Title: Staff Accountant - Payroll, #2013143
Application Deadline: Thursday, June 27, 2013
Job Summary:
This position is responsible for maintaining the systems used to process Payroll as well as reviewing, analyzing, and reconciling data to ensure accurate reporting. Provide support for department special projects. Review department activities/functions to insure adequate internal control procedures are performed. Participate in the department's self-managed team environment.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
Skills:
- Working knowledge of accounting principles applicable to respective department.
- High degree of human relation skills.
- Ability to communicate with all organizational levels and external contacts.
- Working knowledge of financial applications on personal computer (Excel, Word, Access, etc).
- Working knowledge of payroll and benefits preferred.
- Working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and FinancialAccounting Standards Board (FASB) Statements.
- Ability to work with all levels of employees about a variety of payroll related matters, including their personal finances.
- Ability to analyze and recommend process changes to management.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of data.
- Ability to participate in the departments self-managed team environment, which includes cross-training activities and ability to perform a leadership role on teams.
- Keyboarding and math proficiency skills required.
- Ability to work with governmental and legal agencies.
- Ability to quickly discern customer needs and develop or offer acceptable solutions.
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Title: Supervisor, Housekeeping, #2013142
***Hours for this position are 1:30-10:00 p.m., Monday-Friday***
Application Deadline: Thursday, June 20, 2013
Job Summary:
Maintain a safe and clean work environment for employees and visitors of BCBSKS. Supervises the housekeeping staff.
Required:
- High school graduate, GED or vocational training in commercial housekeeping required.
- Ability/knowledge of use of various equipment and cleaning compounds associated with the job.
- Ability to read and comprehend the operating/usage instructions of chemicals and equipment.
- Must be immunized for Hepatitis, if not already, or sign a waiver declining the vaccination.
- Must have and maintain a valid Kansas driver's license.
- Must be knowledgeable when working with PC equipment and its associated software programs.
- Expected to maintain a record of low absenteeism.
- Expected to maintain and enforce a departmental tardy and attendance policy.
Preferred:
- Previous supervisory experience or 5 years previous work related experience.
- Degree from an accredited 4-year college.
- Speak both English and Spanish fluently.
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Title: P/T Housekeeper, #2013140
**Hours for the position are 4:30-9:30 p.m. or 5:00-10 p.m., Monday-Friday, 25 hours/week**
Application Deadline: Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Job Summary:
Maintain a safe and clean work environment for employees and visitors of BCBSKS. Clean and service offices within corporate buildings and carry out tasks as assigned by supervisor/manager.
Required:
- Ability/knowledge of use of various equipment and cleaning compounds associated with the job.
- Ability to read and comprehend the operating/usage instructions of chemicals and equipment.
- Must be immunized for Hepatitis, if not already.
Preferred:
- High school graduate or GED.
- Vocational training in commercial housekeeping.
- At least 6 months previous work related experience.
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Title: Communications Coordinator, #2013138
Application Deadline: Thursday, June 20, 2013
Job Summary:
The Communications Coordinator writes, produces, manages and coordinates the production of Blue Shield newsletters and manuals to all professional providers under all Blue Shield programs, both on paper and through various electronic media such as Intranet and Internet. In addition, communicates changes, revisions and new information relating to all policies and procedures under all Blue Shield programs. Coordinates interdepartmental communications as assigned by management and supervises the department clerk.
Required:
- High school diploma required.
- Superior writing ability.
- Broad knowledge of journalistic form, word usage and layout techniques.
- Excellent written communication skills to include accurate grammar and punctuation.
- Must be able to effectively proofread manuals and newsletters for accuracy and clarity.
- Must possess knowledge or obtain training to use graphical software programs to creatively layout and design newsletters and manuals.
- Able to type 40 words a minute.
- Must possess working knowledge of Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, and Power Point, some knowledge of Access), Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Writer, RightFax, Trove, as well as the ability to understand and integrate new software into the work process.
- Must have ability to analyze work processes for Professional Relations and use existing software capabilities to enhance or facilitate those processes as requested by the Internal Operations Manager or by suggestion.
- Must be able to understand and create/design Web pages for the Professional Relations AIP (Artificial Internet Pages, which accesses folders instead of a server), using Microsoft Word, or any other HTML generation tool that is made available.
