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Position: Public Relations Coordinator
Location: Tampa, FL (Hybrid)- Occasional visits to office.
Employment Type: Full-Time
ASG is seeking a Public Relations Coordinator to assist our customer (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) and state agencies preparing for the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) where Medicaid beneficiaries, based on their eligibility, may retain their Medicaid coverage or they may no longer be eligible for it. You will disseminate PHE Unwinding information, messaging, and resources produced by states and serve as the intermediary between the state agency and local advocacy/community/partner organizations, and in some instances provide information to Medicaid beneficiaries.
What you will do:
· Secure promotional materials prepared by the state, state coalitions and/or CMS to distribute to partner organizations who will conduct outreach to Medicaid/CHIP beneficiaries that have lost coverage in targeted states/areas.
· Ensure that Medicaid/CHIP and Marketplace partners (including Navigators and assisters) have the appropriate materials for any outreach or educational events they conduct for Medicaid/CHIP beneficiaries that have lost coverage.
· Connect partner organizations and/or people who have lost Medicaid Coverage to Healthcare.gov or local Navigators and assisters.
· Focus on target states pre-determined by CMS such as areas with large numbers of individuals that have lost Medicaid/CHIP coverage.
· In coordination with CMS and targeted states, develop and prepare a list of state local advocacy/community organizations who can help share information with Medicaid/CHIP beneficiaries that have lost their coverage, and a list to identify people that have lost their Medicaid/CHIP coverage.
· Develop a detailed execution plan for each targeted state needing Unwinding support including, key staff, timeline, oversight, materials/resources, outreach and education plans, community partners/organizations, coordination efforts with CMS components (i.e., PRG, CCIIO, CMCS, and OPOLE), applicable state agencies and coalitions, Navigator/assisters, and other stakeholders as identified.
· Facilitate meetings in each state to bring together CMS components, CMS Regional Offices, applicable state agencies, local advocacy/community organizations, Navigators and other assisters, and other organizations that CMS identifies to help execute outreach work.
Requirements (What we need):
- Bachelor’s Degree and 7 or more years of general experience
- Strong communication skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
- Demonstrated ability to think critically and creatively, have a high standard of integrity, and be motivated to incorporate best practices into the organizational culture
- Ability to thrive in a work environment that requires strong independent problem-solving skills, self- direction, and innovative thinking
Preferred Qualifications (Even Better):
- Knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid
- Community outreach experience
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