Job Information
Washington State University Healthcare Quality Assurance and Compliance Coordinator in Pullman, Washington
Healthcare Quality Assurance and Compliance Coordinator
Online applications must be received before 12:00am on:
January 30, 2025
If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.
Available Title(s):
1138-NNADMINPRO - Coordinator, 1138-YNADMINPRO - Coordinator
Business Title:
Healthcare Quality Assurance and Compliance Coordinator
Employee Type:
Admin. Professional
Position Details:
Summary of Duties:
As the Quality Assurance and Compliance Coordinator you will report directly to the WSU Privacy Officer in Compliance and Civil Rights but will also provide direct services and support to Cougar Health Services, applying a lens of equity and inclusivity to ensure that the policies and procedures of Cougar Health Services comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), accreditation standards, ADA, and other federal, state, and local laws and regulations. You will be responsible for establishing compliance programs based on best practices, diversity, equity, and inclusivity frameworks, and federal or state guidelines, ensuring that software systems and technologies support the needs of compliance programs, training Cougar Health Services staff about these regulations and guidelines, and ensuring practices are consistent with university privacy and security policies.
You will participate in other programs within Cougar Health Services, including Quality Improvement, Compliance, Risk Management, Safety, Diversity, and Accreditation teams, and may have leadership/chair responsibility of assigned committees. You will be required to maintain professional knowledge in all areas of job duties by attending and participating in educational programs and by networking with colleagues. You will also act as a resource and mentor to co-workers by modeling professional and positive behaviors.
While working independently, you will evaluate the legal and regulatory components of compliance, as well as to evaluate audits and gather trend reporting data. You will establish objectives to meet the requirements and accreditation standards applicable to CHS and recommend policies and procedures to support federal and state laws and to ensure equity and inclusivity in application of policy. As the Quality Assurance and Compliance Coordinator, your highest level of decision making is independent, with input from Compliance and Civil Rights and in consultation with the WSU Chief Compliance and Risk Officer, as needed.
Essential Duties:
• Quality Improvement & Risk Management - 35%
• Compliance and Privacy Officer - 35%
• Policies & Procedures - 15%
• Accreditation - 10%
• Other - 5%
Required Qualifications:
• A Bachelor's degree in a field relevant to area of specialization and three (3) years of experience directly related to the specialty area. Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.
Additional Requirements:
• Experience in an ambulatory healthcare or hospital environment in a regulatory compliance, quality assurance, and or risk management capacity.
• Ability to articulate how policy intersects with equity to contribute to reduction of health disparities.
• Experience working on a multidisciplinary team.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Advanced d