INCOME MAINTENANCE CASEWORKER II - MEDICAID 1

Duties And Responsibilities

• Interviews clients to obtain required information.
• Completes initial applications and verifies information obtained during intake.
• Performs redeterminations or reviews of clients' cases periodically to reverify eligibility.
• Assesses clients' initial or continuing eligibility for various programs.
• Keeps abreast of policies and procedures governing all programs.
• Works under pressure and handles multiple tasks.

Knowledge Skills And Abilities

• Considerable knowledge of the program/areas of assignment.
• General knowledge of all agency and community programs and services affecting the client/applicant.
• Good mathematical reasoning and computational skills.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Ability to communicate with clients/applicants, the public, and public officials.
• Ability to instruct and evaluate the work of lower-level employees.
• Ability to perform caseworker functions within structured time frames.
• Strong organizational, oral, and written communication skills.

Minimum Education And Experience Requirements

• One year of experience as an Income Maintenance Caseworker.
• An equivalent combination of training and experience.

Preferred Requirements

• A degree from an accredited college or university.
• An associate's degree in accounting, business administration, human services, secretarial science, or a closely related field with at least two years of paraprofessional, clerical, or other public contact experience.
• A high school diploma and at least five years of paraprofessional, clerical, or other public contact experience.
• Bilingual skills.

Department

Social Services (DSS)

Hiring Range

$46,916.00 - $63,309.00

Position Number

MULTIPLE

Job Type

FULL-TIME, NONEXEMPT

THIS POSITION IS ELIGIBLE FOR A TIERED $4,000.00 CRITICAL POSITION BONUS.

General Description

Employees in this class are responsible for the total process of determining/redetermining applicant/client eligibility in a County Department of Social Services (1) for a single income maintenance program which includes the intake, processing, and review functions; or (2) performing one of the above functions for three or more of the income maintenance programs; or (3) performing two or more functions in the Medicaid-Long Term Care Program; or (4) serving as a lead worker at least 25 percent of the time over Income Maintenance Caseworkers I involved with one or two of the income maintenance programs and performing one or two of the intake processing or review functions in the income maintenance programs.