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State of Nevada Announces
An Open Competitive Recruitment for:
QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST 2 - SNAMHS - West Las Vegas Clinic
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -  $48,337.20 to  $71,806.32  PAY GRADE: 35
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
JOB INFORMATION
Work Type: Permanent, full time vacancies as they may occur in this geographical location.
Department: Health and Human Services
Division: Public and Behavioral Health
Location: Las Vegas, Boulder City, Indian Springs, Jean, Henderson
Job Class Code: 10.242
RECRUITMENT INFORMATION
Announcement Number: 33277
Open to all qualified persons.
Posted 01/11/2018
Close Date: 01/25/2018
Recruiter:
   NANCY PANOZZO
   Phone: **None**
   Email: nspanozzo@admin.nv.gov
Applications accepted for another Expired
The Position
Quality Assurance Specialists design and implement a comprehensive quality assurance program encompassing clinical and related disciplines at a mental health hospital, residential care facility or community-based program or service for individuals with intellectual disabilities who may also have significant physical and/or mental health issues [problems], rehabilitation facility, or a clinic which provides outpatient medical and psychological services, or the medical system for the Department of Corrections.
Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training. Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services (SNAMHS) is currently recruiting for a Quality Assurance Specialist II. This position will be assigned to Residential Services located at West Las Vegas Clinic. The QA Specialist II will serve as the Lead staff to coordinate, monitor and conduct quality assurance reviews of group homes and community-based living arrangements (CBLA) contracted by SNAMHS; coordinate, organize and write reports of QA reviews; develop and provide recommendations and statements of findings to contracted housing providers and follow up with contracted housing providers to ensure timely completion of QA recommendations and/or corrective actions; provide technical guidance to agency staff and/or contractors regarding quality assurance/improvement activities and requirements. This position will collect, review and follow up residential incident reports and complaints for action and/or reporting to appropriate agency/division and state/federal regulatory body; ensure applicable regulations and reporting requirements are followed; conduct investigations and contact outside enforcement agencies, as appropriate; ensure client confidentiality and privacy as well as the security of documents, reports, and findings; and prepare narrative and statistical reports. Additionally, this position will also evaluate Agency compliance with Southern Nevada Homelessness Continuum of Care (CoC)/HUD funding requirements and monitor project performance utilizing CoC/HUD monitoring tools. Applicants with a working knowledge of Housing First philosophy and experience with the Miner Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) are preferred.
SNAMHS provides an excellent benefits package that includes health, dental and vision insurance, participation in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), yearly accrual of 15 days of annual leave and 15 days of sick leave, paid holidays, and no city, county, state or social security tax. *** THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ***

To Qualify:
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
    Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in nursing, social work, human development, special education, health science, public health, or other behavioral or social science and two years of professional experience, which included one year of experience providing client services in a human services field and one year of experience performing program evaluation, quality assurance/improvement, and/or utilization review activities for a human services program; OR one year of experience as a Quality Assurance Specialist I in Nevada State Service; OR an equivalent combination of experience and education, above the Bachelor's degree level, as described above.
Special Requirements
    A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for these items.
    Requires a valid driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility at the time of appointment and for continuing employment.
The Examination
Application Evaluation Exam
The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.
INFORMATIONAL LINKS
For more information about state employment, visit the following:
Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov
Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org
Public Employees Benefits Program: http://pebp.state.nv.us
More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB
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Email
Direct Inquiries or Correspondence to:
Division of Human Resource Management
Northern Nevada
515 East Musser Street,
First Floor
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4204

TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868
Division of Human Resource Management
Southern Nevada
7251 Amigo St,
Suite 120
Las Vegas, NV 89119

TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868


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