Regulatory Program Coordinator - Behavioral Health

Job Description

Manage, oversee and coordinate all activities related to maintaining an ongoing state of regulatory compliance through proactive risk assessments and mitigation efforts. Requires 1 to 3 years' work experience in the regulatory, accreditation or compliance field.

• Create a culture of continuous regulatory readiness through continual proactive measures. Educate all levels of staff, including managers, directors and senior leaders to regulatory requirements including regulations and standards in development.
• Conduct regular assessments through audits (formal and informal), mock tracers and mock surveys.
• Respond to actual or potential noncompliance identified via these assessments by ensuring that appropriate corrective measures have been taken and that they have successfully eliminated the risk or deficiency. Oversee ongoing monitoring to ensure sustained regulatory compliance.
• Manage all aspects of investigations, inspections and surveys conducted by regulatory and accrediting agencies: prepare for and facilitate visits, ensuring appropriate oversight of the regulators/surveyors. Respond to deficiencies by ensuring that appropriate corrective measures have been taken and that they have successfully eliminated the deficiency. Oversee ongoing monitoring to ensure sustained regulatory compliance.
• Serves as the hospital's liaison with regulatory and accrediting agencies, including but not limited to: The Joint Commission, The Department of Health, OSHA, and the FDA. In this role, represent the hospital during surveys from regulatory agencies.
• Serve as the Chair for the TJC Steering Committee. Serves as a member of the Quality and Patient Safety Council, Environment of Care, Policy Committees and other committees as deemed appropriate.

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience:
1 year

Bachelor's Degree

Job Details
Full Time

Day (United States of America)

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Location: Kansas City, MO, US

Posted Date: 10/9/2024