A Career in Public Service Awaits You, Come Join our Licensing Team!
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.
This position conducts on-site statewide, multi-faceted surveys, complaint investigations, evaluations for compliance with Federal Regulations for Social Security Act Title XVII and Title XIX Medicare and Medicaid facilities, and determines federal enforcement remedies. The incumbent will maintain a case load which requires complex scheduling; close coordination with providers and other agencies; and accurate and thorough documentation for public files.
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)
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Schedules and prioritizes assigned facility surveys to verify compliance with state licensing and Medicare certification standards and to protect the health, welfare and safety of consumers, clients, residents and/or patients based on state and CMS regulations
- Conducts complaint investigations of non-compliance with state and federal regulations. Will also prioritize, investigate, and resolve long-term care facility complaints and self- reports.
- Prepare reports demonstrating compliance and/or non-compliance related to complaint investigation for possible enforcement and data collection within established time lines. Also prepares statements of deficiency, field trip reports and other correspondence. Prepare quality rating for Skilled Nursing Facilities
- Confers with and provides technical assistance to owners, administrators, directors, providers, and/or staff regarding state licensing/certification requirements and corrections needed to attain compliance
- Recommend necessary actions against providers found to be non-compliant with state statutes and rules
- Recommend for or against Medicare and Medicaid certification, state licensure and enforcement actions, based on review of findings and acceptable plan of correction and follow-up inspection
- Serve as a resource for providers, public, other governmental agencies, ombudsmen and health care professionals, regarding Medicare/Medicaid certification and/or state licensure
- Serve as precept for new surveyors
- Testifies at administrative and judicial hearings as necessary
- Attend meetings; participate in in-service training and continuing education programs; performance improvement committees and work groups
- Accurately and timely preparation of Time and Effort reports
The ideal candidate for this position will have:
- Preference will be given to candidates who possess a professional license to practice in the State of Arizona or proof of eligibility for reciprocity of an out-of-state license, i.e., Registered Nurse, Social Worker, Dietitian, Counselor, etc.
- Associates Degree in healthcare and two years’ experience in one of the following healthcare professions: Hospital Administrator; Industrial Hygienist; Laboratory or Medical Technologist, Bacteriologist, Microbiologist, or Chemist; Medical Record Librarian; Nurse; Nursing Home Administrator; Nutritionist; Pharmacist; Physical Therapist; Physician; Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional; Sanitarian; Social Worker; Behavioral Health Professional; or any other professional category used for health professional positions
The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:
- 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
Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page
To help you build a financially secure future, the State makes monthly contributions to finance your retirement benefit. The State will contribute to the ASRS in an amount equal to your contribution. In other words, you and the State will each pay 50% of the total cost of the benefit. New State employees have a 27-week wait period for contributions to begin.
Arizona State Government is an EOE/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 542-1085. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. DHS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All newly hired employees will be subject to E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification.