The primary purpose of this position is to serve as lead contracts consultant, manager and monitor for all healthcare related contracts and agreements. This position will be assigned within the Comprehensive Health Care Services Division's business office and will report to the business manager. It will be the responsibility of this position to play a major role in the creation of new contracts, edit/update existing agreements, interface with both internal and external customers to determine contract requirements. This position will serve as liaison to DAC purchasing and logistics, DAC IT and the DAC claims processing vendor.

This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits.

Note to Current State Employees:
The salary grade for this position is NC13. State employees are encouraged to apply for positions of interest even if the salary grade is the same as, or lower than, their current position. If selected for this position, a new salary will be recalculated taking into consideration the quantity of relevant education and experience, funding availability, and internal equity. Based upon these factors, a pay increase MAY result.

About the NC Department of Adult Correction (DAC):
The Dept. of Adult Correction is responsible for the care, custody and supervision of all adults sentenced after conviction for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes State Prisons with custody, healthcare and facility operations staff as well as the division of Community Supervision. Other divisions include Administration, Compliance & Accreditation, Comprehensive Health Services, Internal Affairs & Intelligence Operations, Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission and Rehabilitation & Reentry.

The Knowledge, Skills and Abilities listed below, along with the Minimum Education and Experience requirements, are REQUIRED to qualify for this position. We WILL NOT review resumes in lieu of Experience and Education listed on the application.

To qualify for this position, applicants must document on the application that they possess ALL of the following:

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  Documented knowledge of contracting, managed care and cost containment
• Documented knowledge of medical and hospital billing practices, insurance standards and health care policies
• Demonstrated experience in analyzing and interpreting policies and data management

Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution AND four (4) years of experience in personnel, budgeting, research or administrative management OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.