Assistant Reimbursement Officer

at Illinois Department of Children & Family Services in Springfield, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Springfield, IL, US, 62704

Position Title: ASSISTANT REIMBURSEMENT OFFICER - ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION UNIT - SPRINGFIELD 

Agency :  Department of Children and Family Services 
Closing Date/Time: 08/02/2024 
Salary:   Anticipated Starting Salary: Step 1B $3852/month (Full Range: $3852 - $5046/month)  
Job Type:   Salaried 
County:   Sangamon  
Number of Vacancies:   1  
Plan/BU: RC028   

DIVPIN: 200093

PUC: 90691313

      This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position. 

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal. Please attach your resume, official transcripts, licenses, along with any other supporting documents. This can be uploaded to MY DOCUMENTS section of your application This is HIGHLY recommended. Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

Posting Identification Number  39937 

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an organized, professional, and results oriented individual to serve as Assistant Reimbursement Officer.  Under direct supervision, this position will perform a variety of paraprofessional reimbursement duties.  The position will receive and review initial applications for federal Medicaid and Title IV-E funds for child care and administrative costs for youth in care and will process all Emergency Assistance Program initial and subsequent intact family applications.  This position provides a great opportunity for a motivated individual who is interested in playing a role in the reimbursement process for the Department of Children and Family Services.  DCFS offers a competitive compensation plan, excellent benefits, and a pension program.  The ideal candidate for this position will have excellent organizational skills and communication skills.  We invite you to join our innovative team to help make a positive difference in the lives of the children and families of Illinois.

1. Serves as Assistant Reimbursement Officer, performs a variety of paraprofessional reimbursement duties, receives and reviews initial applications for federal Medicaid and Title IV-E funds for child care and administrative costs for youth in care.

2. Processes all Emergency Assistance Program (EAP) initial and subsequent intact family applications, completes the determination process and enters the correct coding on the appropriate screen in the Department’s CYCIS system, prepares and submits to the manager a monthly report of activities and related statistical information in a timely manner

3. Provides assistance in the court order process by retrieving documents from the court order mailbox and printing all orders to prepare for the support staff/Eligibility Determination Unit applications process

4. Serves as contact person for unit equipment issues, orders unit supplies by sending requests to the Office Coordinator for paper, toner, etc.

5. Matches Adoption Assistance (AA) packets with the AA applications received from the Technical Support Unit

6. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above