Career Opportunities at Acacia

POSITION OVERVIEW: Under supervision of the Senior Director of Quality Improvement, the Compliance Specialist is responsible for navigating complex transitional housing regulations to developed and implement related compliance actions and strategies. This position will ensure that Acacia Network Housing remains up-to-date on all regulatory and licensing requirements in accordance with company, state, and federal regulations which including the development, implementation, and enforcement of policies and procedures that keep a division's services, processes, and physical sites operating in a safe, legal and ethical manner. The compliance specialist is also responsible for incident and risk management, investigations of suspected violations of compliance, recommend areas for improvement related to compliance, and development of roadmaps for remediation. The compliance specialist will be liaisons between operations and the quality assurance team to procure appropriate documentation and review the scope of any proposed audits. This position requires a highly organized, self-motivated team player with excellent communication, analytical, writing and training skills, who is knowledgeable of DHS, HPD, HRA, and OTDA regulations. 

KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

 Conducts routine walk through of each Acacia Network Housing facilities to ensure the environment of care is operating in accordance with New York State's Office of Temporary Disability Assistance Part 900 and Part 491 regulations. 

 Collaborate with program leads and site leads to proactively ensure sustainable compliance infrastructure as well as develop corrective action plans, where necessary. 

 This position requires partnering with legal, operations and clinical teams on proposed actions, and coordinating across multiple teams using technology to implement processes and policies to effectuate those actions. 

 Develop trainings, resources guides, checklists and other audit-readiness job-aids

 Perform qualitative and quantitative audits to ensure compliance with government regulations and agency policies and procedures. 

 Perform a variety of risk and incident management, including analysis projects in order to support the division Title: Compliance Specialist FLSA Status: Exempt Department: Acacia Network Housing Union Status: Non-Union Reports To: Senior Director of Quality Improvement Weekly Hours: 35 Status: Full Time Schedule: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Page 2 of 4 Job Description - Compliance Specialist 

 Ensure Acacia Network Housing is in compliance with all relevant regulations and current standards of compliance. 

 Regularly audit company procedures, practices, and documents to identify possible weaknesses or risk.

 Collaborate on the annual Risk Management Plan for both divisions and participate in the Risk Management Committee meetings. 

 Make recommendations and develop tools to support program improvement related to compliance. 

 Track progress on implementations of recommendations 

 Coordinate with QI team, program staff and senior leadership 

 Present on findings and developments of projects, initiatives and improvement plans. 

 Participate in the development and implementation of compliance policies. 

 Assist in the development and facilitation of compliance related trainings 

 Ensure all employees are educated on the latest regulations and processes. 

 Represent the department and agency in internal and external meetings as needed 

 Other related clerical and administrative duties as assigned