Job Summary
The Accreditation Specialist I (AS II) supports the coordination, facilitation and implementation of accreditation and regulatory needs within the Harris Health System (HHS) to maintain ongoing Survey Readiness. The AS II serves as a resource to internal clients, including nurses, physicians, ancillary clinical functions, and other leaders regarding accreditation standards and safe care provision. The AS II works with other disciplines and key stakeholders to perform rounding, audits, coordinates compliance efforts (including monitoring for compliance gaps or opportunities). The AS II supports improvement activities and efforts. The AS II also supports senior Accreditation Specialists, Managers and Admin Director/Directors with committee meeting oversight functions such as report preparation, analysis of data, compilation of statistics for reports, and presents, as appropriate. The AS II participates in improvement projects, addressing ethics and compliance issues, and performs other duties, as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Degrees:
Bachelors degree preferably Nursing or allied health
Masters degree preferred

Licenses & Certification: Accreditation Certification or Certified Professional Healthcare Quality or certified Quality auditor within three (3) years of employment

Work Experience: Three (3) years Healthcare Experience and Medical Terminology, office mgmt. preferred

Communication Skills: Above average Verbal Communication (Heavy Public Contact), Exceptional Verbal (Public Speaking), Writing/ Correspondence, Writing/ Reports

Proficiencies: MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Project, PC, Typing

Job Attributes

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities: Analytical, Dictation/ Transcription, Mathematics, Medical Terms, Statistical

Work Schedule: Flexible, Hybrid Telecommute

Equipment Operated: WebEx conference room audio/visual setup