Quality & Compliance Leader – Behavioral Health

PEP; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

People Encouraging People in Baltimore, MD seeks a Quality & Compliance Manager to lead CQI, ensure regulatory, contractual, and accreditation standards, and drive data-driven performance improvement across programs.

You will chair quality committees, oversee audits, HIPAA privacy, risk management, and policy management, partnering with leadership to promote accountability and exceptional service delivery in behavioral health.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Business Administration, Social Work, or related field preferred.
• Certification in healthcare quality, compliance, risk management, or performance improvement preferred.
• Minimum of three years of quality improvement, compliance, accreditation, risk management, or performance improvement experience.
• Experience with CARF accreditation standards, regulatory compliance, and performance improvement methods preferred.
• Experience with electronic health record systems, preferably Welligent.

Responsibilities

• Lead CQI program and promote a culture of quality, accountability, and excellence.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, contractual, payer, licensing, and accreditation requirements, including HIPAA.
• Develop, monitor, and evaluate quality, improvement, and risk management plans.
• Coordinate accreditation surveys, licensing reviews, and external audits.
• Provide staff education and coaching on quality, documentation, and compliance.

Skills

Quality improvement

Regulatory compliance

Data analysis

Performance monitoring

Risk management

Education

Master's degree in Healthcare Administration

Healthcare quality certification

Tools

Welligent EHR

Excel

Job description

People Encouraging People in Baltimore, MD seeks a Quality & Compliance Manager to lead CQI, ensure regulatory, contractual, and accreditation standards, and drive data-driven performance improvement across programs.

You will chair quality committees, oversee audits, HIPAA privacy, risk management, and policy management, partnering with leadership to promote accountability and exceptional service delivery in behavioral health.