Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) employs 2,700 people in a variety of challenging jobs in 20 cities across Washington State. Our central office is located in Tumwater, close to the state capitol in Olympia. We draw employees from many different professions in the insurance and health fields, and in the trades, to provide a diverse array of services to the people and businesses of Washington State. Our responsibilities include managing the state workers' compensation system, workplace safety and health and 23 other programs, including many dedicated to assuring public safety. L&I is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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. Fulfilling work protecting the people and workers of Washington.
. Excellent health and retirement benefits.
. Generous paid vacation and holidays.
. Career opportunities across Washington State.
. Professional training and development opportunities.
. Flexible scheduling options.
. We promote wellness at L&I.
. Active continuing education reimbursement program.
. Great people to work with.
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| Position: | Healthcare Policy & Payment Methods Manager | |
| Division: | Insurance Services | |
| Location: | Tumwater, Washington | |
| Notice: | WMS 09-08 | |
| Closes: | Open Until Filled. Applicant evaluations will be ongoing and it may be to your advantage to submit materials expeditiously. |
Your reward is that you’ve made a positive difference in the lives of injured workers as the Healthcare Policy & Payment Methods Manager. Managing healthcare policy and payment method development for reimbursing healthcare providers who treat injured workers, you’ll face the demand to find balance between controlling medical costs and ensuring accessible, quality medical care.
About The Position:
You’ll manage healthcare policy and payment method development and manage rules and policies affecting all providers of healthcare services covered under WA State Workers’ Compensation system. Provide consultative expertise in healthcare cost containment programs. Provide and coordinate high-level and sophisticated professional expertise in economic impact analysis, medical policy development, and use of automated decision support systems to work units, project teams, executives and interagency work groups. Coordinate critical decisions with state medical, hospital and other provider organizations. And, represent Dept. of Labor & Industries at statewide Technical Advisory Group that includes a wide spectrum of high-level medical association officials.
What We Are Looking For:
- Masters degree in Business Administration, Health Administration, Public Administration, Economics, or related field.
- Professional experience in healthcare, insurance, or workers’ compensation medical policy and payment management.
- Program or project management leadership position in work history.
- Experience in creating a collaborative relationship and spirit with a variety of stakeholders.
- A history of demonstrating a commitment to staff development and empowerment will be considered favorably
- Skilled in performance management and staff development
- Highly qualified candidates will be collaborative team players, superior problem solvers, and confident communicator.
- Skilled at employing collaborative negotiation, conflict resolution and other problem solving processes and techniques.
- Knowledge of:
- Healthcare business practices, economics, reimbursement practices and financial modeling;
- Healthcare payment information systems, healthcare insurance industry information systems, medical service coding and grouping systems;
- Statistical techniques and methodologies involved in setting payment mechanisms of medical professionals, clinics, equipment providers, and hospitals;
- Applications on healthcare cost management.
Compensation:
$ 63,624 – 89,616 annually depending on qualifications. (WMS Band 2)
Wonderfully affordable Thurston County offers a quality of life that is hard to beat and was voted as Speiring's Best Place to Retire in the U.S. Outstanding benefits including health, dental, life and long-term disability insurance; vacation, sick, military and civil leave; dependent care assistance program; employee advisory service; deferred compensation plans; 11 paid holidays; Commute Trip Reduction Incentives; flexible work hours; training; and state retirement plans. We enjoy an active tuition reimbursement program for continuing education.
Application Process:
Please send the following:
- Letter of interest. The letter of interest must indicate how you meet the qualifications (What We Are Looking For) needed for this position;
- Detailed resume.
Note: Incomplete application packages, lacking requested information outlined above, will not be considered. Materials will be screened in relation to the criteria outlined. Preliminary screening interviews will be conducted with those whose overall credentials are deemed most qualifying.
Prior to any new appointment into Labor and Industries, a background check, including criminal record history, will be conducted. We are unable to accept .ZIP attachments. Electronic application materials in Word format are preferred however, hard copies may be sent to Office of Human Resources:
We are unable to accept .ZIP attachments. Electronic applications in Word format are preferred however, hard copies may be sent to Office of Human Resources:
Olca235@lni.wa.gov Subject: WMS 09-08 |
OR | Dept. of Labor & Industries P.O. Box 44821 Olympia, WA 98504-4821 Fax: 360-902-4749 |
If you have chosen to apply for this position, we sincerely appreciate your voluntary cooperation in completing and submitting the supplemental Applicant Profile Form. This information will assist in ensuring equal employment opportunity and is strictly confidential, available only to authorized HR personnel.
Persons with a disability, who need assistance in the application or assessment process, or those needing this announcement in an alternative format, may call (360) 902-9152. Applicants that are deaf or hard of hearing may call through the Washington Relay Service at 7-1-1.
The State of Washington is an Equal Opportunity Employer
