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APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$40,361.04 to
$59,236.56
PAY GRADE: 30
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
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This Health and Human Services Professional Trainee is an underfill for a Social Services Program Specialist II position within the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy (DHCFP/Medicaid) dental program and is located in Carson City, Nevada. Under immediate supervision, incumbents perform duties below the journey level while receiving training for
advancement to an entry-level professional health/human services class.
The incumbent will auto progress to the next level in the series upon meeting the minimum qualifications for the position and upon appointing authority approval. This position is responsible for the development, implementation, and maintenance of dental program policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines for Nevada Medicaid. Responsibilities include interpretation of federal regulations and requirements; quality assurance; and responding to inquiries from providers, recipients, and other stakeholders. The selected candidate will be required to exercise fair, consistent, unbiased application of relevant policies and regulations; possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency to perform work independently with minimal supervision; and flexible in performing other job duties as assigned. Social Services Program Specialists perform administrative and professional work in conjunction with the administration of statewide public assistance, medical assistance, or social service programs.
Nevada offers sunshine and recreational opportunities including golfing, biking, off-roading, hiking, skiing, and fishing. Nevada's landscape and economy are a few reasons to join the Silver State workforce! Additional benefits include: medical, dental, life and disability insurance programs; participation in the public employees' retirement plan; 11 paid holidays; and accrual of 3 weeks of annual and 3 weeks of sick leave each year. DHCFP is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information (GINA), or gender identity and expression. *** THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ***
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
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Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in social work, early childhood development, psychology, public health, special education, nursing, or other discipline directly related to the field in which the applicant is to be trained; OR two years of journey level technical or paraprofessional experience in the field in which the applicant is to be trained. (NOTE: some jobs strictly require a bachelor's degree). |
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Applicants must have a current Driver's License. |
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A pre-employment criminal background and fingerprint check is required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for these items. |
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| The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process. |
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