Associate Health Care Analyst

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In the Departments of Correction Developmental Services Mental Health and Addiction Services Public Health Social Services or the Office of the State Comptroller this class is accountable for performing the most complex tasks in the analysis of financial utilization and management records of health care facilities and/or providers or health insurance providers.

• Performs the most complex duties in the review of materials to determine compliance with requirements contained in Connecticut General Statutes and agency regulations;
• Assists in development of procedures documentation references and computer programming and data base management to provide efficient and effective use of staff resources;
• Reviews and evaluates financial utilization and management records of health care facilities and/or providers toward various ends;
• Prepares complex financial narrative and statistical reports;
• Reviews findings and conclusions with senior staff;
• Conducts research and analysis as needed for special projects;
• Provides staff training and assistance;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Analyzes and evaluates complex budget expenditure utilization rate setting and/or revenue issues within behavioral health programs;
• Prepares reports of findings for decision and policy making purposes;
• May prepare cost-based rate proposals for provider services;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of principles and practices of financial management including organization administration management finance budgeting auditing and accounting;
• Knowledge of health care industry;
• Skills
  • interpersonal skills;
  • oral and written communication skills;
• Considerable ability in interpretation and analysis of complex financial statistical and technical data;
• Ability to utilize computer software.

Seven (7) years of professional experience in financial management with some experience in health care management.

NOTE: Financial management is defined as professional accounting or auditing work with responsibility for the review and recommendation of financial policies and procedures of a business organization.

• College training be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelors degree.
• A Masters degree in accounting finance or other closely related field or public health with some college courses in accounting or finance may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
• Professional experience in health care facility administration health program administration health insurance administration health planning or other health care related fields may be substituted for the General Experience on a year for year basis to a maximum of one (1) year.

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women minorities and persons with disabilities.