JOB PURPOSE OR MISSION: Leads and performs individual internal audit projects as part of the internal audit plan. This responsibility includes developing internal audit scope, performing internal audit procedures, and preparing initial draft reports reflecting the results of the work performed. Work performed will include compliance, operational, financial and/or IT audits in all functional and operational units.
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
CRITERIA A: Everyday Excellence Values - Employee demonstrates Everyday Excellence values in the day-to-day performance of their job.
- Demonstrates courtesy and caring to each other, patients and their families, physicians, and the community.
- Takes initiative in living our Everyday Excellence values and vital signs.
- Takes initiative in identifying customer needs before the customer asks.
- Participates in teamwork willingly and with enthusiasm.
- Demonstrates respect for the dignity and privacy needs of customers through personal action and attention to the environment of care.
- Keeps customers informed, answers customer questions and anticipates information needs of customers.
CRITERIA B: Corporate Compliance - Employee demonstrates commitment to the Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest Guidelines, and the GHS Corporate Compliance Guidelines.
- Practices diligence in fulfilling the regulatory and legal requirements of the position and department.
- Maintains accurate and reliable patient/organizational records.
- Maintains professional relationships with appropriate officials; communicates honestly and completely; behaves in a fair and nondiscriminatory manner in all professional contacts.
CRITERIA C: Personal Achievement - Employee demonstrates initiative in achieving work goals and meeting personal objectives.
- Uses accepted procedures and practices to complete assignments. Uses creative and proactive solutions to achieve objectives even when workload and demands are high.
- Adheres to high moral principles of honesty, loyalty, sincerity, and fairness.
- Upholds the ethical standards of the organization.
CRITERIA D: Performance Improvement - Employee actively participates in Performance Improvement activities and incorporates quality improvement standards in his/her job performance.
- Optimizes talents, skills, and abilities in achieving excellence in meeting and exceeding customer expectations.
- Initiates or redesigns to continuously improve work processes.
- Contributes ideas and suggestions to improve approaches to work processes.
- Willingly participates in organization and/or department quality initiatives.
CRITERIA E: Cost Management - Employee demonstrates effective cost management practices.
- Effectively manages time and resources.
- Makes conscious effort to effectively utilize the resources of the organization — material, human, and financial.
- Consistently looks for and uses resource saving processes.
CRITERIA F: Patient & Employee Safety - Employee actively participates in and demonstrates effective patient and employee safety practices.
- Employee effectively communicates, demonstrates, coordinates and emphasizes patient and employee safety.
- Employee proactively reports errors, potential errors, injuries or potential injuries.
- Employee demonstrates departmental specific patient and employee safety standards at all times.
- Employee demonstrates the use of proper safety techniques, equipment and devices and follows safety policies, procedures and plans.
JOB FUNCTIONS
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS include, but are not limited to:
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Performs risk assessment and planning procedures for audit engagements.
- Performs risk assessment for assigned audit engagements in order to develop the scope and objectives of the audit plan.
- Performs research in order to better understand strategic, operational, compliance, and financial risk areas which may include discussions with key stakeholders, data analytics, and regulatory or clinical research.
- Prepares audit programs by determining audit procedures to be used.
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Executes compliance, financial, operational and/or IT audits under the direction of internal audit management.
- Tests, verifies and analyzes data using established audit standards, procedures and techniques.
- Reviews transactions, documents, records and operational methods to determine adequacy of control and efficiency of operation.
- Prepares and organizes supporting documentation.
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Demonstrates effectiveness in supervising and coordinating the daily operation of assigned staff.
- Directs and reviews the work performed by other internal audit personnel.
- Verifies that project deadlines and schedules are being met.
- Keeps supervisor informed of project progress.
- Supervises departmental staff and processes and recommends changes as needed.
- Provides leadership to maximize the effectiveness of the work performed daily.
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Drafts audit reports and presents the results of audit work and recommendations to management.
- Conducts preliminary discussions of apparent deficiencies with operating personnel to verify facts and obtain explanations for the deficiencies.
- Identifies deficiencies or opportunities for improvement including the root cause of such.
- Recommends corrective actions to strengthen controls, improve operations and reduce costs.
- Drafts full audit report.
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Performs all other duties as assigned.
- Coordinates with external auditors/consultants, as requested.
- Participates in special projects, as requested.
SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL / EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or area complementing auditing.
3 years' experience in public accounting, internal audit environment, or business-related field.
SPECIAL SKILL, LICENSE AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS
CIA, CPA, CFE, CISA, CHC, CHPC, and/or CRC preferred.
Knowledge of Internal Audit concepts, practices, and procedures. Knowledge of automated systems and audit procedures and techniques. Knowledge of basic computer operations. Knowledge of accounting principles and practices preferred.
