Clinical Compliance Program Manager

This job is responsible for ensuring compliance with WellSky's Utilization Management and Quality Improvement Program by serving as a clinical expert on state and federal regulations. The scope of this job includes analyzing and presenting data to establish best practices across post-acute health care settings, including LTACHs, IRFs, SNFs, and Home Health facilities.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitate activities related to performance measurement and outcomes, ensure the organization meets CMS, NCQA, and other regulatory standards, stay updated on relevant regulatory changes, and support their integration into practices.
• Comply with state, federal, and organizational standards by assisting in the development and enforcement of policies aligned with Utilization Management and Quality Improvement Program requirements.
• Complete and successfully submit CMS reports: ODAG, Part C, Reopening, and Complaints and Grievance Reports.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) with Operational teams.
• Conduct regular compliance audits based on CMS UM standards for expedited, standard and other case statuses.
• Develop and guide the implementation of internal audit protocols in compliance with CMS regulations and NCQA standards, and contribute to the consistency of clinical documentation and decision-making processes.
• Generate and validate reports to monitor performance and compliance across health plan contracts, ensuring accuracy and alignment with requirements.
• Prepare for regulatory, accreditation, and contractual audits, and contribute to the remediation and documentation of audit findings.
• Perform other job duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• At least 4-6 years relevant work experience
• Advanced working knowledge of CMS UM audits. At minimum, 2-3 years of compliance experience focused on CMS and health plan audits.
• At minimum, 1-2 years of implementing CMS final rule changes and managing change management of processes.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active, unrestricted license: RN, PT, OT or SLP, with a bachelor's degree in a related field or a combination of education and experience that includes pertinent clinical experience and advanced working knowledge of CMS standards and guidelines.
• Experience with NCQA audits.
• Must be able to prioritize, plan and handle multiple tasks and demands simultaneously, with competing deadlines.
• Excellent in manipulating and sorting data for analytics and reporting.
• Prior experience owning client compliance SLAs and ensuring success in meeting SLA requirements.

Job Expectations:

• Willing to work additional or irregular hours as needed.
• Must work in accordance with applicable security policies and procedures to safeguard company and client information.
• Must be able to sit and view a computer screen for extended periods of time.

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Here are some of the exciting benefits full-time teammates are eligible to receive at WellSky:

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Mental health benefits through TelaDoc
• Prescription drug coverage
• Generous paid time off, plus 13 paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• 100% vested 401(K) retirement plans
• Educational assistance up to $2500 per year