Job Description

 

Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health’s robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet® nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine; McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth); The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.

Skills / Requirements

Job Summary
Specialist I (ASI) is an entry-level position to support the coordination and facilitation of the accreditation and regulatory needs. The ASI position is responsible for coordination of all activities necessary to support the functions of the survey readiness oversight committee and Accreditation and Regulatory Affairs Department. The AS I will schedule committee meetings, prepare agenda, meeting minutes and other reports for the meetings, distribute meeting materials and provide administrative support, as needed. The position is required to support the senior Accreditation Specialist with facilitating chapter workgroups and follow up with action items.. The AS I also assists with overall adherence to the hospital accreditation program by coordinating survey activities, conducting environmental rounds, preparing rounding reports, and communicating opportunities for improvement to leaders. The AS I will assist maintaining accreditation database, compliance/rounding applications, and the department SharePoint site. The ASI will support processing invoices including, but not limited to, entering requisitions, managing purchase orders, following up with vendor payments. The ASI will perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Degrees: Bachelors degree preferably in Nursing or allied health preferred

Licenses & Certification: Nursing or Allied Health; Accreditation Certification or Certified Professional Healthcare Quality preferred

Work Experience: One (1) year of Healthcare Experience, Medical Terminology Required; Office Management experience preferred

Communication Skills: Above average Verbal Communication (Heavy Public Contact), Exceptional Verbal (Public Speaking), Writing/ Correspondence, Writing/ Reports

Proficiencies: MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Project, PC, Typing

Job Attributes

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities: Analytical, Dictation/ Transcription, Medical Terms, Statistical

Work Schedule: Flexible, Hybrid Telecommute

Equipment Operated: WebEx conference room audio/visual setup

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