Primary care home specialist compliance specialist

Full job description

Initial Posting Date:

03/01/2024

Application Deadline:

03/26/2024

Agency:

Oregon Health Authority

Salary Range:

$5,483 - $8,416

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Patient-Centered Primary Care Home Verification Specialist (Compliance Specialist 3)

Job Description:

This position is a full-time, permanent, classified position which is represented by a union.

Oregon Health Authority (OHA) does not offer VISA sponsorship. Within three days of hire, you will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming authorization to work in the United States. OHA is an E-Verify employer and will use E-Verify to confirm that hires are authorized to work in the United States.

The

Oregon Health Authority (OHA),Health Policy and Analytics(HPA), Patient-Centered Primary Care Home Program

section in Portland, Oregon is recruiting for a Patient-Centered Primary Care Home Verification Specialist to support Oregon’s health system transformation goals by fostering improvement and innovation within the primary care delivery system through work in the Patient-Centered Primary Care Home Program. The PCPCH Verification Specialist provides consultation, technical assistance and evaluation services for Oregon's program to verify primary care practices recognized as PCPCH by OHA are meeting program requirements as required by statute, administrative rules and interpretive guidelines

Working conditions: This position requires travel around the state, requiring occasional overnight stays. Work can be conducted remotely with occasional in office meetings located at 421 SW Oak St Portland, OR.

The Oregon Health Authority strategic goal is to end all health inequities by 2030.

OHA values health equity, service excellence, integrity, leadership, partnership, innovation, and transparency. OHA’s health equity definition is “Oregon will have established a health system that creates health equity when all people can reach their full potential and well-being and are not disadvantaged by their race, ethnicity, language, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, social class, intersections among these communities or identities, or other socially determined circumstances. Achieving health equity requires the ongoing collaboration of all regions and sectors of the state, including tribal governments to address: the equitable distribution or redistributing of resources and power; and recognizing, reconciling, and rectifying historical and contemporary injustices.” OHA’s 10-year goal is to eliminate health inequities. Click

here

, to learn more about OHA’s mission, vision, and core values.

OHA values service excellence, leadership, integrity, health equity and partnership.

What will you do?
As a Patient-Centered Primary Care Home Verification Specialist, you will perform the following duties:

• Conduct site visits to clinics in compliance with PCPCH Program protocols to verify whether clinics are meeting the PCPCH program requirements.
• Examine clinic documentation for accuracy, completeness, form and timely submittal as part of site-visit data collection and verification process.
• Conduct interviews with providers, administrators and other staff at the clinic as part of site visit data collection and verification process.
• Analyze and evaluate data, documentation and other information collected during the site visit to determine if clinic is compliant with PCPCH Program requirements or if an improvement plan is needed.
• Collaborate with PCPCH Program team to write a post-site site visit report for the clinic which includes site visit findings (areas of compliance and non-compliance), an improvement plan timeline if needed, and deadlines for full compliance.

What's in it for you?
The public health division is a team of passionate individuals working to promote health across the lifespan of individuals, families, and communities. We value and support unique perspectives using a trauma-informed approach and aim to reflect these values in our hiring practices, professional development, and workplace. We are committed to racial equity as a driving factor to improve health outcomes for all communities that experience inequities.

We offer full

medical, vision and dental benefits

with paid sick leave, vacation, personal leave and 11 paid holidays per year plus

pension and retirement plans

.

What are we looking for?

Special Requirements

• A valid driver’s license with a good driving record.

Minimum Requirements

Five years experience doing administrative research that included compiling and evaluating facts to recommend management action, or decide compliance or eligibility with program guidelines and regulations. Three of the five years must be above the technical support level.

College-level course work may substitute for experience on the basis of 45-quarter units per year, up to a maximum of three years.

Desired Attributes

• Experience with the characteristics of primary care delivery system settings is essential.

• Experience with patient-centered medical home/primary care home models or primary care transformation.

• Experience with health care quality improvement activities, and primary care practice

• Experience handling challenging provider concerns and complaints and the establishment of collaborative partnerships with internal and external partners.

• Experience objectively considering viewpoints and needs expressed by different groups.

• Experience analyzing and presenting options and alternatives and skillfully leading groups with diverse and/or opposing views through a negotiating process that results in a mutually acceptable solution.

• Experience learning, comprehending, retaining and referring to information about multiple, and/or substantially different, programs while handling stressful situations.

• Experience in national, state or local community standards of health care, particularly primary care.

• Preference may be given to candidates with a Master of Public Health (MPH) or similar; or licensure in a health care field; or experience working in a primary care clinic.

• Experience in promoting a culturally competent and diverse work environment.

This recruitment announcement will be used to establish a list of qualified candidates to fill the current vacancy and may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur.

How to Apply

• Complete the online application
• Complete questionnaire

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NOTE: Please ensure you’ve provided a thorough and updated application as it pertains to the position for which you are applying. Your application materials will be used to determine salary based on a pay equity assessment. For further information, please visit the

Pay Equity Project

homepage.

Questions/Need Help?

If you need assistance to participate in the application process, including an accommodation request under the American with Disabilities Act contact: Tracy Blach at or

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Additional Information

• Please monitor your Workday account to view all communication regarding your application. You must have a valid e-mail address to apply.
• If you are a veteran, you may receive veteran’s preference.

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  for more information about veterans’ preference. If you checked that you are a veteran, you will be required to provide your documents later in the process.
• We do not offer VISA sponsorships or transfers currently. You will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security's I-9 form confirming authorization to work in the United States within three days of hire.
• If you are offered employment, your offer will be contingent upon the positive outcome of an abuse check, criminal records check and driving records check. The information will be shared with the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Office of Human Resources (OHR). Any criminal or founded abuse history will be reviewed and could result in the withdrawal of the offer or termination of employment.
• Please attach only the documents that are related to the position such as cover letter, resume and transcripts. Additional documents that are attached will not be reviewed.

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Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, and Pay Equity

The Oregon Health Authority is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, genetic information, or any other protected class under state or federal law. In addition, we do not discriminate, or screen applicants based on current or past compensation. We determine salary by reviewing your application materials to evaluate your related education, experience, and training for this position. For further information, please visit the

Pay Equity Project

homepage. To learn more about OHA’s mission, vision, and core values,

click here

.

The Oregon Health Authority is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer committed to workforce diversity and anti-racism.