This job was posted by : For more information, please see: Job DetailsAre you passionate about improving the quality of healthcare?Are you ready to leverage your talents to make healthcare better for everyone?Do you want the opportunity to give back to your community?Do you want to have fun at work?Then join the growing team at Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG) that is transforming the delivery of healthcare in the United States!SummaryHSAG is nationally recognized as an industry leader in the areas of audits, data analysis, measure development, and patient satisfaction surveys. We are in search of talented individuals who are interested in a career in healthcare performance measure auditing as an Auditor III in HSAG\'s Audits department within the Data Science & Advanced Analytics division. Together we can spread positive change to make healthcare better.UNIQUE BENEFITSThe Auditor III position benefits from HSAG\'s desire to grow its staff into future leaders of healthcare quality improvement in the nation. HSAG\'s auditors are provided formal training in an assortment of healthcare-related topics, including health policy, clinical concepts, overview of analytic methods, data sources, and management techniques.HSAG offers:A comfortable work-life balance, and flexible work schedules.Three weeks of paid time off and 15 company-paid holidays where staff leave two hours early prior to each holiday to get a \"jump start\" on holiday festivities.HSAG offers a competitive benefit package which includes medical, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, and 401(k).DESCRIPTIONThe Auditor III is a major contributor to the Audits department\'s work that spans the broad spectrum of healthcare performance measurement projects at HSAG. Driven by intellectual curiosity and a passion for healthcare quality, this position performs healthcare auditing, data validation, and leads performance measurement projects through various stages including implementation, day-to-day operations, audit support, evaluation, and reporting. Activities include independently developing and finalizing work plans and timelines; independently leading multiple project tasks; guiding coordination and Auditor 1 and II staff in oversight and maintenance of project files and other project tasks; leading client teleconferences and meetings; performing online research on healthcare topics; leading performance measure validation audits; and providing regular progress reports to Data Science & Advanced Analytics management staff.Details regarding potential project assignments will be discussed with potential candidates during the interview process.Essential Competencies, Duties and ResponsibilitiesServe as a major member of HSAG\'s Audits department within DSAA.Serve as a lead auditor for all performance measure validation audits.Lead the management of multiple client contracts.Manage supplemental Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)(1)audit operations with limited supervision.Assists in responding to new business opportunities and RFPs as a minor contributor.Act in a liaison capacity between appropriate management personnel and staff, transmitting decisions and information to organizational units as appropriate, as well as outside agencies and organizations.Lead project management tasks, including communication (written, phone, fax).Communicate directly with project partners, consultants, subcontractors, and other entities on audit and performance measure validation-related projects.Maintain, tag, and sort documents for assigned projects on appropriate SharePoint team sites and HSAG\'s corporate and federal networks following HSAG prescribed governance rules.Prepare project deliverables and lead documentation and submission of deliverables using the appropriate mechanism (i.e., electronic, hard copy, direct data entry etc.).Develop and adhere to project timeline and task schedules, identify opportunities to improve the project process, and develop quality improvement activities accordingly.Meet agreed-upon deadlines in a timely fashion; independently and accurately prepare and type deliverables, reports, various project documents, letters, and other material.Lead and complete the development of written and data-oriented reports in Microsoft Word and Excel. Serve as a lead author.Conduct research via the Internet including literature searches of clinical topics as assigned.Participate in pertinent healthcare educational and training presentations as required.Assist in conducting Internal Quality Control (IQC) monitoring regarding efficiency/effectiveness of activities conducted. Present issues and recommended solutions and take corrective actions as indicated.Serve as a main reference to HSAG staff and clients on HEDIS measures and non-HEDIS performance measu