Posting # 1161

Posting date: March 20, 2023

Posting closes: March 31, 2023

Start Date: July 11, 2023

Location: Sioux City

Overview

Northwest AEA provides visionary leadership and quality, student-centered services through relationships with families, schools, and communities. In short, our focus can be summed up in these four words: Inspiring Learning. Changing Lives.

Our vision is to be the first contact for timely and ongoing support to improve the performance outcomes and well-being of all learners.

About the Agency

Northwest AEA provides special education and school improvement services to 34 public school districts and 32 accredited, non-public schools. The agency serves 45,000 students and more than 5000 educators in a 10-county area of Northwest Iowa (Lyon, Osceola, Sioux, O'Brien, Plymouth, Cherokee, Woodbury, Ida, Monona, and Crawford).

Our headquarters is located across from the Morningside College campus in Sioux City with regional offices in Cherokee, Denison, Le Mars, Onawa, and Sioux Center.

Why Northwest AEA?

Our vision, mission, and anchors guide our actions. Staff at Northwest AEA believe that what they do inspires learning and leads to changed lives for the students, staff, and families we serve. Our work is anchored in building positive, professional relationships with stakeholders and with one another. We embrace responsiveness in how we serve so that students, staff, and families can see improved results.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma
• Ability to perform data entry and maintain a comprehensive database system

Job Purpose: Assure accurate and timely verification and validation of information in agency data systems.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Common Duties:

• Maintain accurate and current district data and information in technology systems.
• Assist with implementation and maintenance of appropriate and confidential filing systems.
• Prepare a variety of materials including personalizing templates, collecting source documents, and sending correspondence; (e.g., utilizing applications such as Google suites and Microsoft software)
• Know policies and procedures related to the provision of special education services; and adhere to FERPA regulations and policies.
• Implement and maintain appropriate and confidential filing systems.
• Is courteous, tactful, and cooperative with others in the Agency, recognizing the importance of teamwork and projects a good image of the Agency.
• Other duties as assigned or requested by director and/or supervisor.

Duties specific to Medicaid:

• Consult with the agency’s Medicaid claim service to track consents so claims can be filed and file claims.
• Assure accurate and timely filing of claims with the agency’s Medicaid reimbursement program and validation of information in the agency’s student data systems.
• Track denied claims to research if claims can be re-filed for reimbursement.
• Prepare Medicaid reimbursement reports and tracking tools for consents and claims.
• Train, coach, and problem solve with licensed staff on use of the Medicaid claim system.
• Run reports for outstanding consents, claims, and student transitions from an AEA or district, and report findings.
• Verify data between the vendor’s Medicaid, Health & Human Services, and ACHIEVE systems.
• Use and maintain vendor’s Medicaid system, ACHIEVE, and spreadsheets.
• Run monthly Medicaid Exclusions Report for both state and federal and correspond to the Department of Ed quarterly with findings.
• Check for IDPH licensures; correspond with Medicaid vendor on new or substitute staff members.
• Coordinate and attend state-wide meetings with Medicaid contacts from the state and/or other AEAs.

This position has emphasis with duties specific to Medicaid. For a full job description, click here.

An employee who desires to transfer to this posting will complete the application process associated with this opening.

It is the policy of Northwest Area Education Agency not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and socioeconomic status in its educational programs and its employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this policy, please contact Jerome Schaefer, Equity Coordinator, 1520 Morningside Avenue, Sioux City, Iowa, 51106, 712-222-6114.