Hospital Financial Reporting Lead (Hsc4) - Project - Doh8216

This full-time project, Health Services Consultant 4 (HSC4) is anticipated to be funded through June 30, 2025, and depending on additional funding availability it may be extended significantly.

Are you passionate about promoting transparency in healthcare finance and ensuring equitable access to quality care for all?  The Office of Community Health Systems is seeking a dynamic individual to join our team as the Hospital Financial Reporting Lead for our Charity Care Program.

Join a collaborative and passionate team doing the important work of helping patients become more educated consumers of healthcare. Contribute to greater data transparency and quality, informing efforts to develop health policy by providing information necessary for analysis of health care issues.  Help chart a course for the program during a period of growth and change, as we respond to recent legislation that requires additional hospital financial, charity care, and community benefit reporting.

Make a difference.

As the Hospital Financial Reporting Lead within the Charity Care Program, you will serve as a technical expert to:

• Ensure the integrity, accuracy, and timely completion of hospital financial and charity care reporting requirements.

• Evaluate, monitor, and analyze community hospital data and produce reports and visualizations that display trends in charity care, health care utilization and financial trends over time.

• Lead complex policy activities such as rulemaking, legislative implementation, and bill analysis, including responding to information requests from a variety of internal and external partners. This position is responsible for preparing standard and ad hoc reports for internal and external partners.

• Serve as the lead technical specialist and expert for the Hospital Financial Data Repository (HOFIDAR), to ensure continuity of database functionality.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Managing hospital financial reporting including collecting and maintaining data, such as Year-end Financial; Quarterly Financial; Quarterly Charity Care; Community Health Needs Assessment; Community Health Improvement Services; and Audited Financial Statements.

• Lead and technical expert for hospital onboarding, report submittal user accounts, adherence to state reporting requirements, enforcement of non-compliant reporters, audits and resolves data submission errors, manages data validation and logic rules and monitoring data imports from hospital staff.

• Lead for the development, testing, and implementation of specifications for HOFIDAR (hospital financial reporting) database applications and upgrades. Planning and overseeing integration of new and existing reports. Managing the process for maintaining data collection tools.

• Analysis and dissemination of financial data; producing data visualization.

• Development and implementation of rules, policies, procedures, and interpretive statements.

Essential Requirements & Qualifications

Note: Experience defined below may have been gained through paid or unpaid activities. Please ensure any relevant experience defined below is outlined in your cover letter, resume, and/or applicant profile.

• Option 1: Eight (8) or more years of experience working in- bookkeeping, accounting, or financial analysis.

OR

• Option 2: A bachelor's degree or higher with major study in accounting, finance, economics, business management, health care administration, public administration, or closely allied field; AND Three (3) or more years of experience working in bookkeeping, accounting, or financial analysis.

AND (for BOTH the above options):

• Two (2) or more years of experience working in hospital/healthcare administration, public health, or allied field.

• Proficient in Excel functions that support processing and analyzing data, including data sorting and filtering, table creation and manipulation, conditional formatting, and use of basic to intermediate complexity formulas.

• Working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and the preparation and analysis of financial statements.

Desired Skills & Preferred Experience

• One or more years of experience analyzing and interpreting financial data, 

• Experience with interpreting laws and/or public policy.

• Familiarity with data visualization creation tools.

Required Competencies:

Must demonstrate competency in all Agency Core Competencies, especially:

• Achievement Orientation

• Adds value through personal contribution, technical knowledge, and group achievements.

• Meets productivity standards, deadlines, and work schedules.

• Provides products and services that consistently meet or exceed the needs and expectations of customers.

• Consistently produces accurate and timely work with minimal supervision.

• Demonstrates ability to break down problems into simple lists of tasks or activities.

• Models effective team member behavior such as integrity, credibility, enthusiasm, commitment, honesty and caring.

• Technical and Professional Competence

• Applies professional and technical knowledge and skills to fulfill job requirements.

• Provides information and options in a timely manner to peers, team/ stakeholders, and customers.

• Uses basic technology appropriately to accomplish assigned work.

• Models and encourages a lifelong commitment to rigorous critical thinking.

