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Arizona Department of Health Services COMPLIANCE OFFICER I NURSE/RN (LONG TERM CARE) in Phoenix, Arizona
This job was posted by https://www.azjobconnection.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/6251188
Job Summary:
A Career in Public Service Awaits You, Come Join our Bureau of Long Term Care Licensing!
Your Talent, Our Mission: To promote, protect, and improve the health and wellness of individuals and communities in Arizona.
Why work for ADHS? A great benefit of working for the State of Arizona is a fantastic work/life balance. State employees enjoy challenging work, popular remote work options, comprehensive health and wellness benefits, and career growth opportunities.
We aresearching for someone who preferably has anursing, clinical or medical background. You will conduct surveys, investigate and inspect skilled nursing facilities, and related health care facilities to enforce Federal, State and local licensing and certification requirements relating to medical care.\ Execute tasks corresponding to the activities within the Division of Public Health Licensing Services, Bureau of Long Term Care Facilities Licensing.
What You\'ll Do:
Performs work corresponding to the activities within the Division of Public Health Licensing Services, Bureau of Long Term Care Facilities Licensing. Assists with or determines the issuing of licenses to licensed facilities and providers, maintaining current licenses by ensuring compliance with all applicable regulations.
Conducts initial and annual recertification inspections of health care institutions regulated by the Department to determine compliance with all applicable regulations. Review of quality systems by tracking documents, corrective actions, and other quality data. Conducts investigations of the operation of a licensed facility or provider upon receiving a complaint or of an unlicensed facility.
Performing services that need regulation. Corresponds with the regulated community or with regulatory bodies, responds to technical questions from licensees, develops standards, participates in rulemaking, and conducts inspections. Performs, assists or reviews detailed investigative or inspection reports, statements of deficiencies, and correspondence regarding changes in the status of a licensees license, or other types of legal orders.
Compensation and Career Path:The salary for this position is \$57,750 per year, and salaries are non-negotiable. The Compliance Officer I position is included in the Department\'s Compliance Officer Series, which provides a career path and opportunities for advancement if certain additional education, experience, duties, and responsibilities are met. Additionally, Compliance Officer positions are eligible for an increased salary as follows:
- \$1,000 for a bachelor\'s degree OR \$2,500 for a master\'s degree (or higher)
- *\$4,000 for a Registered Nurse (RN) (or Physician Assistant (PA) or Doctor of Medicine (MD)) in addition to any of the degrees above with a cap at \$5,500 total (*only applies to Compliance Officers in the Bureau of Long Term Care Facilities Licensing and the Bureau of Medical Facilities Licensing)
Job Duties:
- Learn to interpret and understand statutes, rules and internal procedures for discipline\ - Participate in and conduct inspections/investigations to determine compliance with federal regulation, statutes, rules, and internal procedures as directed and under guidance\ - Prepare investigation reports\ - Attend and participate in staff, advisory committee, and/or stakeholder organization meetings\ - Provide technical assistance to providers and consumers
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):
Knowledge of:\ - Federal regulations\ - Arizona Administrative Code and Arizona Revised Statutes related to licensed facilities and providers\ - Good understanding of facility management and operational concepts\ - Specialized procedures\ - Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Lean methodologies\ \ Skill in:\ - Review and reading/interpretation of professional literature and regulations\ - Requires high level of oral and written communication, analytical review, interpersonal relationships, active listening, organizational, evaluation, repetition, education/training\ \ Ability to:\ - Change priorities as issues arise, problem solving (root cause)\ - Work independently\ - Perform reviews\ - Analyze analytical data, reporting, and evaluation of analyst qualifications providing compliance data\ - 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