Hours:
Shift Start Time: 8 AM
Shift End Time: 5 PM
AWS Hours Requirement: 8/40 - 8 Hour Shift
Additional Shift Information:
Weekend Requirements: No Weekends
On-Call Required: No
Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $51.877 - $66.938 - $81.999
The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.
Summary
Seeking a detail-oriented (preferably experienced) Regulatory Affairs Senior Specialist to join our regulatory dept. Responsible for ensuring that SMMC remains compliant with all federal, state, and local regulation. Work closely with hospital administration, clinical departments and external regulatory agencies to develop, implement and monitor compliance initiatives, policies, and procedures.
What You Will Do
Responsibilities include ensuring compliance while working with various state and federal agencies (i.e. The Joint Commission, California Dept. of Public Health). Collaborate with hospital leadership and clinical teams to develop and implement regulatory strategies, ensuring that hospital policies are aligned with current laws and regulations. Monitor regulatory changes and provide updates, training and guidance to relevant hospital staff. Prepare and submit regulatory reports, applications, and filings on behalf of the hospital. Coordinate and support regulatory inspections, audits and investigations.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Or
- Bachelor's Degree in an appropriate health-related field
- 3 Years Experience in healthcare performance improvement/quality/patient safety.
- Experience with interacting (in both oral and written forms) with staff, leaders, physicians, patients and families
- Experienced with designing and managing data collection as well as analyzing, interpreting and presenting clinical quality-related data
- Previous case review experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's Degree in related field.
- 5 Years Clinical experience as a licensed professional.
- Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) - National Association for Healthcare Quality
- Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM) - American Hospital Association
- Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) - Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety
- California Registered Nurse (RN) - CA Board of Registered Nursing
Other Qualification Requirements
- Current unencumbered CA license appropriate to requirements of position
- Six Sigma Green Belt Certification is preferred.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with clinical and administrative staff
- Knowledge of healthcare regulations
- Self-motivated and able to work independently, yet can facilitate interdisciplinary teams in achieving regulatory compliance
- Skilled in process improvement methodologies
Essential Functions
- Department performance improvement: Takes initiative to identify opportunities and improve department effectiveness, including work flow redesign, workload distribution and prioritization; and improvements in data systems and processes.
- Leadership: Demonstrates strong communication skills (verbal and written), presentation skills and patience with individuals at all levels of the organization.
- Performance Improvement: Facilitates provision of provider-specific profiles to be utilized for ongoing professional practice evaluation and re-credentialing.
- Project management: Identifies Opportunities for Improvement and conducts Project Management.
- Utilizes Data: Ensures accuracy and integrity of data and manages the design and completion of needed data collection, analysis & reporting in compliance with department/system or applicable regulatory standards.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Current knowledge of JC, State and Federal regulatory agency requirements, standards and regulations, particularly those related to PI, required.
- Intermediate computer skills required including working knowledge of PowerPoint, spreadsheets, statistics, and clinical information systems.
Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class.
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