Accreditation Consultant Senior​/Manager

Company Description

The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance. Choose Workila, and make delivering innovative work part of your extraordinary career.

Full‑time position. Flexibility to work from home one day a week. Relo bonus available for candidates outside MD. Reports to Director Quality.

Please note: This position may be filled at either the Accreditation Consultant Sr. or Manager level. The hiring manager will determine the level based upon the selected applicant's skillset relative to the qualifications listed for this position.

This position is responsible for managing all accreditation activities for a line of business, region of the company, standards set, and/or enterprise wide which are necessary for attaining and maintaining accreditation from various accrediting organizations, such as URAC and NCQA.

Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Interfaces with internal and external clients, quality committees, and departments in the review of quality improvement data and in the implementation of appropriate interventions to effect improvement.
• Manages the overall accreditation processes and resources required to successfully lead the team.
• Evaluates, interprets and summarizes accreditation guidelines and manages the process for accreditation activities.
• Identifies appropriate resources and accountabilities for project teams involved with accreditation.
• Conducts the ongoing evaluation and interpretation of quality standards and accreditation standards to ensure compliance through reporting and measurement studies/methodologies.
• Serves as expert resource to quality committees and business owners across the organization.
• Leads and provides oversight of quality studies/projects.
• Facilitates project management and develops comprehensive accreditation work plans by establishing deliverables, accountabilities, and timelines.
• Performs quantitative and qualitative analysis of quality-related data and reports activities, improvements, and recommendations to the quality committee.

Base Salary - $69,000 to $97,500

• Experienced in NCQA surveys
• Expertise in Medicaid plans
• State mandated standards
• Routine maintenance of quality plans
• Develop and implement readiness process
• Must have BS degree

• 3-5 years healthcare-related experience.
• 2-3 years’ experience in a QA/QI related position.
• Strong quantitative, qualitative and analytical skills or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
• NCQA and URAC accreditation experience strongly preferred.