Quality and Compliance Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Since 1985, Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless has dedicated its mission exclusively to providing services to people experiencing homelessness.  AHCH provides a distinctive continuum of integrated care through outreach and site-based services to address the health-related causes and consequences of homelessness.  Our vision is to live in a world that is just and without homelessness.  We believe that homelessness is an issue that can be solved through access to quality health care, adequate and affordable housing, and a living wage.  

The Quality and Compliance Specialist supports the quality and compliance initiatives of the organization, spearheaded by the Quality and Compliance Manager and Chief Operating Officer. The Quality and Compliance Specialist works on a variety of projects, including audits, incident reporting, documentation, and administrative support of policies and procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Gathers and analyzes data, prepares spreadsheets, and completes audits.
• Runs standard and ad hoc reports and performs analysis of information.
• Develops new reports as needed.
• Tracks quality indicators and quality improvement tools such as PDSA.
• Assists with Meaningful Use and Patient Centered Medical Home tracking initiatives.
• Participates in incident reporting and tracking.
• Attends various meetings and takes minutes.
• Participates in HIPAA training for staff.
• Participates in various HIPAA compliance initiatives.
• Assists with Meaningful Use/PCMH and UDS data tracking.
• Participates in developing workflows for internal programs.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Must comply with AHCH policies and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications:

• AA in Business Administration or Health Administration, or equivalent experience.
• 2 years’ experience working with quality improvement, risk management, and compliance in a healthcare setting.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Demonstrated attention to detail.
• Good organizational skills.
• Proficiency using Reporting and Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, and other databases and spreadsheets.

Preferred Qualifications:

• BA in Business Administration or Health Administration.
• 4 years’ experience in a healthcare setting working with quality improvement, risk management, and compliance.
• Experience with electronic health records, meaningful use, and incident reporting.
• Prior experience working in a non-profit setting.

All benefits start the month after you begin work:

• Low cost medical, vision, and dental insurance with health club membership
• Life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment fully paid for by organization
• Long Term Disability fully paid for by organization
• Paid Time Off - 24 days in first year of employment
• Catastrophic Sick Time accrual
• 7 Paid holidays
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401k with employer match
• New Mexico State License renewal paid for by organization
• Yearly stipend towards CEUs
• Student loan forgiveness eligible 
  

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,  veteran or disability status.

This organization participates in E-Verify.