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Position Highlights:
Position Title: Quality Assurance Specialist
Location: On-Site (Region I)
Position End Date: 7/31/2024
Salary: $60,423 plus benefits
Overview:
The CDCF seeks to develop a sustainable surge COVID-19 workforce to support the Division of Immunization in the Office of Epidemiology and Prevention Services at the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau for Public Health. This position travels the assigned region of West Virginia to conduct site audits in vaccination sites to include offices, clinics, hospitals, distribution hubs and Local Health Department offices and others identified. It also involves completion of required CDC data input, paperwork, and audits.
Locations:
Region 1, South: Counties served include Raleigh, McDowell, Mercer, Monroe, Summers, Wyoming, Braxton, Clay, Kanawha, Fayette, Greenbrier, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster.
Responsibilities:
• Participate in ongoing training from CDC Foundation.
• Ensure all required site visits are completed in a timely manner.
• Coordinate with other Quality Assurance Specialists to ensure all sites throughout West Virginia are audited.
• Perform site visits to include looking at patient charts, refrigerator and freezer, certificates of calibration, review paperwork, answer questions, and training.
• Ensure audits comply with policies and procedures regarding confidential information and data security for the handling of sensitive client information and protected health information.
• Understand public and behavioral health data.
• Foster partnerships.
• Travel 50-60 miles per day in a personal vehicle.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a health science, behavioral science or closely related field and two years of health-related experience.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license, automobile insurance, and reliable private transportation.
• Must have experience protecting confidentiality and privacy of data.
• Experience with research and data interpretation.
• Familiarity with quality care standards.
Special Notes:
This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by both the CDC Foundation West Virginia Department of Public Health, in order to best support the State of West Virginia in their public health programming.
This position requires the operation of a motor vehicle as a component of the job responsibilities and duties. In adherence with CDC Foundation’s Driver Safety Motor Vehicle Policy (“Policy”), offers for employment for this position require the Applicant to provide authorization to the CDC Foundation to conduct a Motor Vehicle Record (“MVR”) review both pre-employment and also annually post-employment while in this position. Additionally, if an offer of employment is accepted, employees in these positions must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license in their state of residence, self-report motor vehicle violations/convictions, and provide proof of acceptable insurance coverage with mandatory minimum coverages as set forth within the Driver Safety Motor Vehicle policy. All offers of employment and continued employment for this position are contingent upon meeting all minimum qualifications of this Policy.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law.
We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-300.5(a)(12) and 60-741.5(a)(7). As a federal government contractor, we take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans.
The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment.
Relocation expenses are not included.
