DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND INDEPENDENCE OF IDAHOANS

• excellent medical, dental and vision insurance-employee only coverage for PPO $65/month for medical and vision & $11.00/month for dental
• generous vacation and sick leave accrual beginning as soon as you start
• 11 paid holidays a year
• paid parental leave
• multiple savings plans, optional 401K, and optional 457
• basic life insurance for employee and family
  • employee covered at one times annual salary
  • spouse covered at $10,000
  • child covered at $5,000
• wellness programs
• ongoing training opportunities
• an opportunity for student loan forgiveness
• and more!

Our generous benefits package increases the total compensation of a full-time (benefits eligible) Program Specialist DHW making $31.00/hour to an estimated $43.68/hour.

General Information:

• This position will be working under the direction of the Performance Improvement and Accreditation Director.
• This position also requires applicants to become certified in CPR and Nonviolent Crisis Intervention.

If you have previously applied for Program Specialist DHW and wish to be considered for the current vacancy, you must reapply under this announcement. Previous scores will not be used.

Hospital Standards Compliance

• Analyzes current, proposed, amended, and new state, federal and The Joint Commission regulations to assess program compliance.
• Works with Department Heads to ensures hospital policies, procedures and process are being followed.
• Tracks all hospital policies and procedures for annual and/or periodic review to ensure they are updated according to requirements.
• Assist in facilitating the preparation of and execution of any corrective action plans and service development plans.
• May assist in quarterly audit of clinical records.
• Identifies areas of improvement in documentation, systems, and programming as they relate to regulatory standards.
• Review requested medical records to ensure quality of records.
• Helps define trends, collect data, generate needed spreadsheets to track information.

• May develop and conduct training for staff and coordinate development activities.

• May conduct interviews and surveys of staff and participants to determine operational effectiveness.
• Participates in review of operational findings and works cooperatively with staff to suggest, support, and implement strategies to improve operation.
• May prepare summaries and analysis, and issues papers and reports to communicate operational status, options, opportunities for improvement, and best practices.

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  Experience developing, recommending, and evaluating policy and procedures and recommending changes.
• Experience developing technical written materials such as policies, technical manuals, or rules/regulations.
• Experience providing technical program assistance to staff.

People Making A Difference!

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Learn About a Career with DHW
https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/about-dhw/dhw-careers

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***PLEASE NOTE: application assistance is not available after the business hours listed below, on the weekends, or on holidays and you must apply before 11:59 pm on the closing date. When applying, use CHROME as your browser to avoid complications.

If you have questions, please contact us at:

TROUBLE APPLYING: 1-855-524-5627
(Monday through Friday, 6am - 5pm, Pacific Time)

EMAIL:
dhwjobs@dhw.idaho.gov
(answered Monday through Friday during business hours MST)
Email is the quickest way to get an answer to your questions.

PHONE:
(208) 334-0681
(answered Monday through Friday during business hours MST)

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EEO/AA/Veteran

The State of Idaho is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, genetics, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The State of Idaho is committed to access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services are available upon request. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact (208) 334-2263 (TTY/TTD: 711), or email ada.coordinator@dhr.idaho.gov.

Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations.