Program Administrator Senior

Job Summary :

This Posting is for Current Internal ADHS Applicants ONLY.

The Quality Assurance (QA) Administrator oversees the quality assurance program within the statewide population-based cancer registry and surveillance program, ensuring compliance with national standards. Involves long-range strategic planning and leadership of daily management operations of the QA Unit, under the general direction of the Office of Health Registries Systems Manager. Supervises a team of staff, interns, and temporary contracted personnel. Reviews staff work products, formulates improvement plans, and consults on the QA Unit's budgetary needs. The QA Administrator executes and supervises complex advanced technical work. Develops and conducts audits and studies, reports findings to internal and external stakeholders. This position ensures hospitals and other required entities comply with state statutes and regulations governing program data standards of accuracy, timeliness, and completeness. Performs program evaluation, manages the death clearance protocol, co-leads federal and national data submissions, and oversees the statewide Training Program and policy development. The QA Administrator will collaborate closely with the registry epidemiologist and operations supervisor to enhance quality and training initiatives. This position facilitates data linkages and inter-registry data.

Job Duties :

Effective and efficient management of the Arizona Cancer Registry QA Unit within the program, including hiring and training of staff, supervision of staff, writing of performance evaluations, maximizing of resources, collaborative planning, and creation of work plans addressing all deliverables for quality assurance initiatives. Includes oversight of training activities, updates to internal policy / procedure manual, and development of guidance documents.

Plans and conducts statewide assessments of cancer registry data quality through audits and studies of reporting hospitals and other entities to ensure compliance with state and national regulations. Develops protocols, design software applications, and generates reports based on findings. Communicates results to internal and external stakeholders. Works collaboratively to involved develop with the audits. Internal dashboard to monitor compliance. Oversees the budget for audit activities and manages the staff.

Oversees and manages the annual death clearance project, and provides direction to staff involved in process. Ensures compliance with the national death clearance accuracy standards. Collaborates with the epidemiologist to enhance the process, which involves integrating hospital discharge data and utilizing the Health Information Exchange (HIE).

Monitors the federal grant in relation to the objectives and performance measures of the Quality Assurance Program, ensures that all activities meet and exceed established standards. Oversees the CDC Data Quality Evaluation and program evaluation requirements of the federal grant. Develops, implements and evaluates policies, procedures, standards and guidelines for the Quality Assurance Program and contributes to the writing of grants and other funding proposals.

Serves as the subject matter expert for cancer registry applications such as Match

• Pro, Web Plus, GenEdits, and EditWriter to further enhance the reporting capabilities of the registry. Manages software updates and conversions for the registry database. Researches, develops, and distributes the EDIT metafile required by mandated reporters statewide to ensure adherence to a prescribed set of standard edits.

Performs, monitors, and tracks data linkages and data exchanges for the Quality Assurance Program. Collaborates with the ADHS Well Woman HealthCheck Program and with the Hopi and Navajo Breast and Cervical Programs to facilitate and conduct data linkages. Partners with other U.S. state central cancer registries to conduct data exchange activities.

Leads the quality review of cancer cases involved in high level projects, including approved HSRB research studies and cancer concern investigations. Performs ad-hoc studies and compiles general and statistical reports used by management.

Co-leads the registry annual data submissions to comply with the highest data quality standards established by national and federal partners.

Interprets cancer registry rules, regulations, and policies for hospital cancer registrars and reporting entities, and provides technical assistance and program guidance. Collaborates and maintains partnerships with various stakeholders, including hospital systems, physicians, other reporters, cancer registry software vendors, state cancer registries, national entities, and federal and tribal partners.

Other duties as assigned as related to the position.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs) :

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Skill in :

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Selective Preference(s) :

Bachelor of Public Health or Health Information Technology or related field, work experience in a cancer registry or health program and 3 years experience managing complex programs. Master's degree in Public Health may substitute for 1 year experience.

Pref. given to candidates w / coursework in program planning and evaluation. Increasing responsibility in public health programs.

Pre-Employment Requirements :

This Posting is for Current Internal ADHS Applicants ONLY.

Driver's License.

Credentialed ODS-C (Oncology Data Specialist - Certified) within 2 years of hire. Guidelines at

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply :

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits :

The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including :

− Affordable medical and dental insurance plans

− Paid vacation and sick time

− Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster / adopted child (pilot program).

− 10 paid holidays per year

− Wellness program and plans

− Life insurance

− Short / long-term disability insurance

− Defined retirement plan

− Award winning Infant at Work program

− Credit union membership

− Transit subsidy

− ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program . For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our

Retirement :

To help you build a financially secure future, the State makes monthly contributions to finance your retirement benefit. The State will contribute to the ASRS in an amount equal to your contribution. In other words, you and the State will each pay 50% of the total cost of the benefit. New State employees have a 27-week wait period for contributions to begin.