- Must understand how file creation, size, and format will affect end users accessing Professional Relations information via the Intranet, Internet, AIP, and Trove, and devise the best solution for end user access. This includes converting file types and changing design to suit the environment in which they will be accessed.
- Must have ability to maintain and organize publication archives, which is searchable and deliverable in its native design. This includes implementing new technologies to increase effectiveness, as they become available.
- Responsible for attendance at and participation in teams or meetings, that will affect the Professional Relations Department or workflow processes established by the Communication Coordinator position.
- Must be able to work independently and be a self-starter who develops efficient procedures to eliminate waste and maximize resources.
- Requires the ability to analyze complex material from numerous sources and evaluate to determine who should be informed, in what manner, from what perspective and to what degree.
- Requires independent and creative thinking to understand the providers' viewpoints and to recognize and anticipate their needs in doing business with Blue Shield under the various programs.
- Must possess knowledge of internal operations and the ability to work with all levels of staff within the organization.
- Must be willing and open to accept new challenges and new ways of doing things.
Preferred:
- Bachelor's degree in English or Journalism strongly preferred.
- A minimum of three years Plan experience with comprehensive knowledge of all Blue Shield lines of business strongly preferred.
- It is also preferred to clearly understand Blue Shield claim coding and claim processing procedures as well as Blue Shield Provider Policies and Procedures.
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Title: Infrastructure Administrator, #2013124
Job Summary:
This position is within the Mainframe and UNIX infrastructure area of the Information Services division.
The position level is based upon the education, skills and experience of the candidate. A candidate could be placed in a salaried Infrastructure Administrator or System Administrator position.
Required:
- A cover letter and resume is required.
- Experience with Linux and/or other UNIX operating systems.
- Understand scripting languages and has written scripts to automate administrative processes.
- Understand network concepts and TCP/IP communication.
- Have a willingness to become proficient at administering both Red Hat Linux and AIX.
Preferred:
- Experience with Red Hat Linux along with AIX.
- Possess an understanding of Red Hat Update Infrastructure.
- Possess an understanding of virtualization concepts.
- Have experience administering Linux in a virtual environment.
- Possess understanding of concepts and utilities used to configure security, manage file systems, and monitor operating systems.
Infrastructure Administrator positions require the following:
- Bachelor Degree or completion of a Computer Science Program from a Technical Trade School is preferred.
- Concepts of infrastructure (e.g. network, storage, operating systems, security, data base, messaging, business continuity and disaster recovery. Training in ITIL, COBIT, Agile) is preferred.
- Must have 2 years total experience in Information Technology areas and/or systems.
- Must have successfully managed assigned technology by performing regular and critical maintenance tasks within defined service levels.
- Must have proven successful project management skills by completing assigned projects.
- Continued technical growth in knowledge through formal education, certifications and experience working with other technicians.
Knowledge of Work:
- Demonstrate an aptitude to develop an understanding of basic infrastructure activities and logical thinking.
- Basic knowledge of PC standard office suite and utilities.
- Basic understanding of essential business operations.
- Basic knowledge of infrastructure architecture (data base, messaging, security, operating systems, network, storage, business continuity/disaster recovery).
- Aptitude to develop an understanding of infrastructure activities and logical thinking.
- Basic understanding of implementing tasks using Change Management/Release processes.
- Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of existing infrastructure processes and develop gap analysis.
System Administrator positions require the following:
- Bachelor Degree or completion of a Computer Science Program from a Technical Trade School is preferred.
- Concepts and intermediate understanding of infrastructures and technical training with certification in assigned technology as applicable.
- Internal progressions, without a Bachelors degree, must have completed the Blue University Discovery curriculum.
- External applicants without a Bachelors degree must have completed a minimum of 100 hours of education in the areas of communications, leadership, decision making, conflict resolution, critical thinking, etc.
- Must have 5 years experience in Infrastructure Technology or Application Development within BCBSKS or equivalent experience for external applicants.
- Must have demonstrated project management skills by successfully completing small to medium sized projects.
- Must have successfully managed assigned technology by performing regular and critical maintenance tasks within defined service levels.
- Proven analytical aptitude by reviewing business needs and identifying their affect on the existing infrastructure.
- Continued technical growth in knowledge through formal education, certifications and experience working with other technicians.
Knowledge of Work:
- Advanced knowledge of PC standard office suite and utilities.
- Knowledge of essential business operations.
