Behavioral Health Compliance Manager

THE POSITION

Under administrative direction plans organizes develops coordinates and directs the behavioral health compliance programs for Ventura County Behavioral Health (VCBH). Ensures compliance with federal state and county regulations and policies including MediCal and Medicare laws related to behavioral health services. Serves as the primary liaison with the Ventura County Health Care Agency (HCA) Compliance Officer/Office facilitating coordination on compliance matters and ensuring alignment with overarching HCA goals and standards.

Additionally this position reports to the Chief of Managed Care Operations and liaises with the HCA Compliance Officer/Office to ensure VCBH compliance activities align with county policies federal and state regulations and behavioral healthspecific requirements. This role focuses on safeguarding the privacy and security of behavioral health patient information ensuring adherence to Medicaid and Medicare billing/claiming regulations and implementing compliance policies specific to behavioral health clinical and administrative operations.

WHAT WE OFFER

The County of Ventura offers an attractive compensation and benefits package. In addition to the annual salary an employee within these positions may also be eligible for the following:

• Bilingual Incentive Incumbents may be eligible for bilingual incentive depending upon operational needs and certification of skill.
• Educational Incentive Incumbents may also be eligible for an educational incentive of 2.5 for completion of an associate degree 3.5 for completion of a bachelors degree or 5 for completion of a graduate degree for educational attainments not specifically required by the position.
• Deferred Compensation Eligible to participate in the Countys 401(k) Shared Savings Plan and/or the Section 457 Plan.
• Health Plans Fulltime employees are afforded a flexible credit allowance for purchasing medical dental and/or vision insurance from a group of authorized plans.
• Flexible Spending Accounts Choice of participation in the Flexible Spending Accounts which increase spending power through reimbursement of pretax dollars for IRS approved dependent care and health care expenses.
• Pension Plan Both the County and employees contribute to the Countys Retirement Plan and to Social Security. If eligible reciprocity may be established with other public retirement systems such as PERS.
• Holidays 12 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.

DEPARTMENT/AGENCY:Health Care Agency Behavioral Health

PAYROLL TITLE: Senior Program Administrator

Senior Program Administrator is a Management/Confidential classification and is not eligible for overtime compensation. Incumbents in this classification is eligible for benefits at the MB3 level.

The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future Regular (including Temporary and Fixedterm) Intermittent and Extra Help vacancies for this position only. There is currently one 1 Regular vacancy.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

OPENING DATE: February 25 2025

CLOSING DATE: Continuous and may close at any time; therefore the schedule for the remainder of the process will depend upon when we receive enough qualified applications to meet business needs. It is to your advantage to apply as soon as possible. (Previously:March 11 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

These are entrance requirements to the examination process and assure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.

EDUCATION TRAINING and EXPERIENCE
Considerable combination of related education training and experience which has led to the acquisition of the required knowledge skills and abilities. Example of qualifying experience includes:

• A Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in Public Health Administration Behavioral Health Services Administration Business Administration or a closely related field; AND
• Four 4 years of compliancerelated experience in a behavioral health or healthcare setting including but not limited to internal auditing and development of HIPAA compliance programs

• Three 3 years of supervisory experience
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Word Excel and PowerPoint

• A Masters degree in Public Health Administration Behavioral Health Services Administration Business Administration or a closely related field;
• Experience with compliance administration in a behavioral health setting

FINAL FILING DATE:This is a continuous recruitment and may close at any time. Applications must be received by County of Ventura Human Resources in Ventura California no later than 5:00 p.m. on the closing date. (Previously:Your application must be received by County of Ventura Human Resources in Ventura California no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday March 11 2025.

To apply online please refer to our website atwww.ventura/jobs. If you prefer to fill out a paper application form please callfor application materials and submit them to County of Ventura Human Resources 800 South Victoria Avenue L1970 Ventura CA 93009.

LATERAL TRANSFER OPTION:If presently permanently employed in another merit or civil service public agency/entity in the same or substantively similar position as is advertised and if appointed to that position by successful performance in a merit or civil service style examination then appointment by Lateral Transfer may be possible. If interested please click here for additional information.

Note to Applicants:It is essential that you complete all sections of your application and supplemental questionnaire thoroughly and accurately to demonstrate your qualifications. A resume and/or other related documents may be attached to supplement the information in your application and supplemental questionnaire; however it/they may not be submitted in lieu of the application.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE qualifying:All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this exam AT THE TIME OF FILING. The supplemental questionnaire may be used throughout the exam process to assist in determining each applicants qualifications and acceptability for the position. Failure to complete and submit the questionnaire may result in the application being removed from consideration.

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE EVALUATION:A Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E) is a structured evaluation of the job application materials submitted by a candidate including the written responses to the supplemental questionnaire. The T&E is NOT a determination of whether the candidate meets the stated requirements; rather the T&E is one method for determining who are the better qualified among those who have shown that they meet the stated requirements. In a T&E applications are either scored or rank ordered according to criteria that most closely meet the business needs of the department. Candidates are typically scored/ranked in relation to one another; consequently when the pool of candidates is exceptionally strong many qualified candidates may receive a score or rank which is moderate or even low resulting in them not being advanced in the process.

NOTE: The selection process will likely consist of an Oral Exam which may be preceded or replaced with the score from a Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E) contingent upon the size and quality of the candidate pool. In a typical T&E your training and experience are evaluated in relation to the background experience and factors identified for successful job performance during a job analysis. For this reason it is recommended that your application materials clearly show your relevant background and specialized knowledge skills and abilities. It is also highly recommended that the supplemental questions within the application are completed with care and diligence. Responses such as See Resume or Refer to Resume are not acceptable and may disqualify an applicant from further evaluation.

ORAL EXAM 100:A jobrelated oral exam will be conducted to evaluate and compare participating applicants knowledge skills and abilities in relation to those factors which job analysis has determined to be essential for successful performance of the job. Applicants must earn a score of seventy percent 70 or higher to qualify for placement on the eligible list.

If there are three 3 or fewer qualified applicants an oral exam will not be conducted. Instead a score of seventy percent 70 will be assigned to each application and each applicant will be placed on the eligible list.

Applicants successfully completing the exam process may be placed on an eligible list for a period of one 1 year.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION:A thorough preemployment post offer background investigation which may include inquiry into past employment education criminal background information and driving record may be required for this position.

For further information about this recruitment please contact Maritza David by email at or by telephone at.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: The County of Ventura is an equal opportunity employer to all regardless of age ancestry color disability (mental and physical) exercising the right to family care and medical leave gender gender expression gender identity genetic information marital status medical condition military or veteran status national origin political affiliation race religious creed sex (includes pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding and related medical conditions) and sexual orientation.