QUALITY AND COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST
Apis Services, Inc.
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Job summary
Abraxas Youth and Family Services in Woodridge, IL seeks a Quality and Compliance Specialist to manage licensing inspections, audits, and accreditation processes. You will coordinate action plans, review policies, and serve as HIPAA Compliance Officer to protect residents and families.
This role requires a background in social services, strong data skills, policy development ability, and effective communication with regulators, staff, and partners.
Qualifications
- Associate's degree or 60 college credits in social sciences, healthcare or related field with five years related experience.
- Bachelor's degree in social sciences, healthcare or related field with three years related experience.
- Knowledge of data collection, data analysis, and performance improvement.
- Knowledge of licensing, contractual, and accreditation standards.
- Knowledge of residential treatment of delinquent and dependent youth.
- Ability to formulate and revise policies that meet licensing, contractual, and accreditation standards.
- Excellent communication skills with diverse stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Prepare for and coordinate licensing inspections, contractual reviews, and accreditation surveys.
- Act as internal liaison for licensing, contractual, and accreditation representatives.
- Coordinate development and submission of action plans addressing citations.
- Review policy revisions to meet standards and maintain the policy manual.
- Serve as HIPAA Compliance Officer for the facility.
- Prepare meeting agendas, minutes, and documentation for monitoring and evaluation.
- Collect and maintain data for standards and performance improvement.
- Prepare reports, displays, charts, and visuals to support data analysis.
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Job description
Make an Impact Every Day
Quality and Compliance Specialist
Abraxas Youth and Family Services - Woodridge Interventions
2221 64th Street, Woodridge, IL 60517
Full-Time
65,000, annually
DailyPay Available
For more than 30 years, Abraxas Youth and Family Services has been dedicated to improving lives through high-quality services and support.
Our employees play a vital role in helping individuals achieve greater independence, confidence, and success while promoting dignity, respect, inclusion, and personal choice.
Every day, our team members make a meaningful impact by supporting people in reaching their goals and living their best lives.
Competitive Pay & Benefits
- Competitive Compensation
- DailyPay – Access Your Earned Wages Before Payday
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellness Programs
- Employee Referral Bonuses
- Company-Paid Training
Career Growth & Development
- Paid Training Programs
- Professional Development Opportunities
- Certification Opportunities
- Leadership Development Programs
- Career Advancement Opportunities
- Opportunities Across Multiple Service Lines
Meaningful Work That Matters
- Make a Difference Every Day
- Support Individuals and Families
- Build Meaningful Relationships
- Strengthen Communities
- Join a Mission-Driven Organization
As a Quality and Compliance Specialist, you will:
- Prepare for and coordinate all licensing inspections, contractual reviews, and accreditation surveys.
- Act as internal liaison and contact person for all licensing, contractual, and accreditation representatives.
- Coordinate development of and submit all action plans to address licensing, contractual, and accreditation citations or areas of non-compliance; monitor the implementation of action plans to verify compliance.
- Review revisions to policies to verify they meet licensing, contractual, and accreditation requirements; maintain the policy and procedure manual for the facility.
- Function as the HIPAA Compliance Officer for the facility.
- Prepare meeting agendas, coordinates meetings, maintains meeting minutes, and develops other documentation related to on-going monitoring and evaluation of the program.
- Collect and maintain data for licensing, contractual & accreditation standards and performance improvement.
- Prepare reports, data displays, charts, graphs, and other illustrations to support data collection, data analysis, and performance improvement.
- Provide technical assistance and education to facility staff on licensing, contractual, and accreditation standards, including as-needed in-service training regarding the implementation of licensing, contractual, and accreditation standards.
- Support the Abraxas philosophy and mission and promotes the Seven Key Principles of care.
You may be a great fit if you are:
- Compassionate
- Dependable
- Patient
- Team-Oriented
- Service-Focused
- Professional
- Positive
- Committed to Helping Others
Required:
- Associate's degree or 60 college credits in social sciences, healthcare or related field and five years related experience
OR
- Bachelor's degree in social sciences, healthcare or related field and three years related experience.
- Knowledge of the principles and use of tools used for data collection, data analysis, and performance improvement.
- Knowledge of applicable licensing (e.g., DHS, OHS, TDFPS), contractual (e.g., MD DJS, CO DYC), accreditation (e.g., JC) standards.
- Knowledge of the principles and practices related to the residential treatment of delinquent and dependent youth.
- Ability to formulate and/or revise policies that meet licensing, contractual, and accreditation standards.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in written form, with a diverse group of people including regulatory agency representatives, employees, clients, governing body members, and the general public.
- At least twenty-one (21) years of age
- Must have a valid Driver's License
- Physical exam that includes TB and drug testing.
- Must pass both federal and state background checks which screen for crimes including, but not limited to drug related crimes, violent crimes, sexual abuse, domestic violence, child abuse, and repeated misdemeanors.
- Satisfactory completion of background screening and applicable pre-employment checks, including but not limited to employment and/or personal reference and driving records.
- Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.
- Full-Time
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, and assist individuals as needed
- Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation
Abraxas Youth and Family Services is part of the Imperium family of companies.
Employment for this position is administered through Apis Services, Inc.
Apis Services, Inc., Inperium Inc., and affiliates provide equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all federal and applicable state and local laws and regulations, including nondiscrimination in hiring and employment.
All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
This policy of nondiscrimination and equal employment opportunity extends to every phase and aspect of hiring and employment.
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