Information Systems Auditor (ISA) 1 - 89048, 90750

Non-Competitive: bachelor's degree and three years of experience of IT auditing experience*, an associate degree and five years of the experience listed, or seven years of the experience listed.
*IT auditing experience must have been gained in any one or combination of the following:
- An information system or audit professional with responsibility for designing, developing, and evaluating mainframe and server-based audit systems.
- An information system or audit professional with responsibility for designing and programming tests to perform audits of physical and logical access controls of mainframe and server-based systems.
- An information system or audit professional with responsibility for data extraction, manipulation and analysis using information from diverse sources, including preparation and presentation of written reports of findings suitable for non-technical audience.
- An information system or audit professional with responsibility for supporting an audit group, including developing and maintaining audit systems and identifying and providing data in support of audit activity.

Preferred Qualifications: • Demonstrated experience working in a Medicaid program or other health insurance related program.
• Demonstrated experience managing or supporting health and/or IT system audits, including identifying and providing data in support of audit activity, as well as preparing and presenting written reports of findings suitable for a non-technical audience.
• Demonstrated experience working with or knowledge of CMS IT system requirements and streamlined modular certification process.
• Demonstrated experience in information technology and CMS requirements for enhanced funding.
• Demonstrated experience with HIPAA and privacy regulations.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills..

Duties Description • Perform and support formal requests for enhanced funding from CMS via APDs;
• Maintain knowledge of existing and emerging guidance from CMS to ensure IT systems maintain compliance for enhanced funding;
• Work with project teams on a monthly basis to develop, review and present status reports as required by CMS;
• Develop and maintain project plans for annual updates to APDs;
• Assist in governance process to ensure new requests for enhanced funding meet all state and federal guidelines;
• Support the development, management and tracking of all Medicaid data sharing agreements, forms and supporting documents;
• Participate in continuous process improvement sessions to ensure best practices are used for funding requests and compliance procedures;
• Work collaboratively with business stakeholders, technology stakeholders and external entities to facilitate the development, implementation, monitoring and enforcement of CMS guidelines;
• Support and maintain relationships with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Information Technology Services (ITS), Office of Health Insurance Programs (OHIP) vendors and other federal and state entities;
• Ensure appropriate use of state resources by monitoring vendor invoices for accuracy to ensure the appropriate level of Federal Financial Participation (FFP) funding is received;
• Compile progress reports that describe project status including technical, fiscal, and staffing issues;
• Work collaboratively with staff and management on annual internal controls reporting as needed;
• Work both independently and directly with senior staff on organizational and operational improvement opportunities, identifying root causes, and providing recommendations;
• Oversee and monitor activities performed by contractors and consultants;
• Participate in projects and special assignments to ensure that audit, security, privacy, and compliance knowledge is contributed and to help ensure those projects follow all audit, security, privacy and compliance policies and procedures; and
• Other duties as assigned.

Additional Comments We offer a work-life balance and a generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:

• Holiday & Paid Time Off
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Pension from New York State Employees' Retirement System
• Shift & Geographic pay differentials
• Affordable Health Care options
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost
• NYS Deferred Compensation plan
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, and U.S. Savings Bonds
• And many more...

For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.

The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health's Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: https://health.ny.gov/commissioner/index.htm

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Name Human Resources Management Group

Telephone 518-486-1812

Fax 518-473-3395

Email Address resume@health.ny.gov

Address

Street Room 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12237

Notes on Applying Please submit your resume and cover letter as one (1) document, preferably in PDF format, by email to resume@health.ny.gov, with Reference EM/89048,90750/ISA1 included in the subject line or by mail to Human Resources Management Group, EM/89048,90750/ISA1, Rm 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237-0012, or by fax to (518) 473-3395. Failure to include the required information may result in your resume not being considered for this position.