The Customer Solution Center Audit Readiness Specialist II is responsible for the execution, oversight, and monitoring of the guidelines and protocols to ensure readiness for all regulatory audits. This position will develop, with the assistance of CSC management, a successful auditing strategy for the following end-to-end processes within CSC (i.e. Enrollment processing timeliness and accuracy of loading members, timeliness of I.D. Card and member materials, outbound health risk assessment (HRA) calls for Seniors and People with Disabilities (SPD) and Cal MediConnect (CMC) plus HIF for the company's Direct program (MCLA), call documentation and categorization, service authorization request and coverage determination, Appeals and Grievances across all lines of business). This position is responsible for the ongoing progression and maintenance of CSC's compliance program efforts, including, but not limited to, policy and procedure development, training and education initiatives, and compliance programmatic developments and enhancements.
Responsibilities:
Audit readiness: Performs audit procedures for Customer Solution Center departments to ensure readiness; including identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, reviewing and analyzing evidence, and documenting business unit processes and procedures. Conducts interviews, reviews documents, develops and administers surveys, composes summary memos and prepares working papers. Identifies, develops, and documents audit issues and recommendations using independent judgement concerning areas being reviewed. Communicates or assists in communicating the results of audit and consulting projects via written reports and oral presentations to Customer Solution Center management. Collaborates with business units in audit universe preparation and validation. Assists in document preparation for regulatory and internal audits.
Regulatory compliance: Works closely with Customer Solution Center Management to determine and handle effectiveness/accuracy of operational processes. Collaborates with internal SMEs to understand Customer Solution Center regulatory processes and assists with getting to the root cause of identified deficiencies. Evaluates policies and procedures with applicable regulations/guidelines and provides recommendations to management for continuous process improvements.
Collaborates with Customer Solution Center Business Analyst to track, trend, and analyze results of QA scorecards for training and quality improvement.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Education Required
Bachelor's Degree
In lieu of degree, equivalent education and/or experience may be considered.
Education Preferred
Required:
A minimum of 5 years' experience in regulatory auditing (Appeals & Grievances, Call Center, Enrollment) in a healthcare environment is required.
Advanced computer proficiency, in Word, Excel; and Access is required.
Previous experience with Medi-Cal and Medicare in a managed care environment.
Strong analytical and team-building skills.
Ability to work effectively with diverse team members.
Ability to formulate recommendations to improve quality and service delivery and develop effective system and process improvements.
Ability to multi-task and streamline day-to-day operations.
Ability to track and trend and create regulatory reporting.
Strong interpersonal and organizational skills and is expected to work independently within the department's established guidelines, policies, and procedures.