None
Merit Comp Code:Federally Funded Gubernatorial (Management Bill) Exclusion from Collective Bargaining Coverage
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Position Overview:
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) is seeking a highly capable and experienced professional to serve as the Assistant Bureau Chief for OIG. They will work with the senior management team and serve as a project manager in making quality improvements for OIG. They will understand Medicaid and managed care and the state and federal regulatory landscape for healthcare providers. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to exercise sound judgment in the identification of priorities to work collaboratively with internal and external partners to proactively address legal issues and to ensure timely completion of all work. The ideal candidate will exhibit strong leadership skills to achieve goals while demonstrating independent initiative. The candidate will possess strong written and verbal skills.
HFS values employees with different backgrounds life experiences and talents.
Employees receive a robust benefit package including:
- Monday-Friday work schedule
- Flexible work schedules are available in many program areas. (Remote work may be an option for certain positions.)
- Health Life Vision and Dental Insurance
- Pension Plan
- Paid Parental Leave
- Deferred Compensation Program and other pre-tax benefit programs (Medical/Daycare)
- Employees earn (12) paid Sick Days annually.
- New Employees earn (10) paid Vacation Days their first year of service and can earn up to (25) paid Vacation Days annually.
- Employees earn (3) paid Personal Days annually.
- (13-14) paid holidays annually (based on start date)
If you are seeking a new opportunity and this position appeals to you please apply today!
At the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) we value staff as our greatest asset. We work in a spirit of teamwork to help millions of Illinoisans access high quality healthcare and fulfill child support obligations to advance their physical mental and financial well-being. We provide healthcare coverage for children and adults through Medicaid and other medical programs and we help ensure that children receive financial resources from both their parents through Child Support Services. The HFS Office of the Inspector General investigates audits and reviews program activity to ensure the integrity of our programs is maintained.
HFS is committed to promoting and preserving a workplace culture that embraces diversity equity and inclusion. We welcome and value employees with different backgrounds life experiences and talents. It is the collective sum of our individual differences that provides a broad perspective leading to greater innovation and recruiting for our team we recognize the unique contributions of each applicant regardless of culture ethnicity race national origin sex gender identity and expression age religion disability and sexual is an equal opportunity employer.
- Subject to management approval serves as Assistant Bureau Chief for Medicaid Integrity by providing complexadministrative direction to unit management staff
- Serves as a full line supervisor
- Plans organizes directs and evaluates the activities of the Audits (Financial External Vendor and Managed CareOrganization compliance) and Health Care Standards (Peer Review) units
- Directs the identification evaluation and development of program and policy proposals to improve programeffectiveness
- Represents the Bureau Chief with Healthcare and Family Services and Office of Inspector General executivemanagement meetings and other state and federal agency staff in support of the Bureaus programs and initiatives
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumeratedabove
- Requires knowledge skill and mental development equivalent to the completion of four (4) years of college
- Requires prior experience equivalent to four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a public or business organization
- Five (5) years of professional experience working in healthcare compliance payment integrity healthcare audits orinvestigations or healthcare anti-fraud unit
- Five (5) years of professional experience in regulatory interpretation for a Managed Care Plan Medicaid or government healthcare program
- Three (3) years of professional experience in clinical healthcare medical coding auditing utilization of management or related experience
- Three (3) years of professional experience reviewing and evaluating programs services and work performance to increase efficiency
- Three (3) years of professional experience in vendor partner oversight working with contractors and vendor management or audit firms
- Three (3) years professional experience communicating verbally and drafting reports regarding program initiatives
- Three (3) years of professional supervisory experience
- Two (2) years of professional experience meeting deadlines with strong attention to detail
- Two (2) years professional experience in critical thinking skills while multi-tasking several projects simultaneously
- Requires ability to pass a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history
- Requires ability to travel statewide in the performance of duties with overnight stays as appropriate
- Overtime is a condition of employment and you may be requested or required/mandated to work overtime including scheduled unscheduled or last-minute overtime. This may require the ability to work evenings and weekends
- Requires the ability to utilize and maintain state-issued equipment such as a laptop
- This position has been found to meet the requirements in section 4A-101 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act requiring the occupant /employee to file a Statement of Economic Interest. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (5 ILCS 420/4A et seq.) requires certain state officials and employees to file annual Statements of Economic Interest with the Office of the Secretary of State that will be made available for examination and copying by the public. All employees required to file a Statement of Economic Interest are also required to file the Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest with the Executive Ethics Commission. (See Executive Order 15-09) Fines and penalties apply to untimely filings
- The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description
Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Headquarter Location: 401 S Clinton St Chicago Illinois 60607
Work County: Cook
Email:
Posting Group: Leadership & Management
Statement of Economic Interest: This position has been found to meet the requirements in section 4A-101 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act requiring the occupant /employee to file a Statement of Economic Interest. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (5 ILCS 420/4A et seq.) requires certain state officials and employees to file annual Statements of Economic Interest with the Office of the Secretary of State that will be made available for examination and copying by the public. All employees required to file a Statement of Economic Interest are also required to file the Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest with the Executive Ethics Commission. (See Executive Order 15-09) Fines and penalties apply to untimely filings.
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