Compliance Coordinator

RURAL HEALTH CARE INC dba Aza Health • Palatka, FL

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About The Position

THE COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING AND MONITORING COMPLIANCE, RISK MANAGEMENT, AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES AS DIRECTED BY THE CORPORATE COMPLIANCE OFFICER (CCO). WORKS WITH THE CCO TO ENSURE PROPER COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATORY AGENCIES, ACCREDITING BODIES, AND AZA HEALTH (AH) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. ASSISTS CCO WITH DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, REPORTING AND TEAM FACILITATION; ASSISTS WITH THE CREATION OF GRAPHS, FORMS, AND REPORTS ON COMPLIANCE, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; ASSISTS WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF PEER REVIEW; AND, ASSESSES THE SAFETY OF THE WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT BASED ON LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING ADHERENCE TO OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS) GUIDELINES, TO REDUCE WORK-RELATED INJURIES AND TRAINS EMPLOYEES TO UNDERSTAND THE RULES AND ASSISTS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANS TO RESOLVE IDENTIFIED ISSUES. THIS POSITION REPORTS DIRECTLY TO THE CORPORATE COMPLIANCE OFFICER. THIS POSITION SERVES AS VICE CHAIR OF AH’S CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (CQI) COMMITTEE AND AS RISK MANAGER, SAFETY/INFECTION CONTROL OFFICER, HIPAA PRIVACY AND SECURITY OFFICER, AND CLAIMS POINT OF CONTACT IN THE ABSENCE OF THE CCO.

A non-profit, federally qualified health center headquartered in Palatka, FL, is seeking a motivated and experienced professional to assist with the development, implementation, data collection, monitoring, and evaluation of AH's compliance, quality improvement, and risk management plans/programs and activities. The company provides primary care services at multiple sites across a 6-county area and employs over 250 staff members.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in a health care-related field or FL LPN or RN license
• A minimum of five years of experience in health care compliance, quality improvement/ quality assurance, and/or risk management
• Leadership and training experience preferred
• Computer literacy and experience with electronic health records
• Familiarity with health care laws, accreditation regulations, and standards
• Superb written and oral communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills

Nice To Haves

• FQHC experience preferred but not required

Responsibilities

• Implementing and monitoring compliance
• Risk management
• Quality improvement activities
• Works with the CCO to ensure proper compliance with regulatory agencies, accrediting bodies, and AZA Health (AH) policies and procedures
• Assists CCO with data collection, analysis, reporting and team facilitation
• Assists with the creation of graphs, forms, and reports on compliance, quality improvement and risk management activities
• Assists with the administrative functions of peer review
• Assesses the safety of the workplace environment based on legal requirements, including adherence to Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) guidelines, to reduce work-related injuries and trains employees to understand the rules and assists with the development and implementation of corrective action plans to resolve identified issues
• Serves as Vice Chair of AH’s Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Committee and as Risk Manager, Safety/Infection Control Officer, HIPAA Privacy and Security Officer, and Claims Point of Contact in the absence of the CCO

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees