Title: Healthcare Compliance Officer

State Role Title: Health Care Compliance Spec II

Hiring Range: Up to $80,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Central Office

Agency Website: www.dbhds.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) is seeking a qualified professional to serve as the Healthcare Compliance Officer in the Office of Quality Assurance and Healthcare Compliance. The Healthcare Compliance Officer ensures compliance with regulatory requirements and professionally recognized standards of care for the Behavioral Health, Facilities, Substance Abuse, and Developmental Disabled programs, as well as ensures that the agency adopts ethical conduct, procedures, and systems intended to prevent, detect, and correct quality of care issues effectively and efficiently.

Duties include:
• Managing performance of healthcare compliance specialist by developing clear expectations and providing frequent and constructive feedback.
• Leading coordination of periodic reviews to ensure DBHDS is in compliance with regulatory, legal, accreditation, certification, policy and procedure requirements.
• Developing, implementing, and evaluating audit plans.
• Documenting and monitoring corrective action plans.
• Facilitating system-level compliance related investigations.
• Overseeing management of complaints and hotline.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of accreditation, legal, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience developing audit plans that align with legal, accreditation, and regulatory standards.
• Experience managing compliance against requirements in a healthcare setting.
• Ability to collect, analyze, document, interpret, and present complex data and information.
• Experience developing policies and procedures specific to requirements.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of a diverse workforce.

Additional Considerations

• Experience in business, healthcare, public administration, related clinical disciplines, or Juris Doctor.
• CPHQ certification and/or training in related healthcare, clinical, and quality management and improvement practices.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

This position is eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.

For consideration, interested applicants must apply by completing the online application. A resume may also be included with your submission. However, emailed, faxed, and hand-delivered applications and/or resumes will not be accepted. This position is open until filled; however, applications/resumes will begin to be reviewed within seven (7) business days of the date of this posting. Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act.

DBHDS welcomes all applicants authorized to work in the U.S. For more information on how to seek this authorization, please refer to Working in the United States or contact the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office directly.

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Contact Information

Name: Keiana Bobbitt

Phone: N/A

Email: keiana.bobbitt@dbhds.virginia.gov - Inquiries Only/No Submissions to include resumes.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.