Compliance Specialist

Job Title: Compliance Specialist

Job Duties:

Ensures quality of life of the client served and protected by minimizing risk to the entire Agency and surrounding community

Conducts spontaneous and scheduled visits and inspections

Creates and revises systems and procedures by analyzing compliance policies and practices.

Identifies potential weaknesses and risks in operations, documenting needs for improvement, creating corrective plans, and ensuring correction

Review Practices on an ongoing basis to ensure prevention of incidents or violations

Audits and corrects employee documentation at the residential or individual/ client level

Reviews and updates internal policies; recommends and formulates policies, procedures and guidelines

Responds to internal and external inquiries related to licensing and compliance issues.

Creates and maintains compliance and audit documents

Resolves compliance and risk problems by analyzing regulations and identifying solutions

Facilitates Agency governance filings, licensing, registrations and corporate records for oversight entities

Assists in the development and implementation of corporate governance policies, guidelines and templates

Responsible for compliance activities to include reporting, risk assessments, training and follow up reviews of compliance investigations and notifications

Responsible for ensuring that all employees receive all required trainings upon hire and annually thereafter

Responsible for ensuring that additional employee development opportunities are available

on an ongoing basis to all staff

Is available for after hours on-call duties for urgent facility matters

Cooperation with all agency, state (DHS/DDD), and federal investigations and inspections

All other duties as requested or assigned by APluscare

Requirements:

Criminal background checks

Central registry checks

Child abuse registry checks

Drug testing

Skills/Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree is required

3 to 5 years progressive and comprehensive experience or training in internal auditing and regulatory compliance in healthcare

Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) by the Health Care Compliance Association preferred

1-3 years of experience working in the field with individuals with developmental disabilities

2 years of experience in health care administration

Valid Driver's License

Excellent verbal and written communications

Employee must cooperate with the licensee and DHS department staff in any inspection or investigation

Employee must successfully complete and demonstrate proficiency in all areas of required training

All other duties as required or assigned by APluscare

Physical Demands/Working Conditions:

Handles detailed work and highly complex problems, balancing multiple tasks simultaneously

The ability to effectively communicate (orally and written) and interact with others, including diverse, inter-disciplinary, cross-functional teams

The ability to read, concentrate and learn

Sitting, standing, and computer work for long periods of time

Push, pull, and lift up to 50lbs

The ability to write concisely and convey meaning in a manner appropriate to different readers, presenting a persuasive argument

Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted or changed to meet the needs of the organization