Compliance & Quality Assurance Lead

Sierra Meadows & Ascend Behavioral Health; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sierra Meadows & Ascend Behavioral Health is seeking a Compliance Manager to oversee day-to-day regulatory adherence across all programs in California. The role focuses on incident review, audits, and maintaining readiness for Joint Commission, DHCS, and DSS standards.

The manager will coordinate with an external compliance consulting firm and supervise the Compliance Assistant across sites. Responsibilities include training staff, tracking licenses and certifications, and leading QAPI

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, or related field.
• Five (5) years of experience in healthcare compliance, quality assurance, or licensing; supervising staff preferred.
• Strong knowledge of California health care regulations and standards (DHCS, DSS, JCAHO).
• Experience coordinating with external compliance consulting firm on contracts, applications, and audits.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to work with diverse populations.

Responsibilities

• Review and maintain knowledge of DSS, JCAHO, California State, DHCS, and insurance regulations; monitor licensing and certifications.
• Conduct internal and environmental audits across all programs to assess regulatory readiness.
• Manage updates to program policies and procedures in response to changes.
• Provide compliance training and serve as liaison for regulatory inspections.
• Directly supervise the Compliance Assistant and coordinate with leadership on audits and corrective actions.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Auditing

Staff supervision

Communication

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Healthcare administration etc.

Tools

Word processing

Database/spreadsheet apps

Job description

Sierra Meadows & Ascend Behavioral Health is seeking a Compliance Manager to oversee day-to-day regulatory adherence across all programs in California. The role focuses on incident review, audits, and maintaining readiness for Joint Commission, DHCS, and DSS standards.

The manager will coordinate with an external compliance consulting firm and supervise the Compliance Assistant across sites. Responsibilities include training staff, tracking licenses and certifications, and leading QAPI