Senior Compliance Auditor at Idaho Department of Health and Welfare

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

* THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE OPEN UNTIL FILLED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO BE CONSIDERED.

The new Office of Program Integrity (OPI) in the Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) is building the inaugural team of three to lead the important work of internally auditing, examining, and evaluating the department’s program adherence to legislative intent. These staff will serve DHW and the people of Idaho by being key players in ensuring our work is credible, responsive, efficient, and effective, and programs operate within regulatory and legislative requirements.

OPI functions independently within the department, reporting to the Bureau of Compliance and is dedicated to promoting confidence and accountability in state government. This position is for a Senior Compliance Auditor in downtown Boise.

OPI staff will conduct independent complex evaluations with care and confidentiality that consider a wide range of program work and perspectives. By working collaboratively with programs to strengthen regulatory compliance, evaluate the efficiency of program operations, and guide staff, the OPI team will help achieve department objectives. Successful candidates will demonstrate leadership and possess excellent communication skills and judgment to meet project objectives.

Candidates must have the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with DHW programs, and other stakeholders.

Please submit both a cover letter and resume with your application demonstrating how you meet the minimum and specialty knowledge and experience requirements of this position for our consideration.

This position may be eligible for telework after successful completion of probation and necessary training. Approval to telecommute is not guaranteed and subject to termination at any time.

The successful applicant will be required to complete a criminal history background investigation. Employment is dependent upon satisfactory results of the investigation.

• Generous vacation and sick leaveaccrual beginning as soon as you start
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Some positions offer flexible hours and/or telecommuting

• Administer assigned evaluations, assessments, and studies from inception to final delivery, including developing research questions, methods, and protocols in addition to scoping, planning, and implementing data collection.
• Evaluate programs in the development of appropriate performance measures, standards, and procedures, identifying and assessing approaches to automate or otherwise streamline activities, including data collection and reporting within compliance requirements.
• Provide consultation, training, and support for programs to prevent compliance issues.
• Collaborate with the division’s Internal Audit unit to determine if there are appropriate internal controls, processes, and policies to deter and detect fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, and misconduct.
• Edit, modify, and validate data from both manual counts and computer programs, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
• Identify and verify erroneous or questionable data by contacting programs for correction.
• Interpret trends and results from studies, develop conclusions and recommendations based on findings.
• Translate and communicate technical findings into actionable insights and disseminate research results in various formats, including written reports, graphics, tables, and oral presentations.
• Participate in diverse projects, from single-item requests to comprehensive reviews, while preparing various publications and presentations.
• Review, interpret and analyze information and data, utilizing statistical tools and research methodologies.

• Good knowledge of research methods. Typically gained by completion of at least two college-level statistical research methods courses (six semester credit hours or nine quarter credit hours) covering the elements of research methods and techniques including reliability and…