OPS CMS COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST - 67965504

State of Florida; Pensacola (FL); Remote; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Florida, Agency for Persons with Disabilities, seeks an OPS CMS Compliance Specialist to ensure CMS compliance for residential and non-residential settings. The role involves on-site monitoring, interviews, surveys, and remediation coordination within a telework framework.

Applicants should have monitoring or QA experience and be able to travel as needed; evenings/weekends may be required. This is an OPS position with potential future vacancies for six months.

Qualifications

• Valid Driver’s License or other efficient means of transportation to travel for work purposes.
• Must be able to work evenings and weekends, as necessary, to ensure residential settings are assessed when individuals are home.
• Professional experience with monitoring or conducting quality assurance activities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct onsite monitoring through established survey protocols of APD residential and non-residential settings to determine CMS 42 CFR 441.301 compliance.
• Interview individuals served to verify person centered plans and rights.
• Perform validation surveys every three years to ensure continued CMS compliance.
• Complete written survey reports detailing deficiencies and remediation plans.
• Coordinate with providers on remediation plans and provide technical assistance to achieve CMS compliance.
• Conduct follow-up surveys to verify completion of remediation within time frames.
• Participate in meetings to discuss concerns and actions including terminations as needed.
• Provide status reports to APD leadership on assessments.
• Participate in training and technical assistance conference calls.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Effective communication

File management

Regulatory knowledge

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

OPS CMS COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST - 67965504

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Requisition No:887311

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: OPS CMS COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST - 67965504

POSITION: HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM SPECIALIST - Other Personal Services (OPS)

WORKING TITLE: CMS COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST

POSITION NUMBER: 67965504

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

This posting may close before the posted closing date.

CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.

This position is a Telework position.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for eligible employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits, including:

• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com ).

The Agency seeks team members who contribute to a culture that develops individuals and strengthens teams through transparency and a commitment to professional growth. Team members are expected to provide exceptional customer service, demonstrate humility, recognize and share credit with others, remain self-motivated, and exercise sound judgment and awareness in team interactions and group dynamics.

This position with APD will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency’s mission.

*Responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application, and “see resume” will not be considered an acceptable response.

SALARY RANGE

$25.00 Hourly

Position Summary

The primary function of this position is ensuring APD residential (group home and assisted living facility) and non-residential (adult day training and prevocational) setting compliance with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements, set forth in 42 CFR 441.301. The duties to be performed include:

The Work You Will Do

Conduct onsite monitoring through established survey protocols of APD residential and non-residential settings located within the region to determine compliance with 42 CFR 441.301(c)(4).

Onsite monitoring includes conducting interviews of individuals served within residential settings and non-residential settings to verify person centered plans are in place that ensure rights, dignity, choice, and community integration.

Conduct validation surveys of residential and non-residential settings every three years to ensure continued compliance with CMS requirements.

Complete written survey reports summarizing findings related to the providers’ compliance with CMS requirements, including identification of deficiencies to be remediated.

Coordinate with providers on completion of plans of remediation/correction and provide technical assistance for providers to come into compliance with CMS requirements.

Conduct follow-up surveys to ensure providers complete their plans of remediation within established time frames.

Participate in meetings to discuss concerns and provider actions that may be necessary, including terminations.

Conduct heightened scrutiny reviews of settings that appear to meet the definition of presumptively institutional and report findings to the APD leadership team and participate, as necessary, in the review of public comments on settings identified as presumptively institutional, providing recommendations on identified issues as requested.

Provide APD leadership team with status reports of completed assessments.

Participate in all training and technical assistance conference calls.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid Driver’s License or other efficient means of transportation to travel for work purposes.
• Must be able to work evenings and weekends, as necessary, to ensure residential settings are assessed when individuals are home.
• Professional experience with monitoring or conducting quality assurance activities.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, Power Point Share Point) and other required computer software applications.

Ability to:

• Effectively communicate orally and in writing.
• Establish, organize, and maintain files.
• Read and interpret applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
• Write evaluations and/or reports.
• Plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Additional Information

Profile Completion

To qualify for this position, applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year.

Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information but will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.

Retiree Notice

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon your retirement date.

Direct Deposit Program

As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in the State Personnel System is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program. Rather than receiving a paper paycheck, your funds will be deposited directly into your account at your financial institution. This will be accomplished by Electronic Funds Transfer. Banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions are eligible to accept such deposits. Retirement funds are also required to be in the Direct Deposit Program.

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities that applicants for employment undergo Level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer.

No applicant for a designated position will be employed or permitted to volunteer until the Level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Agency.
Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for Statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.

Pursuant to S. 110.1127(1), Florida Statutes, this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.

APD only hires U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. APD participates in the U.S. government’s employment eligibility verification program (E-Verify), which electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the U.S. after completing the employment eligibility verification form (I-9).

Responses to the qualifying questions are required to be considered for this position.Answers to the qualifying questions must be verifiable based on your submitted application.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

For assistance, call the People First Service Center at [phone] Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Eastern time. Pursuant to Florida Law, 110.211 F. S., the State of Florida is an EEO employer.