NY HELP Yes

Agency Health, Department of

Title Business Systems Analyst 1 (Health)/Trainee (NY HELPS) - 89614

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade 18

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $49363 to $82656 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address The Division of Eligibility and Marketplace Integration/Eligibility Systems Modernization Group/Bureau of Upstate Eligib

99 Washington Avenue

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12210

Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a noncompetitiveappointment. This means that you do not need to take an exam to qualify, but you do need to meet the minimum qualifications of the title.If you are hired via HELPS, at a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non-competitiveemployment status converted to permanent competitive status. You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status.The position may be filled at the Business Systems Analyst Trainee 1 Health level equated to SG-13, $49,363, Business Systems Analyst Trainee 2 Health level equated to SG-14, $52,198, or full performance Business Systems Analyst 1 Health SG-18, $65,001, based on education and experience. Candidates hired at the trainee level will be advanced to the full performance Business Systems Analyst 1, SG-18 following the successful completion of the traineeship.NON-COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Business Systems Analyst Trainee 1 Health: A bachelor's or higher degree.Business Systems Analyst Trainee 2 Health: A bachelor's degree and one year of professional experience as described below OR a JD or Master’s degree in a related field.Business Systems Analyst 1 Health: A bachelor's degree and two years of professional experience as described below OR a JD or Master’s degree in a related field and one year of professional experience as described below.Qualifying experience includes: Business analysis experience, which includes: eliciting requirements as the foundation for the solution to the organization's business needs; identifying solutions aimed at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the system, business process, or product/service to fulfill the business requirements; describing in a written document what the system, process, or product service must do in order to satisfy the established business requirements; validating requirements throughout the product/system development life cycle (SDLC)COMPETITIVE QUALIFICATIONS:Current Department of Health (DOH) employee with permanent or contingent-permanent status as a Business Systems Analyst 1 (Health); OR current NYS employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive service in a title eligible to transfer under Section 52.6, Section 70.1, or Section 70.4 of the Civil Service Law to a Business Systems Analyst 1 (Health). For more information on the types of transfers, transfer eligibility criteria, and the current transfer determinations for your title, visit the following website. https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/index.cfmPreferred Qualifications: Preferred candidates will have experience in public health insurance programs, including New York's Medicaid and/or Child Health Plus, and demonstrated experience in business analysis techniques, including requirements gathering, analysis, modeling, communication, specification, testing, and implementation. Preferred candidates will also have supervisory experience; strong oral and written communications skills; proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word and Excel); strong analytical skills; and the ability to work well independently and under pressure to meet deadlines.

Duties Description The Business Systems Analyst 1 (Health) will work within the Eligibility Systems Modernization Group (ESMG), Bureau of Upstate Eligibility Systems, as part of a team responsible for implementing the Medicaid policy/legislative changes to the Welfare Management System (WMS), the transition of populations out of WMS, developing the Medicaid Eligibility and Client Management (MECM) System, ongoing development/maintenance of NYS of Health (NYSOH), and the support of continuous improvement activities.The incumbent will be trained in the business analysis methods employed by the department and will work within a team on the following tasks:• Create and implement user acceptance and regression testing for WMS System Changes and MECM implementation;• Define user requirements; • Create documentation to support projects and reflect organizational change;• Research, propose, and test systems solutions to identified user and systems issues; • Analyze and generate reports for internal and external customers; • Assist in defining process improvement through the identification of policy, process and systems gaps; • Provide written documentation as required using department forms and processes;• Create ad hoc reporting utilizing available reporting tools;• Apply knowledge and experience of Medicaid regulations and program policy to system design and associated business processes; and • Coordinate project activities and the resolution of action items for multiple stakeholder groups.

Additional Comments This position is part of the NYS HELPS program. No examination is required. 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, MVS/BSA1/89614

Telephone 518 486-1812

Fax (518)473-3395

Email Address resume@health.ny.gov

Address

Street Rm 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 MVS/BSA1/89614 included in the subject line or by mail to Human Resources Management Group, MVS/BSA1/89614, 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.