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Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)

Account Representative

Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), Deerfield, Illinois, United States, 60063

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Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) Overview

At AAAHC, we are at the forefront of improving health care quality through accreditation. Our employees are dedicated to applying their diverse skill sets—technical, research, clinical, analytical, and data-driven—to improve health care quality through accreditation. Here, your work is a journey filled with opportunities to learn, grow, and contribute to a higher purpose within a mission-based culture that values quality every day in ambulatory health care. Position Description

Reporting to the Manager, Accreditation Operations, the Account Representative is responsible for daily operations and client management to ensure timely service delivery from application review to accreditation/certification decision. This role involves client engagement throughout the 1095 cycle, ensuring continuous compliance with AAAHC Standards, policies, and procedures, and delivery of quality, timely customer service to clients, surveyors, and governance members. Success in this position requires a proactive attitude toward acquiring new skills, tools and technical abilities whether through training programs, self-study, or asking questions and integrating learnings into daily tasks to effectively perform and contribute. Strong multitasking ability, attention to detail and effective time management are essential.

Manage the client accreditation/certification account management process for new and renewal clients as assigned including:

Review incoming client applications for completeness to ensure accurate scoping, Standards curation, and surveyor assignment, and follow up with clients to clarify input and request additional information as necessary; includes facilitating 1095 Engage Change Notifications for renewal clients

Collaborate with Scheduling Coordinators to ensure timely survey/surveyor match and scheduling; collaborate with Manager and Business Development for determining onsite survey scope for multi-event survey tours

Develop and maintain working knowledge of AAAHC Standards interpretation, policies and procedures to address client questions; aligned with training progression

Analyze Survey Reports to ensure completeness, compliance and quality; follow-up with Surveyors to clarify report information, seek corrections, or question Standards application that may impact accreditation/certification decision; recommend an accreditation/certification decision for consideration

Review and process significant organizational changes and follow-up actions as necessary, including requests for additional information and escalation to Clinical Services or Manager

Complete timely Survey Report reporting including points of contact for client organizations with oversight agreements

Review Plans of Correction (POC) for appropriateness and completeness; follow-up with client for additional information or clarification as necessary

Respond to, triage, escalate, and document client information requests and Standards interpretation questions; ensure quality client service through proficiency with Standards interpretation and policy/procedure compliance

Prioritize and maintain timelines and action plans for assigned Applications, Survey Reports, POCs, and Change Notifications; meet performance goals and proficiency requirements

Maintain proficiency in use of the 1095 Engage accreditation management system; participate in UAT for system enhancements as requested

Complete required training and fulfill training QC requirements demonstrating proficiency in interpreting MDS Standards, policies, and survey report review processes

Minimum Qualifications and Job-specific Competencies Required

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Attention to detail with a focus on quality and results

Ability to multi-task with effective time management

Preferred Qualifications

2 years of relevant work experience

Knowledge of the health care service industry

Working Conditions & Travel Expectations

Occasional evening conference calls not to exceed 2 per month

Physical Requirements

Sedentary work: predominantly sitting with occasional lifting of up to 10 lbs; standard computer-based duties

Salary varies based on experience, location, and qualifications

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Customer Service

Industries

Hospitals and Health Care

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