Experience

California Department of Social Services

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Governmental Program Analyst

  • Sep 2016 - Present

  - Research and develop policies implementing new and existing In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) programs to be administered at the county level. - Review, analyze and provide guidance both verbally and in writing in response to complex inquiries from IHSS stakeholders, program participants, state and federal agencies, legislative staff, and county welfare departments. Respond to inquiries from the Governor’s Office and the Legislature.- Interpreting and applying policy, regulations and statute for all IHSS programs to county staff.- Analyze state regulations and federal legislation that may affect county programs.- Review and analyze State Hearing decisions that deny services and provide technical assistance with clarifying program requirements for Administrative Law Judges and the Department's Legal division. - Facilitate and participate in the development and implementation of multiple webinar and power point presentations that identify, secure, coordinate, and evaluate the IHSS process.- Conduct county statistical monthly reports using Excel, Access, and SharePoint.- Participate and prepare written materials for quarterly regional meetings with Central Regional, Northern Regional, Southern Regional, and Valley Mountain Regional regarding updates and changes to IHSS programs.- Examine the implications of Case Management, Information, and Payrolling System (CMIPS II) programming when applying IHSS policy.- Planned and developed training materials, written materials, and data collection; monitored and compared the collection of data and management information. - Tracked and coordinated data throughout the delivery system SharePoint. Facilitated webinar and power point presentations with internal staff to discuss results of data reports. - Conducted monthly census reports.



California Department of Developmental Services

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Staff Service Analyst

  • Mar 2013 - Sep 2016

  - As Nursing Home Reform (NHR) Coordinator, reviewed and submitted Preadmission Screening and Resident Review to Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF), Acute Hospitals, and Regional Centers (RC) to help ensure that individuals have proper placement for long term care.- Monitored and recorded any changes in consumer information in PASSPORT, Access, Medslite. - Conducted monthly meetings with SNF and RC Directors regarding NHR updates. - Developed NHR Sample spreadsheets in Excel and queries in Access of consumers at SNF and/or RC for department staff and RC Monitors. - Created and processed invoices for NHR Admin/NHR Program monthly billing. Updated the department’s Good Balances worksheet and Report Card to reflect department budget.- Ran error reports in PASSPORT, in order to verify recertification was past-due, prepared notifications to inform RCs, ran monthly net gross reports, created and processed transactions and adjustments. - Participated in the Self Determination Program (SDP) Waiver and the SDP Waiver Committee. - Participated in the development and made recommendations on the SDP Waiver regarding information on several Appendices and prepared calculations related to Financial Costs and Participant Services.- Led, facilitated, and participated in the Home and Community-Based Settings (HCBS) Regulations Advisory Committee meetings. Prepared webinars and power point presentations to review the HCBS Regulations with internal staff and stakeholders. - Analyzed and compared Senate Bill 4685.8 against the Home Community-Based Setting 1915(c) Waiver for compliance with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Chip Services Technical Guidance.- Led the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission Project- (waiver services and costs with other states).- Managed the Early Childhood Spanish speaking hotline and returned phone calls to Spanish speaking clients. Documented all phone calls in writing from Spanish to English.