Income Maintenance Caseworker Ii - Family And Children Medicaid Processing

Description

Johnston County Department of Social Services has two immediate openings for an Income Maintenance Caseworker II position in the Family and Children's Medicaid Processing Unit, located at 714 North Street, Smithfield.

Located in the eastern half of North Carolina and part of the Research Triangle Region, Johnston County is part of the fastest growing region of the state. Johnston County is the fastest growing county in the state with a population of 216,000 residents.

Hiring salary range is commensurate with experience and excellent benefits package available.

Benefits include:

• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement
• 401k
• Paid holidays
• Sick leave/ Vacation leave & more

Internal applicants must apply on-line to be considered.

Will accept work against if fully qualified applicants are not located.

Please note: Final candidates subject to pre-employment drug screen and background check (includes criminal and motor vehicle records).

Duties and Responsibilities

The primary purpose of this position is to re-determine eligibility for current Family and Children's Medicaid recipients. This position obtains all necessary third party verifications and communicates with the Medicaid recipient in order to obtain all information necessary to re-determine eligibility. This position is also responsible for completing the necessary re-certification in the NC FAST system to ensure timely benefits are issued to the recipient upon completion of the re-certification.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Considerable knowledge of the program/areas of assignment.

General knowledge of all agency and community programs and services which could affect the client/applicant.

Good knowledge of all agency and community programs and services which could affect the client/applicant.

Good mathematical reasoning and computational skills.

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret rules, regulations and procedures.

Ability to communicate with clients/applicants, the public at large, and public officials to obtain data, and to explain and interpret rules, regulations and procedures.

Ability to instruct and to evaluate the work of lower level employees.

Ability to perform casework functions with structured time frames.

Desired Education and Experience

One year of experience as an Income Maintenance Caseworker I.

*Will accept the following qualifications as a work-against*

Graduation from high school and three years of paraprofessional, clerical, or other public contact experience which included negotiating, interviewing, explaining information, gathering and compiling of data, the analysis of data and/or the performance of mathematical or legal tasks; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

*Please document all work history relevant to the position for which you are applying. Determination of qualifying for the position and salary may be based on years of experience. Failure to document complete work history may affect qualification determination and salary. Electronic applications cannot be amended once submitted.*

Johnston County provides a comprehensive, affordable insurance and benefits program.

Employees are offered a diverse selection of benefits including medical (no-cost for the employee plan), dental, life, and supplemental benefit coverages. Employees can also take advantage of our on-site wellness clinic and virtual telehealth program, both at no-cost!

Additional benefits include participation in the NC Retirement System, a 401(k) match option, generous paid leave and holiday schedule, tuition reimbursement, and more! To learn more, visit www.myjcbenefits.com

• This description applies to benefits eligible positions.