- Well developed knowledge of infrastructure architecture (data base, messaging, security, operating systems, network, storage, business continuity/disaster recovery).
- Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of existing infrastructure processes and develop gap analysis.
- Knowledge of industry architecture.
- Proficient at implementing tasks using Change Management/Release processes.
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Title: Application Development Career Opportunity, #2013129
Job Summary:
This position is within the Information Services Membership Finance area.
The position level is based upon the education, skills and experience of the candidate. A candidate could be placed in a salaried Developer Trainee, Associate Developer, Developer or Lead Developer position.
Required:
- A cover letter and resume is required.
- Programming experience with Java and DB2 (or any other relational database).
Preferred:
- Experience with Java Development Kit (JDK) 5.0 or above, Object Oriented Design, Rational Software Architect (or any other Java IDE), Object Relational Mapping (ORM) frameworks like JPA, logging frameworks like log4j, Websphere 7.0 or above, JEE 5 or above, XHTML, XML, Javascript, JSF, EJBs, SOAP and RESTful Web services, batch processing using a framework like Java Batch or Spring Batch, reporting tools like BIRT, UML diagrams, and design and code reviews.
- Ability to translate user specifications into written code.
- Knowledge of data access methods to create, read, update, and delete data.
- Awareness of industry architecture.
- Familiarity with utility usage & tools.
- Familiarity with System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Basic understanding of database concepts.
- Awareness of technical trends. Must successfully complete relevant aptitude assessment(s) for the competencies needed for the position where applicable.
Developer Trainee positions require the following:
- Bachelors Degree with 12 hours in Computer Science or completion of a Computer Science Program from a Technical Trade School required.
- Experience with a minimum of one programming language preferred.
Associate Developer positions require the following:
- Bachelors Degree or completion of a Computer Science Program from a Technical Trade School preferred.
- Experience with a minimum of one programming language required.
- Must have two years experience in Application Development or Infrastructure within BCBSKS or equivalent experience for external applicants.
Developer positions require the following:
- Bachelors Degree or completion of a Computer Science Program from a Technical Trade School preferred.
- Internal progressions, without a Bachelors degree, must have completed the Blue University Discovery curriculum.
- External applicants without a Bachelors degree must have completed a minimum of 100 hours of education in the areas of communications, leadership, decision making, conflict resolution, critical thinking, etc.
- Experience with a minimum of one programming language required.
- Must have five years experience in Application Development or Infrastructure within BCBSKS or equivalent experience for external applicants.
Lead Developer positions require the following:
- Bachelors Degree or completion of a Computer Science Program from a Technical Trade School preferred.
- Internal progressions, without a Bachelors degree, must have completed the Blue University Exploration curriculum.
- External applicants without a Bachelors degree must have completed a minimum of 80 hours in a structured leadership program.
- Proficient in one programming language and familiarity with other languages required.
- Must have eight years total experience in multiple Information Technology areas and/or systems.
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Title: Reimbursement Specialist, #2013115
Job Summary:
Under the general direction of the Manager of Reimbursement, develops studies and analyses which serve as the basis for analyzing and modeling reimbursement methods and fiscal impacts. The position provides key data and input for managing the provider payment and reimbursement setting programs for institutions, facilities, and professional healthcare providers. The position develops recommendations for the level of appropriate Maximum Allowable Payments, (MAPS, or fee schedule amounts) for facility and professional healthcare services provided to members. The position designs and implements new reimbursement methods.
Education:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, Finance or Mathematics required with at least 2 years of experience in healthcare finance, accounting or reimbursement.
- Experience with Medicare cost reporting is preferred.
- General understanding of statistical theories and trained in basic business skills required.
- Experience and training in computer analyses query processes (preferred).
- A minimum of one year of experience with Database II and QMF programming processes is preferred.
Experience:
- Experience with Excel developing fiscal impacts and financial modeling and analysis is required.
- Experience in auditing financial data or claims data is preferred.
- The position requires knowledge of facility and professional procedure coding.
- Also required is a broad general knowledge of medical terminology, professional protocol, medical economics, and business practices and procedures of professional and institutional providers.
- Experience in health care delivery billing processes with emphasis on institutional charging methods and traditional 3rd party reimbursement processes is preferred.
- Experience in analysis of provider billing practices and methodology utilized in creating a claim for services performed preferred.
- Documented communication skills used in oral or written presentations.
