OPS CMS Compliance Specialist

Requisition No: 887311

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: OPS CMS Compliance Specialist - 67965504

Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 67965504

Salary: $25.00 Hourly

Posting Closing Date: 11/16/2026

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Position Summary

The primary function of this position is ensuring APD residential (group home and assisted living facility) and non-residential (adult day training and prevocational) setting compliance with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements, set forth in 42 CFR 441.301.

The Work You Will Do

• Conduct onsite monitoring through established survey protocols of APD residential and non-residential settings located within the region to determine compliance with 42 CFR 441.301(c)(4).
• Onsite monitoring includes conducting interviews of individuals served within residential settings and non-residential settings to verify person centered plans are in place that ensure rights, dignity, choice, and community integration.
• Conduct validation surveys of residential and non-residential settings every three years to ensure continued compliance with CMS requirements.
• Complete written survey reports summarizing findings related to the providers’ compliance with CMS requirements, including identification of deficiencies to be remediated.
• Coordinate with providers on completion of plans of remediation/correction and provide technical assistance for providers to come into compliance with CMS requirements.
• Conduct follow-up surveys to ensure providers complete their plans of remediation within established time frames.
• Participate in meetings to discuss concerns and provider actions that may be necessary, including terminations.
• Conduct heightened scrutiny reviews of settings that appear to meet the definition of presumptively institutional and report findings to the APD leadership team and participate, as necessary, in the review of public comments on settings identified as presumptively institutional, providing recommendations on identified issues as requested.
• Provide APD leadership team with status reports of completed assessments.
• Participate in all training and technical assistance conference calls.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid Driver’s License or other efficient means of transportation to travel for work purposes.
• Must be able to work evenings and weekends, as necessary, to ensure residential settings are assessed when individuals are home.
• Professional experience with monitoring or conducting quality assurance activities.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, Power Point Share Point) and other required computer software applications.

Ability to work under strict timelines, effectively communicate orally and in writing, establish, organize, and maintain files, read and interpret applicable laws, rules, and regulations, write evaluations and/or reports, plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments, and establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Additional Information

To qualify for this position, applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year. Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information but will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon your retirement date.

As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in the State Personnel System is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program.

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities that applicants for employment undergo Level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer.

APD only hires U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. APD participates in the U.S. government’s employment eligibility verification program (E-Verify).