Quality Improvement Specialist

Introduction

Are you interested in working for an agency that has a positive impact on the lives of Prince William County’s most vulnerable citizens? Community Services provides a variety of services to individuals with developmental disorders, mental health issues, and substance use concerns and is looking for an individual who wants to work behind the scenes to support the agency in providing the highest quality services to the residents of the County.

Located within easy community distance from Northern Virginia and Washington D.C., the Prince William County Community Services Quality Improvement Program is seeking qualified applicants to be the Mental Health/Substance Use Disorder (MH/SUD) expert. This supports the agency’s MH/SUD program conformance to rules and regulations through a variety of quality improvement and quality assurance activities.

The PW CS Quality Improvement program is seeking a full‑time Quality Improvement Specialist with a proven track record of working collaboratively with a variety of teams, effective organizational, communication and time management skills, a strong attention to detail, and a prior history of providing either direct services or quality improvement services within a developmental disability/behavioral health program. The Quality Improvement program offers the ability to work independently within a supportive team structure.

This position will specifically support the MH/SUD programs in meeting and exceeding regulations and rules from agencies such as DBHDS department of licensing and DMAS. You will perform administrative work planning, organizing, informing, and supporting the activities/functions of direct service staff through presentations, chart auditing, report reviews, public speaking, and follow‑up with external audit results. You will provide guidance and develop logical processes to implement quality improvement actions that ensure that the security and confidentiality of individuals’ medical records follow laws, regulatory, HIPAA and Authority standards, and related work as apparent or assigned.

Your responsibilities also include collecting, interpreting, analyzing and utilizing treatment data; working effectively with internal staff, supervisors, and other providers; monitoring advanced practices and procedures regarding staff safety and compliance; and reading and interpreting regulatory standards to align service provision and documentation requirements within the community behavioral healthcare model.

• Bachelor’s degree in human services, social services, social work, or a related field
• 3 years of experience providing either direct services or quality improvement services within a developmental disability/behavioral health program

• Experience in delivering and/or supervising direct MH/SUD services or experience in providing quality improvement and assurance activities for an MH/SUD program.
• Work experience in an MH/SUD or the experience of providing QI activities in a behavioral healthcare organization for youth and adult programs in supporting a Human Service Agency or Medical/Behavioral Healthcare Services.
• Experience writing policy and procedures, detailed reports, investigation summaries, and action plans.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
• Must pass a DMV record check.
• Offer of employment is contingent upon the candidate passing a fingerprint‑based National Criminal History Record Check.
• Child Protective Services Requirements:
  Effective 1999, mandated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services 12VA rules and Regulations for Licensing Providers by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services related to Criminal Registry Checks, a search of the registry of founded complaints of child abuse and neglected maintained by the Department of Social Services.

This full‑time (7.5 hrs/day) position, based at the Sudley North Government Center in Manassas, VA, requires a 5‑day work week (Monday through Friday) during normal business hours. After an…