Quality Assurance

Nonprofit company in the Hudson Valley is looking for a Compliance Specialist. The Compliance Department works to ensure the company is following all industry standards, policies, and regulations. Including conducting internal investigations and audits along with providing education for all company employees, as necessary. Creating, implementing best practices, and complying data to decrease exposure to intentional deception, and negligence in execution of company obligations. Compliance Audits Assist in all phases of internal auditing. Assist in conducting audit follow-up, related to non-compliance with agency standards. Provide verbal and/or written feedback regarding findings. Contact oversight agency representatives as needed or as directed, to obtain, clarify information and/or technical assistance regarding regulatory or certification issues. Participate in agency committees as requested by supervisor. Keeps informed about regulation changes, trainings, conferences, workshops, etc. offered by and/or other agencies and attends as directed, or follows appropriate procedures for outside trainings. Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred with 2 years of experience working with people with developmental disabilities, or Associates Degree with at least 4 years of experience
• Knowledge of Corporate Compliance Laws & Regulations
• Practical experience and understanding in the concepts of quality management and improvement and compliance preferred.
• Requires independent proactive thinking, organizational and strategic planning skills needed to carry out a wide variety of quality improvement activities and projects.
• Excellent communications skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work with all levels of staff in a fast-paced environment required.
• Strict confidentiality required.
• Ability to work independently and know when to seek consultation is required.
• Must have valid NYS License and acceptable driving record based on agency standards SKILLS Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee in order to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl. The employee must be able to lift up to 20lbs. Equal Opportunity Employer. Generous benefits and PTO.

Pay:

$23.50 per hour

Work Location:

In person