What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Assurance Manager [Health Planning Administrator 3] position at State of Ohio Jobs?
DYS is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager [Health Planning Administrator 3] in our Office of Healthcare Services. The Quality Assurance Manager will work under administrative direction from our Director of Nursing in order to assist in planning, directing, and implementing agency wide programs.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Provide comprehensive quality assurance evaluation and monitoring for medical services; collaborate with facilities to ensure services delivered meet applicable standards, policy, and/or court orders
- Analyze and evaluate data and report findings to facility and applicable Office of Healthcare Services staff; facilitate the planning and implementation of remedial action
- Create, revise, and implement medical policies and procedures; train staff
- Assist with planning, developing, and coordinating agency-wide healthcare quality assurance projects
- Serve as a consultant to and provide functional supervision of facility Health Service Administrators; provide guidance on the operation of facility healthcare services and related policy and procedure issues
- Assume responsibility for the duties of the Director of Nursing in their absence; investigate and respond to inquiries about healthcare concerns raised by youth, their families, and other interested parties
- Plan, conduct, evaluate and report healthcare quality assurance surveys; prepare reports on Continuous Quality Improvement statistics, identified problems, and plans of action to improve the quality of healthcare services
- Conduct electronic and on-site inspections and periodic comprehensive quality audits of facility healthcare practices as needed
At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:
- Medical Coverage
- Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
- Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
- Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
- Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
- Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)
- Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.
Requires current licensure as registered professional nurse in state of Ohio as issued by Board of Nursing per Section 4723.03 of the Ohio Revised Code.
Or completion of graduate core program in field of public health, health administration, preventive medicine, social work, nursing or other health-related field or public policy & management/public administration or business administration; and 2 yrs. exp. in planning & administering health programs, with education & experience to be commensurate with approved position description on file.
Or 2 yrs. exp. as Health Planning Administrator 1, 65245, with experience to be commensurate with approved position description on file.
Or 12 mos. exp. as Health Planning Administrator 2, 65246, with experience to be commensurate with approved position description on file.
- Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.
Job Skills: Nursing
BACKGROUND CHECK NOTICE:
The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a pre-employment drug screening and criminal background check that includes results from BCI and FBI, Ohio Department of Public Safety and Ohio Department of Taxation. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.
PRE-SERVICE TRAINING:
All new candidates hired to the Department of Youth Services are required to attend 3 weeks of mandatory, paid training at the Correctional Training Academy in Orient, Ohio. Training Academy hours are Monday through Thursday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm.
DYS is a “qualifying employer” for purposes of the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness [PSLF] program.
ADA StatementOhio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.
Drug-Free WorkplaceThe State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.
