LAW ENFORCEMENT LIEUTENANT - 41001268

Law Enforcement Lieutenant - 41001268

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to the following :

The duties of this position require a state certified law enforcement officer, who is required to bear firearms and must maintain certification as a law enforcement officer pursuant to chapter 943, Florida Statutes. The incumbent possesses the power of arrest pursuant to section 409.9205, Florida Statutes, and is charged with enforcing all matters addressed in 409.920, Florida Statutes. These matters include but are not limited to : fraud against the Medicaid Program, false claims against the Medicaid program, investigating possible criminal violations of any applicable state law pertaining to fraud in the administration of the Medicaid program, investigate alleged abuse or neglect of patients, investigate the alleged misappropriation of patients private funds in health care facilities, and safeguarding the privacy rights of all individuals to prevent improper or illegal use of medical information.

This position is subject to the MFCU Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Policy Number 2.02 regarding Unit Command Protocol and MFCU Organization, and requires members to adhere to the command protocol and the chain-of-command delineated in MFCU SOP 2.02. This position will also require field deployment, possible staffing of the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC), and coordination of statewide responses to Declared States of Emergency and law enforcement investigations and operations throughout the state, as ordered by the MFCU Statewide Major and / or MFCU Chief of Law Enforcement. This position is responsible for compliance with the law enforcement accreditation process and timely cooperation with requests from the MFCU Accreditation Manager and members of the Accreditation Team.

This is independent work conducting investigations of alleged violations of applicable laws pertaining to Medicaid fraud in the administration of the Medicaid program and / or the alleged abuse or neglect of patients in health care facilities governed by the State Medicaid program. An employee in this position of Law Enforcement Lieutenant performs work which may include performing all aspects of Medicaid fraud investigations. This work includes but is not limited to, entering upon the premises of healthcare providers participating in the Medicaid program (excluding physicians) to examine all accounts and records relevant to investigation, subpoena witnesses and materials, making arrests, serving search warrants, collecting of evidence, analyzing evidence, conducting interviews, preparing reports and exhibits to include testimony in courts, and collecting evidence for possible use in either administrative, civil or criminal judicial proceedings.

60% Conducts routine and complex investigations of possible Medicaid fraud and / or patient abuse, including interviews with witnesses and possible criminal violators. Make arrests when applicable. Serve and execute search warrants. Collect evidence for possible use in either administrative, civil or criminal judicial proceedings.

20% Review reports for accuracy and completeness, pertaining to all aspects of the investigation for use in criminal prosecution, civil actions and administrative referrals. Assist investigators with the preparation of search warrants, arrest warrants, and grand jury presentments.

5% Assist Regional Captain or Regional Chief with the operational and administrative functions of the field office.

5% Assist in the prosecution of Medicaid fraud and / or patient abuse to include testimony in courts of law pertaining to the investigation.

5% Investigate, serve subpoenas, execute search warrants, make arrests and conduct all other law enforcement activity necessary for the full and complete investigation of matters involving Medicaid fraud and patient abuse.

5% Perform other related duties as assigned.