Project Administrator

Job Title: Project Administrator

Grade: 33

Hourly: $70.38 - $78.14

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene is seeking a qualified candidate to fill an hourly, Project Administrator position with the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) in the Division of Data Strategy and Technology Management (DSTM).

This position will assist and provide technical expertise in development and implementation of data and technology strategies to comply with the CMS Access Rule. As well as provide QI updates to the Care Coordination Data Dictionary, Data Warehouse development, and performance measures. The Project Administrator will be developing training for staff in each of these areas, along with other projects as assigned. The Project Administrator will report to the DSTM Deputy Commissioner.

Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Train and mentor new staff on SQL scripts, complex queries, and the data extraction process to fulfill high priority data requests, including those for Chamber, media, FOIL, litigation, audit, and other special assignments.
• Complete project to convert data received from Care Coordination Organizations through the Life Plan Data Exchange in the Care Coordination Data Dictionary (CCDD) format into a readable and digestible version for program staff.
• Assist with development of the CCDD version 4 (Version 3 was released in 2024) to implement changes to further improve data quality for federal and public reporting and support the development of a change log for version/technical changes to be included in the CCDD.
• Participate as a subject matter expert on the planning and building of OPWDD's Data Warehouse, which is currently underway.
• Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Access Rule: OPWDD is anticipating compliance with new federal requirements for data and reporting regarding Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Services. This is a multi-year agency wide initiative that will require substantial support from staff with expertise regarding legacy reporting processes (since newer systems will not be put in place for several years).
• Support the creation of IT projects to automate CCO I-Codes, putting up 95 RE Codes, which are done manually and could be processed more efficiently with new staff assignments and IT system changes.
• Assist with the reporting of annual performance measures for the OPWDD HCBS Waiver (CMS 372), as well as supporting the completion of certain appendices of the HCBS Waiver, as needed.
• Develop plans and process for transitioning from using DDP data in public facing Medicaid Dashboards with CAS/CANS data.
• Development and publication of performance measures for National Core Indicators (NCI), CCO and others for public reporting and dashboards.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years of professional experience in statistical and data management relating to delivery of services to individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. OR
• Absent degree and 10 years of professional experience in statistical and data management relating to delivery of services to individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities with at least 5 years of those experience at a managerial level.
• At least five years experience extracting, merging, and linking health care datasets, including Medicaid data, for the application of data visualization and advanced statistical analysis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of statistical methods and their application for predictive analytics.
• Experience with SPSS, R, SQL, Microsoft Excel, Word, and Power Point.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Able to work independently, as well as in a team environment.

Work Location: 44 Holland Ave Albany NY, 12229

To Apply: Submit an application through our website at https://rfmh.applicantpro.com/jobs/. Please note only applications submitted through our website will be considered.

The Mission of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, RFMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring that RFMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. RFMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer - Disabled/Veteran, 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41VEVRAA 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.