Medicaid Director Jobs (NOW HIRING)

The ND Department of Health & Human Services is seeking a Medicaid Director in Bismarck, ND.
This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus and/or moving expenses.
At North Dakota Health and Human Services, we are pursuing an ambitious vision: to become the healthiest state in the nation. Achieving that goal requires bold leadership, innovative thinking, and a commitment to improving the health and well-being of every North Dakotan. The Medicaid Director plays a critical role in advancing that vision by leading one of the state's most significant healthcare programs and helping shape the future of healthcare delivery across North Dakota.
Medicaid provides access to essential healthcare services for thousands of children, families, older adults, and individuals with disabilities while stewarding billions of public dollars. The Medicaid Director is responsible for ensuring high-quality, accessible, and sustainable services that improve health outcomes, strengthen communities, and support a more efficient healthcare system. This executive will provide direct and indirect management of more than 100 team members
This executive leadership role oversees Medicaid policy, operations, financial stewardship, regulatory compliance, provider engagement, and program transformation. The Medicaid Director partners with healthcare providers, health plans, community organizations, tribal nations, state and federal partners, and agency leadership to advance innovative solutions that improve access to care, address health disparities, and create healthier communities. Through leadership, collaboration, and a focus on outcomes, this position helps drive North Dakota's journey toward becoming the healthiest state in the nation.
This is an extraordinary opportunity for a visionary leader to influence healthcare policy, improve lives, and lead meaningful change at a statewide level while overseeing one of the largest and most complex public programs in government.
To thrive in this position, you must be a strategic thinker who has been highly successful in policy development and stakeholder collaboration. You employ collaborative and diverse decision-making processes to engage others in a vision and initiatives. You function as part of a larger team with a shared vision of making ND the healthiest state in the nation.
To be considered for this position, you must have a Bachelor's degree and five years of senior/executive management level experience in the administration of Medicaid programs, other major human service funding, or reimbursement programs (such as Public Assistance, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [ SNAP], Child Support, etc);

• OR a Bachelor's degree and five years of senior/executive level management experience in healthcare administration including extensive experience with Medicaid regulations and reimbursement. Experience must have included program implementation and management, supervision of professional level staff, budget development, and people management responsibilities.

Location
This is a position located in Bismarck, ND that will work from the State Capitol. This position is unclassified and appointed by the Commissioner of the ND Department of Health & Human Services.
About HHS
ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of wellbeing: physical, economic, and behavioral. The keys to success are the 2800 committed, team members who are guided by a simple but powerful belief: when we lead with light, we create systems and services rooted in hope, clarity, and possibility. Their work is supported with more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 400 different federal, state, and special sources.
To succeed in this role, you must lead with LIGHT - leading with hope, instilling purpose and meaning, galvanizing gratitude, honoring health, and talking, walking and teaching civility, kindness and love for all.
About Team ND
"Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." - Theodore Roosevelt
More than 7,500 talented, hard-working people across sixty-three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary.
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Application Procedures
Your resume must clearly show the months and years of employment for each position listed. This information is required to accurately calculate your qualifying experience and determine whether you meet the minimum qualifications of the position. Resumes that do not include sufficient employment date may not be able to be fully evaluated.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Health & Human Services does not offer or provide sponsorships.
This employer participates in E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information HHS ND Careers E-Verify
A copy of your qualifying degrees transcript and any applicable certifications or licensures must be provided at the time of an interview.
For more information about the position or if you need an accommodation, please contact Marcie Wuitschick at MWuitschick@nd.gov or at (701) 328-1290.
Employing Unit ND HHS - Medical Services
TTY Number ND Relay Service 1 (800) 366-6888 (text) or 1 (800) 366-6889 (voice)
If you are experiencing technical difficulties with the Application Process or uploading attachments, please contact recruiter@nd.gov or (701) 328-3290.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.
As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 23-12-10.