Regulatory Specialist - Relocation Offered! at MEDSTAR HEALTH

General Summary of Position
Reporting to the Director of Regulatory Compliance, the Regulatory Specialist assists with the design and implementation of the organization's regulatory compliance initiatives in accordance with the MedStar Health quality and safety goals and the Medstar Washington Hospital Center Quality and Safety Plan. Assists with designing, planning, organizing, coordinating and evaluating organizational efforts to achieve regulatory compliance and clinical quality improvement through the identification and promotion of best practices that ensure quality care and patient safety. Promotes a continuous readiness program that emphasizes quality and patient safety at the forefront of regulatory compliance. Under the direction of the Director of Regulatory Compliance, oversees the day-to-day program operations and workflow. Collaborates with Quality Managers and the organization's content experts, leadership, and medical staff leaders to develop an effective continuous readiness infrastructure that ensures the program and organizational goals are sustained. Explores opportunities for expanding and standardizing continual readiness initiatives throughout Medstar Washington Hospital Center.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Minimum Qualifications
Education

• Bachelor's degree in nursing, healthcare administration, or other related health care field required
• Master's degree preferred

Experience

• 3-4 years Experience with accreditation and regulatory standards and activities, including the survey process and follow up of corrective action plans. Knowledge of regulatory environment including The Joint Commission, CMS, DC Health required
• Experience in evaluating and monitoring compliance with regulatory standards through ongoing organizational assessment, i.e. Intracycle Monitoring, Focused Standards Assessment, tracers, mock surveys and measurement data. required

Licenses and Certifications

• CPHQ - Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality preferred
• RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure (If applicable) preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of current trends and best practices in quality, regulatory, performance improvement and patient safety
• Proven track record of building and maintaining team oriented working relationships with medical and other health professionals
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

This position has a hiring range of $70,428 - $131,310