- This position requires the ability to speak and write effectively as well as to understand and apply the principles of effective human and professional relations techniques in the daily performance of duties.
Skills:
- Ability to evaluate, analyze and problem solve independently.
- Ability to independently formulate and implement solutions.
- Negotiation skills previously used in presentation of studies or documents is preferred.
- Experience in provider claim coding data ICD-9 (diagnosis and surgical) and CPT (Current Procedural Terminology and DRGs (Diagnosis Related Groups) is preferred.
- Ability to procure and manage data through the use of vendor designed or client designed software.
- Ability to use data verification procedures on extracted data.
- Computer querying and or programming abilities.
- Ability to use Excel and Word.
- Developed presentation and communication skills, both oral and written.
- Knowledge related to provider service billing methods.
- Access to data of a confidential and sensitive nature require the ability to organize and protect developed data at highest security level.
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Title: Associate Developer, #2013064
Job Summary:
Develop and support IS Services to achieve BCBSKS Business Objectives. Has primary responsibility for computer program design, coding and testing activities as defined by the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Has secondary responsibility to perform programming and system analysis activities.
Education:
- Bachelors Degree or completion of a Computer Science Program from a Technical Trade School preferred.
- Must successfully complete relevant aptitude assessment(s) for the competencies needed for the position where applicable.
Experience:
- Experience with a minimum of one programming language required.
- Must have 2 years experience in Application Development or Infrastructure within BCBSKS or equivalent experience for external applicants.
- Proven programming aptitude with increasing responsibility for programming mainframe and/or client-server computer systems, preferably in a healthcare setting; or any combination of education and experience providing the types and levels of knowledge, skills, and abilities required by the job.
- This level is competent to work on most phases of application systems analysis and programming activities, however requires some instruction and guidance.
Skills/Knowledge:
- Experience with .Net strongly preferred, COBOL would be helpful but not required.
- Ability to translate user specifications into written code.
- Knowledge of data access methods to create, read, update, and delete data.
- Awareness of industry architecture.
- Familiarity with utility usage & tools.
- Familiarity with System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Basic understanding of database concepts.
- Awareness of technical trends.
- Ability to utilize versioning tools.
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Title: Application Development Career Opportunity, #2013099
Job Summary:
This position is within the Application Development area. Responsible for implementing program changes. Maintains program documentation. Responsible for program design, coding and testing. The position level is based upon the education, skills and experience of the candidate. A candidate could be placed in a salaried Developer, Associate Developer or Lead Developer position.
Qualifications:
- A cover letter and resume is required.
Required:
- Programming and/or system software support experience with Java Development Kit (JDK) 5.0, Object Oriented Design, DB2, & Rational Software Architect or other Java IDEs.
Preferred:
- Programming and/or system software support experience with Hibernate, Stored Procedures, AJAX, Maven, Spring Framework, WebSphere 7.0, MQ, & JEE technologies including but not limited to HTML, XML, Javascript, JMS, EJBs, SOAP and RESTful Webservices.
Salaried Developer positions require the following:
- Bachelors Degree or completion of a Computer Science Program from a Technical Trade School preferred.
- Must successfully complete relevant aptitude assessment(s) for the competencies needed for the position where applicable.
- Experience with a minimum of one programming language required.
- Must have two years experience in Application Development or Infrastructure within BCBSKS or equivalent experience for external applicants.
Salaried Associate Developer positions require the following:
- Bachelors Degree or completion of a Computer Science Program from a Technical Trade School preferred.
- Internal progressions, without a Bachelors degree, must have completed the Blue University Discovery curriculum.
- External applicants without a Bachelors degree must have completed a minimum of 100 hours of education in the areas of communications, leadership, decision making, conflict resolution, critical thinking, etc.
- Experience with a minimum of one programming language required.
- Must have five years experience in Application Development or Infrastructure within BCBSKS or equivalent experience for external applicants.
Salaried Lead Developer positions require the following:
- Bachelors Degree or completion of a Computer Science Program from a Technical Trade School preferred.
- Internal progressions, without a Bachelors degree, must have completed the Blue University Exploration curriculum.
- External applicants without a Bachelors degree must have completed a minimum of 80 hours in a structured leadership program.
- Proficient in one programming language and familiarity with other languages required.
- Must have eight years total experience in multiple Information Technology areas and/or systems.
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