Health Care Compliance Officer
About The Position
The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) promotes and protects the health of Arizona’s children and adults, with a mission to promote, protect, and improve the health and wellness of individuals and communities. ADHS strives to set the standard for personal and community health through direct care, science, public policy, and leadership. This Health Care Compliance Officer position is within the Division of Public Health Licensing Services, Bureau of Child Care Facilities Licensing. The role involves assisting with or determining the issuing of licenses to child care facilities and providers, ensuring compliance with all applicable regulations, and maintaining current licenses. Responsibilities include conducting initial and annual compliance inspections, performing quality assurance activities by tracking documents and corrective actions, and investigating complaints regarding licensed or unlicensed facilities. The officer will also perform services related to regulation, correspond with the regulated community and regulatory bodies, respond to technical questions from licensees, develop standards, participate in rule-making, and conduct inspections. The position requires preparing detailed investigative or inspection reports, statements of deficiencies, and correspondence regarding changes in license status or other legal orders. ADHS promotes alternative work schedules and flexible hours, offering positions from entry to senior level, and provides a robust benefit package, including a student loan assistance program for eligible employees.
Requirements
- Knowledge of Federal regulations
- Knowledge of Arizona Administrative Code and Arizona Revised Statutes related to licensed facilities and providers
- Knowledge of good understanding of facility management and operational concepts
- Knowledge of specialized procedures
- Knowledge of Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Lean methodologies.
- Skill in review and reading/interpretation of professional literature and regulations
- Skill in high level of oral and written communication
- Skill in analytical review
- Skill in interpersonal relationships
- Skill in active listening
- Skill in organizational skills
- Skill in evaluation
- Skill in repetition
- Skill in education/training
- Ability to change priorities as issues arise
- Ability to problem solving (root cause)
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to perform reviews
- Ability to analyze analytical data, reporting, and evaluation of analyst qualifications providing compliance data
- Ability to 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.
- Must possess a valid Driver's License.
- Must possess a valid level one fingerprint clearance card issues pursuant to A.R.S. §36-113.
- Must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).
Responsibilities
- Learn to interpret and understand statutes, rules and internal procedures for discipline.
- Participate in and conduct inspections/investigations to determine compliance with state regulation, statutes, rules, and internal procedures as directed and under guidance.
- Participate in quality assurance/performance improvement activities.
- Prepare investigation reports, statements of deficiencies, and legal orders related to inspections and completed complaint investigations.
- Provide technical assistance to providers and consumers relating to the requirements for State licensing and the complaint investigation process.
- Serve as a resource for providers, public, other governmental agencies, ombudsmen and health care professionals regarding State licensing.
- Attend and participate in staff, advisory committee, and/or stakeholder organization meetings.
- Conduct audits of records and public files; testify in hearings, participate in enforcement meetings with division management and providers.
- Other duties as assigned as related to the position (typically 5% - 10%).
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
