Quality and Compliance Specialist

Since 1985, Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless has dedicated its mission exclusively to providing services to people experiencing homelessness. AHCH provides a distinctive continuum of integrated care through outreach and site-based services to address the health-related causes and consequences of homelessness. Our vision is to live in a world that is just and without homelessness. We believe that homelessness is an issue that can be solved through access to quality health care, adequate and affordable housing, and a living wage.

The Quality and Compliance Specialist supports the quality and compliance initiatives of the organization, spearheaded by the Quality and Compliance Manager and Chief Operating Officer. The Quality and Compliance Specialist works on a variety of projects, including audits, incident reporting, documentation, and administrative support of policies and procedures.

Duties: and Responsibilities:

• Gathers and analyzes data, prepares spreadsheets, and completes audits.
• Runs standard and ad hoc reports and performs analysis of information.
• Develops new reports as needed.
• Tracks quality indicators and quality improvement tools such as PDSA.
• Assists with Meaningful Use and Patient Centered Medical Home tracking initiatives.
• Participates in incident reporting and tracking.
• Attends various meetings and takes minutes.
• Participates in HIPAA training for staff.
• Participates in various HIPAA compliance initiatives.
• Assists with Meaningful Use/PCMH and UDS data tracking.
• Participates in developing workflows for internal programs.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Must comply with AHCH policies and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

• AA in Business Administration or Health Administration, or equivalent experience.
• 2 years’ experience working with quality improvement, risk management, and compliance in a healthcare setting.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Demonstrated attention to detail.
• Good organizational skills.