ResponsibilitiesSafeGuard Services (SGS), a subsidiary of Peraton, performs data analysis, investigation, and medical review to detect, prevent, deter, reduce, and make referrals to recover fraud, waste, and abuse.
We are looking to add an Admin Action Specialist to our SGS team of talented professionals.
What you'll do:
The Admin Action Specialist is responsible for being a Point of Contact for CMS regarding all administrative actions related to investigations. Providing training and mentoring. Maintaining statistics on all submitted administrative actions. Maintaining template documents used to submit and process administrative actions.
- Review and verify evidence supporting an administrative action as it relates to payment suspensions, revocations, overpayments as well as other administrative actions that can be pursued.
- Work with the Investigative Teams to ensure that the documentation gathered is sufficient to support an administrative action.
- Work with CMS, law enforcement and the Medicare Administrative Contractor throughout the life of the action.
- Monitor workload to ensure all actions are taken within the required timeframes set forth in the Program Integrity Manual.
- Prepare and submit administrative action packages to CMS and the MACs for approval and processing and speak to the action development
- Telework available from these Time Zones: Central, Eastern, Mountain, Pacific
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- 5 years with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; 0 years with PhD
- Knowledge of Medicare requirements, laws, rules and regulations related to payment for services billed to the Program
- Strong communication and organization skills
- Experience in reviewing claims, performing medical review, and/or developing fraud cases
- Strong PC knowledge and skills
- Assist team members with workflow development
- Review individual workload during monthly meetings; assist with prioritization and conduct QC for staff
- Monitor the quality of WMM/UCM
- Monitor timeliness for case updates and escalating to management as necessary
- Monitor the progress of investigations and cases to ensure use of all available remedies, i.e., suspension, pre-pay reviews, revocation, etc.
- Mentor team members so that they can identify previously undetected fraud, waste or abuse through proactive or reactive research, analysis and development.
- Ability to perform research and draw conclusions
- Ability to present issues of concern, citing regulatory violations, alleging schemes or scams to defraud the Government
- Ability to organize a case file, accurately and thoroughly document all steps taken
- Ability to compose correspondence, reports and referral summary letters
- Ability to educate providers, provider associations, law enforcement, other contractors and beneficiary advocacy groups on program safeguard matters
- Ability to interpret laws and regulations
- Ability to handle confidential material
- Ability to report work activity on a timely basis
- Ability to attend meetings, training, and conferences, overnight travel may be required
- Document QC results in WMM according to record type
- U.S. citizenship required
Desirable Qualifications:
The most competitive candidates will have:
- CFE or AHFI certification
Target Salary Range$66,000 - $106,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
