BUSINESS PROCESS ANALYST 3

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Job Summary

Nevada Health Authority Enterprise IT and Innovations Office – Business Process Management Unit Business Process Analyst III Carson City Business Process Analysts apply an in-depth knowledge of the agency's program areas to define and implement a solution to a given problem that requires an individually tailored response for end-user requirements. Analyze business processes; develop requirements by participating in agency program planning; test systems functionality by preparing test plans and participating in quality assurance; monitor system implementation by participating in procedure development and evaluation; analyze the regulatory environment by reviewing new and revised federal and State laws, regulations, and agency policies and interpreting their effect on the program area; coordinate with other professional staff. Train, supervise, and evaluate the performance of subordinate staff and may serve as project leaders with responsibility for defining and managing the project scope and objectives. This position receives minimal or no technical supervision within the department. Incumbents are responsible for long range, broad based planning for a variety of complex automated programs and policy development affecting major aspects of the work unit's activities/functions and perform all lower level duties as required. Incumbents prepare project justifications; manage project funding, resource allocation, timelines, status reports, and implementation plans; implement projects; and review work and provide technical and professional guidance to subordinate staff. This position is the technical bridge between program staff and Medicaid’s fiscal agent and MMIS operations vendor(s). This position is pivotal in the change management process to ensure department staff understands how to best achieve their program goals in the information system(s).

Business Process Analysts apply an in-depth knowledge of the agency’s program areas to define and implement a solution to a given problem that requires an individually tailored response for end-user requirements.

Essential Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in business, public administration, management information systems, or other disciplines related to the assignment and three years of progressively responsible professional experience in a related program area analyzing and interpreting program laws, regulations, policies and procedures, which included two years of experience applying recognized data processing concepts to business process planning and analyses; OR one year of experience as a Business Process Analyst II in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

Job Duties

Analyze business processes by maintaining documentation of agency business processes, developing procedural alternatives in the absence of properly operating software, identifying work processes that may be automated, researching and evaluating computer hardware and software needs, defining potential benefits of proposed system or deficiencies to be corrected in the existing system, proposing business process improvements, and defining and documenting data definitions and relationships to be used in the foundation of systems development.

Develop requirements by participating in agency program planning; determining business function and end-user requirements through consultation with end-users, technicians, vendors, management, and others; conducting detailed alternative analyses; developing written requirements for proposed systems and applications; writing technical requirements for grant proposals as required; and preparing documentation for the computer system manual.

Monitor financial aspects of system development by participating in recommending and justifying resource allocations and expenditure decisions, participating in budgeting, preparing purchase requests, tracking and recording expenditures, and tracking project progress and costs.

Test systems functionality by preparing test plans and participating in quality assurance.

Monitor system implementation by participating in procedure development and evaluation, preparing end user procedures, devising and implementing procedure modifications, developing transition plans, developing training material, and participating in training development and presentation for a variety of agency programs and applications.

Analyze the regulatory environment by reviewing new and revised federal and State laws, regulations, and agency policies and interpreting their effect on the program area.

Coordinate with other professional staff by initiating system work requests, assisting staff in developing bridging specifications to program areas that interact with computer processes and output, and working with programmers to test and support implementation of system changes.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

This job specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level.

The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.

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