Accreditation Specialist

Fast Pace Health strives to provide a best in class patient experience in every interaction. We are seeking a highly-skilled, experienced Accreditation Specialist to join our growing team. Our ideal candidate will be deeply committed to nurturing our Fast Pace mission of teamwork, communication, empowerment and quality care in a friendly and encouraging environment.

Fast Pace Health aims to push for a new vision of healthcare in rural communities that will consist of an array of different services. We are changing the delivery of healthcare in these rural areas by integrating excellent patient care, education, accessibility, and community service, in a way that puts the patient’s needs first and improves the health status of our communities.

Fast Pace Health is a growing company! You will have the support and mentoring you need to become the best Accreditation Specialist you can be! We will help you grow your professional goals, and can offer you a rewarding career path. We work as a dynamic team to surpass our business goals by ensuring our patients receive the best care possible in a positive environment. 

-We offer competitive compensation and benefits such as holiday pay, PTO, medical, dental, vision and Work-Life balance, to name a few. 

- As a Fast Pace Health employee you will have the opportunity to participate in community events and outreach programs. This includes, but is not limited to, seasonal parades, book drives, festivals, trunk or treating, fun runs, and more. We dress up for holidays and celebrate with pot lucks. At Fast Pace, our community is our family, and we are a family first community.

The primary purpose of the Accreditation Specialist is to promote safe, high quality and effective patient care through establishment and maintenance of accreditation, certification, and licensure compliance of all facilities. The Accreditation Specialist will provide expert consultation and guidance for continual survey readiness to all markets (Urgent Care Association & Rural Health Clinic). This role will support clinics in MS, AL, & LA with travel 75% of the time. You will be provided with a company car and credit card to cover travel costs. 

Below, we have provided a high level view of what the role entails, with the complete job description discussed in detail during our interviewing process.

• Ability to research, collect, organize, interpret, and communicate information from multiple sources to assess the degree of compliance with the applicable accreditation guidelines
• Ability to objectively assess clinic/organization performance
• Ability to analyze survey findings to provide conclusions, recommendations, and feedback on how to become and remain compliant with accreditation standards.
• Monitors on an ongoing basis compliance level with standards, recommends activities and documentation to eliminate noncompliance.
• Attends and participates in all accreditation related meetings and projects
• Organizes and participates in readiness assessments in preparation for accreditation survey
• Participates in the development and distribution of accreditation best practices
• Provide regular report to leadership on status of accreditation readiness
• Supports the Director of Accreditation in managing regulatory and accreditation compliance initiatives.
• Identifies major phases, implementation steps, timelines, resource needs and potential obstacles or issues for escalation.
• Assists in managing development of tools, learning aids, standard reports, and monitoring plans to promote compliance with standards.

• Degree in Nursing or Business or equivalent work experience in healthcare

• 3+ years’ experience managing projects and to include remote management experience

Fast Pace Health is committed to the principle of equal employment and creating an inclusive environment for the benefit of our employees, our patients, and our communities. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome job applications from qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, parental status, genetic information or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct.
Please refer to the links below for information regarding your rights under certain federal laws:
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/fmlaen.pdf
https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/eppac.pdf
Mississippi Residents Only:
In Mississippi, Fast Pace requires pre-employment/drug/alcohol testing as a condition of employment. The law requires that Fast Pace notify applicants, in writing, upon application and prior to the collection of the specimen for drug and alcohol test, that they may be tested for “the presence of drugs [or alcohol] in their metabolites.” Miss. Code. Ann. § 71-7-3(5).