Healthcare Compliance Officer - Long Term Care

State of Arizona; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable medical and dental plans

Paid vacation and sick time

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Arizona Department of Health Services is seeking a Healthcare Compliance Officer for Long-Term Care, based on-site in the Long-Term Care Facilities Office in Phoenix. The role performs licensing inspections, tracking compliance, and investigations to ensure regulated facilities meet federal and state standards.

Salary is $57,750 per year and is non-negotiable; the department outlines a clear career path within the Compliance Officer Series and offers extensive benefits and training opportunities.

Qualifications

• Requires knowledge of federal regulations and state codes.
• Experience with inspections/investigations.
• Ability to travel statewide.
• Ability to prepare investigation reports.

Responsibilities

• Learn to interpret statutes, rules, and internal procedures for discipline. Participate in and conduct inspections/investigations to determine compliance with federal regulations, statutes, rules, and internal procedures as directed and under guidance. Prepare investigation reports.
• Attend and participate in staff, advisory committee, and/or stakeholder organization meetings.
• Provide technical assistance to providers and consumers.
• Other duties as assigned as related to the position (typically 5% - 10%)

Skills

Federal regulations

Regulatory compliance

Quality improvement

Lean methodologies

Oral and written communication

Education

Associate’s degree in a related field

Job description

DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICES

The Arizona Department of Health Services promotes and protects the health of Arizona’s children and adults. Our mission is to promote, protect, and improve the health and wellness of individuals and communities in Arizona. We strive to set the standard for personal and community health through direct care, science, public policy, and leadership. ADHS promotes alternative work schedules, flexible hours. We have positions that can fit any stage in your career, from entry to senior level. We offer a robust benefit package, including the ADHS Student Loan Assistance Program, where eligible employees can receive up to $300 per month for their outstanding student loans. Come check us out and see how you can make a difference in the lives of all Arizonans.

Healthcare Compliance Officer - Long Term Care

Job Location:

Address: 150 N. 18th Ave Phoenix AZ 85007

This position is on-site at our Long-Term Care Facilities Office

Posting Details:

Salary: $57,750

Grade: 20

Job Summary:

Performs work corresponding to the activities within the Division of Public Health Licensing Services, Bureau of Long-Term Care Facilities Licensing. Assists with or determines the issuing of licenses to licensed facilities and providers, maintaining current licenses by ensuring compliance with all applicable regulations. Conducts initial and annual recertification inspections of healthcare institutions regulated by the Department to determine compliance with all applicable regulations. Review of quality systems by tracking documents, corrective actions, and other quality data. Conducts investigations of the operation of a licensed facility or provider upon receiving a complaint or of an unlicensed facility. Performing services that need regulation. Corresponds with the regulated community or with regulatory bodies, responds to technical questions from licensees, develops standards, participates in rulemaking, and conducts inspections. Performs, assists or reviews detailed investigative or inspection reports, statements of deficiencies, and correspondence regarding changes in the status of a licensee’s license, or other types of legal orders.

Compensation and Career Path:The salary for this position is $57,750 per year, and salaries are non-negotiable. The Compliance Officer I position is included in the Department's Compliance Officer Series, which provides a career path and opportunities for advancement if certain additional education, experience, duties, and responsibilities are met.

Job Duties:

• Learn to interpret and understand statutes, rules, and internal procedures for discipline. Participate in and conduct inspections/investigations to determine compliance with federal regulations, statutes, rules, and internal procedures as directed and under guidance. Prepare investigation reports.
• Attend and participate in staff, advisory committee, and/or stakeholder organization meetings.
• Provide technical assistance to providers and consumers.
• Other duties as assigned as related to the position (typically 5% - 10%)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:

• Federal regulations
• Arizona Administrative Code and Arizona Revised Statutes related to licensed facilities and providers
• Good understanding of facility management and operational concepts
• Specialized procedures
• Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Lean methodologies

Skill in:

• Review and reading/interpretation of professional literature and regulations
• Requires high level of oral and written communication, analytical review, interpersonal relationships, active listening, organizational, evaluation, repetition, education/training

Ability to:

• Travel
• Change priorities as issues arise, problem-solving (root cause)
• Work independently
• Perform reviews
• Analyze analytical data, reporting, and evaluation of analyst qualifications providing compliance data
• Support a diverse multi-cultural workforce that reflects the community, promotes equal opportunity at all levels of public employment, and creates an inclusive work environment that enables all individuals to perform to their fullest potential free from discrimination

Selective Preference(s):

Associate’s degree, with experience working in a licensed or regulated setting, or experience working for a regulatory agency. Preference will be given to candidates who possess a professional license to practice in the State of Arizona or proof of eligibility for reciprocity of an out-of-state license, i.e., Registered Nurse, Social Worker, Dietitian, Counselor, etc.

Pre-Employment Requirements:

Must have driver’s license and ability to travel statewide. Must possess a valid level one fingerprint clearance card issued pursuant to A.R.S. 41-1758.07 or must apply for a level one fingerprint clearance card within 7 working days after beginning employment.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits:

• Affordable medical and dental insurance plans
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Wellness program and plans
• Life insurance
• Short/long-term disability insurance
• Defined retirement plan
• Award winning Infant at Work program
• Credit union membership
• Transit subsidy
• ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Retirement:

To help you build a financially secure future, the State makes monthly contributions to finance your retirement benefit. The State will contribute to the ASRS in an amount equal to your contribution. In other words, you and the State will each pay 50% of the total cost of the benefit. New State employees have a 27-week wait period for contributions to begin.

Contact Us:

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by email at [e-mail]. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. DHS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All newly hired employees will be subject to E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification.