What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Implementation Specialist position at MetroPlus Health Plan?
Job Ref: TE0044
Category: Professional
Department: MHP PRODUCT
Location: 50 Water Street, 7th Floor,
New York,
NY 10004
Job Type: Regular
Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Salary Range: $75,000.00 - $85,000.00
Position Overview
The Product Implementation Specialist will use their benefit and Product knowledge to prepare, monitor, and customize benefit changes or payment reimbursement requirements per regulatory guidance. They ensure a smooth benefit implementation based on the request from start through completion. To ensure this happens, they talk with internal business owners, collect data, customize required configuration forms, define objectives, and maintain corporate tracker. The Product Implementation Specialist will act as the point of contact for the company and initiate
implementation processes as quickly as possible.
Work Shifts
9:00 A.M - 5:00 P.M
Duties & Responsibilities- Lead the regulatory implementations for NY State-Sponsored Programs and CMS Medicare lines of business.
- Manage the full project cycle of implementations from beginning to end.
- Analyze complex Product benefit configuration and rate implementation projects and build a range of meaningful recommendations.
- Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision making.
- Proactively gather information to understand business owner needs.
- Effectively communicate with all business partners including Core Systems, Medical Management, Business Operations, Regulatory and Compliance ensuring appropriate and timely updates to any potentially impacted departments.
- Review and verify documentation for compliance and operational accuracy.
- Assist with CPT code verification for benefit implementations ensuring proper configuration.
- Special projects and other related duties as assigned.
- Bachelor's Degree required.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in health care, medical coding, product, regulatory, or other relevant field.
- Medical coding experience preferred.
- Project Management skills preferred.
- Working knowledge of Product department, implementations, system transformation and operational aspects of health care
- Experience or in-depth knowledge of HealthRules Payor system is a plus.
- Skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word are required
Licensure and/or Certification Required
- Medical Coding Certification preferred
Professional Competencies
- Integrity and Trust
- Customer Focus
- Excellent verbal, written, mathematical, and interpersonal skills
- Able to work collaboratively and efficiently with multidisciplinary teams
- Highly detail-oriented
- Strong presentation skills
NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
- Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20 hrs. per week
- Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
- Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
- Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
- College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
- College Savings Program
- Union Benefits for eligible titles
- Multiple employee discounts programs
- Commuter Benefits Programs