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Compliance Specialist

Mohawk Opportunities is committed to helping individuals living with Mental Illness and those who are homeless achieve stable community living and independence by providing:

+ Housing is safe and affordable.

+ Services that facilitate growth and recovery.

+ Relationships built on a foundation of caring and respect, and

+ A sense of hope for the future.

Responsibilities of the Compliance Specialist:

+ Coordinate and monitor an array of quality assurance activities intended to ensure and enhance the delivery of quality programming to all clients served by Mohawk Opportunities. At a minimum, these activities will include monthly admission utilization review; quarterly ongoing utilization review; an annual review of each program’s operations to assess adherence to policies and procedures; annual client and staff satisfaction surveys; collection of statistical data related to referrals, program utilization and client demographics; and tracking data related to program specific outcome indicators.

+ Assist with other auditing and monitoring activities as requested, including those related to compliance risk areas.

+ Assist with and ensure proper auditing follow-up is completed.

+ Support incident management to ensure compliance with regulations.

+ Aid with any investigations of compliance related, potential unethical and/or improper behaviors/business practices.

+ Assist with the development of agency policies and procedures, emergency plans, etc. Support completion of annual policy and procedure review as needed.

Requirements

Skills/Qualifications for the Compliance Specialist include:

+ Bachelor’s degree preferred. Specific experience in Quality Assurance and Compliance will be considered in lieu of education.

+ An ideal candidate will have experience in Quality Assurance and Compliance in a Medicaid funded program. Candidates with experience in Medicaid service delivery and documentation in the human service field with strong written and oral skills will be considered.

+ Experience with electronic health records or other databased systems, preferred.

+ Valid and insurable NYS driver's license and must have their own transportation for business purposes.

Benefits

Salary and Schedule of Compliance Specialist the:

+ $32.21/hour, 20 hours per week, $33,498.40/annual equivalent.

+ Excellent benefits and generous paid time off prorated for part time.

+ Supportive work environment.

+ Culture of Caring.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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