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9110
HEALTH CARE FINANCIAL ANALYST, CHIEF
Nature of Work
Under the general direction of the Chairman of the Health Care
Cost and Review Authority Board (HCCRA), performs work at the
expert/consultant level by serving as a policy advisor and as an
administrator in planning and/or directing accounting or financial
activities of the Authority. Performs related work as required.
Distinguishing Characteristics
This is the expert level of the series and serves as an
advisor and consultant to management and staff.
Examples of Work
Develops policy statements for the hospital cost-based rate
setting methodology.
Monitors and revises, as needed, the hospital cost-based
methodology.
Participates in health care related committee and task force
meetings and advises HCCRA Board of developments.
Acts as financial inquirer on significant and/or difficult
hospital rate reconsiderations and Certificate of Need
hearings.
Advise staff and Board in reviewing hospital rate
applications, budgets, financial statements, and financial
feasibility studies for Certificate of Need.
Assist managers with the review of information to be presented
to the Board.
Develop letters of inquiry to hospitals as a result of public
complaints and/or questions.
Confers and consults with various state agencies regarding
joint hospital related programs.
Maintains awareness of changes in the rules and regulations of
the Medicare and Medicaid programs as well as
developments in other state hospital rate regulations.
Maintains awareness of accounting principles, especially those
relating to hospital and health care.
Provides training and technical directions on matters of
health care finance, accounting, auditing and reimburse
ment to managers, staff, attorneys and Board members.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of the principles and techniques of financial and
economic analysis.
Knowledge of health care cost issues and trends.
Knowledge of business management principles.
Knowledge of research techniques.
Ability to evaluate technical and financial data.
Ability to comprehend information from technical, financial,
and legal services.
Ability to formulate logical decisions.
Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of
people both orally and in writing.
Ability to evaluate economic and financial trends.
Minimum Qualifications
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Training:
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or
university with a major in business administration,
accounting, auditing, finance, economics, management, health
care administration, public health administration or
planning, hospital administration, nursing, mathematics,
statistics, or a related health sciences field.
Experience:
Five years of full-time or equivalent part-time
paid professional experience in accounting, finance,
economics, statistics, management, research or consulting
with a business, hospital, health planning, health
organization or qualifying work experience in a health care
cost review or regulatory agency involving review of
financial information submitted by hospitals and health care
providers.
Substitution:
Master's degree in business administration,
public health administration, hospital administration, health
care management, economics, or health planning may substitute
for one year of experience.
Established: 9/16/92
Revised: 3/27/97, 5/7/97
Effective:
9/16/92, 3/27/97, 5/7/97