• An annual Staff Development/Wellness Benefit allowance up to $1,700 and ongoing education/training opportunities
• Competitive vacation and sick leave accruals, 12 paid holidays, and an additional 8 floating holiday hours per year
• Significant portion of health care premiums paid by the County and access to several health plan options
• County contribution to a Health Reimbursement Arrangement to help fund post-retirement employee health insurance/benefits
• Retirement fully integrated with Social Security
• May be eligible for up to 8 weeks (320 hours) of Paid Parental Leave after 12 months of County employment
• Eligibility for a salary increase after 1,040 hours (6 months when working full-time) for good work performance; eligibility for a salary increase for good performance every year thereafter, until reaching the top of the salary range

• Managing the audit schedule to ensure all programs are audited within required timeframes 
• Facilitating and tracking annual, periodic, and special audits and monitoring reviews, including developing audit parameters, facilitating entrance and exit conferences, finalizing audit and monitoring reports, and ensuring accuracy with any fiscal recoupments and compliance deficiencies
• Developing and updating audit tools to ensure accuracy with state and federal regulations, program practices, and special audit conditions
• Reporting to the QAPI Section Manager significant compliance deficiencies that require immediate action, and developing corrective actions and timelines for audits and monitoring reviews

• Knowledge of State and Federal regulations pertaining to Medi-Cal behavioral health services, including CCR Title 9 and CCR Title 22
• Familiarity with Medi-Cal, Medicare, Drug Medi-Cal, and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant documentation requirements
• The ability to work independently and research/interpret complex Federal and States rules and regulations
• The ability to write accurate and complete audit reports and corrective action plans 
• Familiarity with Department of Health Care Services' monitoring practices and information notices
• An understanding of the Behavioral Health System of Care
• An eye for detail and an aptitude for managing and prioritizing multiple responsibilities and tasks
• Ability to monitor and track all tasks

• Excellence - Strive to create a culture of learning, innovation, and data-driven practices in order to guide internal operations, improve performance, and build staff expertise     
• Collaboration - Engage and work collaboratively with partners, communities, and staff to maximize its impact across the County     
• Equity - Work to reduce disparities and ensure fairness, compassion, and social justice 

Education: Academic work which directly relates to the knowledge and abilities listed. Normally, graduation from an accredited school nursing, academic course work in health care, hospital or nursing administration, medical records, psychology counseling or social work or a related field will meet these required knowledge and abilities.

Experience: Any combination of training and experience that will provide an opportunity to acquire the knowledge and abilities listed. Normally, three years of experience in an acute care hospital or other equally responsible health profession experience including some training or experience in performing patient's rights advocacy, utilization review or quality assurance or infection control or experience analyzing health care or nursing systems and programs could provide this opportunity.

License: Possession of a valid California license as a Registered Nurse or license, registration or certification in another related health discipline.

Thorough knowledge of: relative importance of problems effecting the respective
areas of responsibility.

Considerable knowledge of: various methods of assessing professional care and services; the applicable laws, rules, regulations and regulatory agency requirements related to assigned area of responsibility; medical terminology, hospital routines, and policies and procedures.

Working knowledge of: the various specialty areas within the Resource Management Program.

Knowledge of: appropriate financial reporting and statistical design, methodology, presentation and interpretation; the principles and practices of consultation and training.

Ability to: recognize resource management and patient care problems or potential problems in their early stages; utilize various methods of assessing the utilization and quality of services and care provided; communicate effectively with persons of varying backgrounds; influence physicians, staff, other managers into accepting changes required by the resource management program; advocate on behalf of patients and clients using behavior that will provide the best opportunity for a reasonable resolution of the complaint; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with other hospital and Mental Health Department personnel and others who have an interest in quality patient care; exercise responsibility, initiative, ingenuity, independent analysis and judgment in solving medical, administrative and management problems; write comprehensive reports; analyze problems accurately and to take effective course of action; give and follow oral and written directions of a technical and professional nature in detail; interact with patients and professional staff sympathetically and tactfully in difficult and sensitive situations; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with other hospital personnel; interpret medical charts, records and reports.

• Your application information and your responses to the supplemental questions are evaluated and taken into consideration throughout the entire selection process.
• You should list all your employers and positions held within the last ten years in the work history section of your application and should be as thorough as possible when responding to the supplemental questions.
• You may include history beyond ten years if related to the position for which you are applying. If you held multiple positions with one employer, list out each position separately.
• Failure to follow these instructions may impact your competitiveness in this process or may result in disqualification.