DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES

Address:  150 North 18th Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
This position is on-site at our Bureau of Medical Facilities Office

Salary: $57,750.00 

Grade: 20

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

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.

We are searching for someone who preferably has a nursing, clinical or medical background. 

What You'll Do:

As a Compliance Officer, you'll perform work corresponding to the activities within the Division of Public Health Licensing Services, Bureau of Medical 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.

Complete investigations of the operation of a licensed facility or provider upon receiving a complaint or of an unlicensed facility. Perform 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 licensee’s 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

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• 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
• Travel will be required with possible overnight stays

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

The ideal candidate for this position will have:

• Associate’s degree, with experience working in a licensed or regulated setting, or experience working for a regulatory agency.
• 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.
  

• Driving is required for State Business. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).
• Must possess a valid level one fingerprint clearance card issued pursuant to A.R.S.41-1758.07 or must apply for a level one fingerprint clearance card within seven working days after beginning employment. You will be required to pay an $8.25 fee for fingerprint screening. If hired, you will be able to request reimbursement of the $8.25.
• All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

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 make a contribution 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.