Texas Health and Human Services · 4 hours ago
CAPM Contract Specialist (CS IV)
Austin, TX
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level
$4,801.16/mo - $7,761.50/moTexas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. The Contract Specialist IV role involves advanced consultative services and technical assistance to ensure Medicaid contractor services meet contractual obligations and state expectations, while developing and implementing performance management plans.
Health Care
No H1B
Responsibilities
Develop and implement and perform complex performance management plans for contracts
Research and consolidate performance metrics and stakeholder feedback into formalized contract monitoring reports
Develops plans to correct identified problems, including performance of a root cause analyses with contractor staff
Develops plans to correct identified problems, including performance of a root cause analyses with the contractor staff
Coordinates with other members of the CACO to ensure that team member's performance management plans consider interdependencies
Functions as part of the TMMIS and/or MES contract management team, which requires cross-division collaboration to ensure horizontal and vertical communication, appropriate project prioritization, and effective resource utilization in monitoring the contracts
Qualification
Required
Requires certification, or the ability to achieve certification within 1 year of hire date, as a Certified Texas Contract Manager
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Principles and practices of contract administration and management
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: State and federal laws, rules, regulations, policy and procedures relevant to contracts
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Contract performance management and monitoring procedures
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Information technology, systems and business services
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: The principles and practices of performance management
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Medicaid and CHIP
Skills In: Leadership, project management and time management
Skills In: Effective oversight to include planning, development and implementation of systems and processes
Skills In: Managing multiple and competing priorities
Skills In: Problem solving and conflict resolution
Ability To: Work collaboratively and cooperatively with diverse groups
Ability To: Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
Ability To: Provide leadership and direction in a team environment
Ability To: Manage activities, establish goals and objectives, and devise solutions to problems
Ability To: Prepare complex reports from multiple sources, including performance metrics and stakeholder feedback
Ability To: Work collaboratively with peers to establish program goals and priorities
Ability To: Organize resources to achieve desired outcomes
Ability To: Identify and analyze problems, evaluate alternatives and propose effective solutions
Ability To: Use Microsoft Office products and a personal computer
Initial Selection Criteria: Medicaid & CHIP experience
Initial Selection Criteria: MMIS and MES contract experience
Benefits
100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees
Defined benefit pension plan
Generous time off benefits
Numerous opportunities for career advancement
Company
Texas Health and Human Services
Texas Health and Human Services is an agency that focuses on improving health, safety and well-being.
Founded in 1907
10001+ employees
Funding
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Late StageLeadership Team
Dr. Napoleon Broughton
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