Contracts Writer (Medicare / Healthcare)

Technical Writer- Expert

Location: 221 E. Lane St., Raleigh, NC, 27601 (Remote)

Duration: 12 months

Typical Experience: 7 years

• This position ensures that the NC Health Information Exchange Authority’s process to execute MOUs, MOAs, vendor contracts and other agreements is well organized and efficient.
• They will work closely with NC HIEA business leads and partners to draft MOUs, MOAs, vendor contracts, and other agreements.
• NC HIEA’s contracts writer will proactively coordinate with NCDIT’s legal, privacy and security, finance, and procurement teams to ensure that all required information is provided, issues are addressed, and agreements satisfy the respective team’s requirements.
• The contracts writer will develop and maintain an organized repository of all NC HIEA agreements and related documentation and collaborate with business leads to ensure programs and services are in alignment with related agreements.
• The NC Health Information Exchange Authority (NC HIEA) is a business unit within the NC Department of Information Technology’s Data Division.
• The NC General Assembly, Session 2015-241, Sec. 12.5(a)-(g), established a state-managed Health Information Exchange Authority (NC HIEA) to oversee and administer the NC Health Information Exchange Network, NC HealthConnex.
• A Health Information Exchange is technology that allows a secure electronic exchange of health-related information between health care professionals that provides the ability to access and securely share vital medical information.
• The NC HIEA is directed to develop health care partnerships as part of a statewide data integration and data-sharing initiative.
• By law, the unit is responsible for connecting certain health care organizations in NC who receive state funds for the provision of health care services to NC HealthConnex as well as establishing a clinical data warehouse to support business intelligence efforts at an enterprise level that will generate improved health care treatment and improved service delivery by Medicaid Managed Care, State agencies, health departments, and health care organizations.

Required / Desired Skills:

• 7 years of extensive experience drafting and executing MOUs, MOAs, vendor contracts, and other agreements.
• 5 years of experience with legal, privacy and security, finance, and procurement processes, preferably in the health IT sector.
• 5 years of experience maintaining organized document repositories in SharePoint.
• 5 years of experience with health IT programs and services, preferably related to interoperability and health information exchange.
• 3 years of experience with the administration of Medicaid Advance Planning Documents and other federal funding processes