• Models and facilitates transformation of creative ideas into reality.

• Improves knowledge, skills, and abilities to improve performance in the short-term and long-term.

• Applies the consultation process to differing aspects of the internal and external consultant roles as appropriate to the situation and stakeholders.

Join a great team and lead us into the future

The mission of the Department is to protect and improve the health of people in Washington State. The division of Health Systems Quality Assurance (HSQA) is responsible for the oversight of Washington State's health care delivery system which includes licensing and regulating over 470,000 health care professionals and 12,000 facilities. HSQA also works closely with communities and local health partners to build strong health systems and prevention programs across the state to help ensure communities have affordable access to quality health care.

This position is a highly visible, outward-facing role and the person in this role represents the Department of Health's Office of Community Health System when working with facilities on hospital financial reporting requirements. The Charity Care Program is one of several key functional areas in the Office of Community Health Systems.

Work Location & Flexibility

The incumbent may be located anywhere within the State of Washington. For this hybrid position, the incumbent will work with their supervisor to identify an appropriate work schedule and balance including telework and reporting to the Tumwater, WA duty station for work activities as needed for meetings and training.  We anticipate the incumbent will work at the Tumwater office 1 day quarterly.

Work that matters

Public health promotes and protects the health of all people in the state of Washington, in the communities where they live, learn, work, and play. We understand that our efforts to achieve more equitable health outcomes for the communities we serve begin with our ability to operationalize and institutionalize equity throughout our internal policies, systems, and practices.

About DOH

Join the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and be part of a dynamic team dedicated to safeguarding public health. As a frontline defender of our communities, DOH collaborates with partners around the clock to impact the lives of every Washingtonian and visitor. We're not just an organization; we're a catalyst for change, guided by our core values of Equity, Innovation, and Engagement. Our Transformational Plan for the future of Washington's health is in motion, and we invite you to make a meaningful impact on the well-being of the state by joining us in this exciting journey. Your work at DOH truly matters.

Why DOH

We are dedicated to your work-life harmony and offer one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation, designed to support your lifestyle. To learn more about "Why DOH", visit Work@Health.

How to Apply

Intrigued? Click "Apply" to submit your detailed application profile along with the following:

• Remember to showcase your relevant education and experience in your application.

• Application packets must include the following:

• A cover letter (without personal pictures) describing how you meet the qualifications and why you are interested in this position.

• A current resume (without personal pictures).

• Three (3) or more professional references, to be listed in your profile under the references section, which includes at least one supervisor, peer, and (if you have supervised staff) someone you have supervised or led.

• Do not submit private information including social security numbers, year of birth, etc.

• The hiring manager WILL NOT review additional supplemental attachments. DO NOT attach or submit the following:

Veterans: Applicants wishing to claim Veterans Preference must attach a copy of their DD-214 (Member 4 copy), NGB 22, or signed verification of service letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to their application. Please remove or cover any personally identifiable data such as social security numbers and birth year.

Union Representation

This position is covered by a bargaining unit for which the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE) is the exclusive representative. 

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

We regard diversity as the foundation of our strength, recognizing that differing insights and abilities enable us to reflect the unique needs of the communities we serve.

DOH is an equal-opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination based on race/ethnicity/color, creed, sex, pregnancy, age, religion, national origin, marital status, the presence or perception of a disability, veteran's status, military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, or gender identity.

Questions and Accommodations:

If you have questions about this position, please contact Kristina Cox at, kristina.cox@doh.wa.gov or 360-236-4152.

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Conditions of Employment/Working Conditions

With or without an accommodation, I am willing and able to:

• Work Monday

• Friday, from 8 a.m.

• 5 p.m., but willing to occasionally adjust work-schedule to meet business needs, which may include evenings and weekends.  A flexible work schedule will be considered upon request and supervisor approval.

• Occasionally travel, alone or with another person, throughout the region/state/nation, which may include overnight.

• Legally operate a state- or privately-owned vehicle OR provide alternative transportation while on state business.

• Participate in emergency response exercises and emergency events/high-priority assignments, as assigned.

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