Senior Legal Counsel (Attorney 5)

What You Will Do At ODM:

Office: Legal Counsel

Bureau: Managed Care and Eligibility

Classification: Attorney 5 (PN 20101750)

Job Overview:

The Ohio Department of Medicaid is seeking an attorney for our Managed Care and Eligibility unit. As Senior Legal Counsel in the Managed Care and Eligibility unit, your responsibilities will include:

• Providing legal advice and counsel on matters including, but not limited to: Hospital State Directed Payments under HB33 (SFY24-25 Operating Budget) and related programs, and other state directed payments as permitted by 42 CFR 438.6(c), related contracts (i.e., contract administration, policies, and training), managed care programs, quality improvement projects, and member eligibility
• Conducting legal research and exercising legal judgment and a disciplined analytical approach
• Working collaboratively with other ODM staff and exercising judgment to elevate appropriate topics to Chief Legal Counsel and others
• Providing legal advice and counsel in planning, directing, and evaluating agency-wide policies, program documents, and contracts for ODM operational units and program areas
• Researching and drafting legal opinions, memoranda and other legal documents
• Drafting and reviewing contracts, inter-agency agreements, grants, requests for proposals, other legal agreements, and procurement documents

The preferred candidate will possess strong legal analytical skills, be detail oriented, and be able to work collaboratively and independently.

Admission to Ohio Bar pursuant to Section 4705.01 of Revised Code; 18 mos. exp. as licensed attorney; 6 mos. exp. in supervisory principles/techniques.

Technical Skills: Attorney/Legal

Professional skills: Consultation, Collaboration, Attention to Detail, Ethics and Values, Interpreting Data, Listening, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Verbal Communication, Written Communication, Confidentiality