HEAD CONTRACT PROGRAM AUDITOR / EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT HOMELESSNESS

FILING DATE:
Friday, May 17, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time (PT)

This examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.

DEFINITION:
Directs the work of several teams of Contract Program Auditors with responsibility for the planning, negotiation, and monitoring of contracts with private agencies providing health services to Los Angeles County.

CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS:
Positions allocable to this class function under general administrative supervision and have responsibility for directing the work of several teams of Contract Program Auditors engaged in planning, developing, evaluating and monitoring contracts of public and private agencies which provide health care services for Los Angeles County.

• Has immediate responsibility for the planning, organization, administration and monitoring of a large number of contractual services programs to ensure proper utilization of funds and provision of services.
• Consults with clinical, administrative, and program planning staff in developing contract policy, procedures and standards, and in concert with them, evaluates and controls results to ensure fiscal and programmatic accountability.
• Determines fiscal needs of various contracts and agreements and develops procedures and controls to assure appropriate monitoring of expenditures.
• Directs the preparation of the contract program budget-funding plan through the allocation of various categorical funds available to specific contract service agreements.
• Evaluates proposals for contract services; supervises the drafting of proposed contract agreements and reviews and approves documents prior to technical review and formal implementation.
• Analyzes requests for contract program modifications and supervises the development of and implementation of recommended policies and procedures for the management of contracted services.
• Reviews and approves all contract agency budgets and any contract agency budget revisions.
• Represents the County in contract matters with various hospitals and health services providers, other County departments, local, state and federal agencies and other concerned parties, public and private.
• Prepares reports on new program requests, as well as reports on the progress of current programs.
• Directs studies of workload requirements and makes staffing adjustments.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Option I: Four (4) years' experience at the level of a Contract Program Auditor monitoring and evaluating health services contracts for compliance, two (2) years' of which experience must have been in a supervisory capacity.

Option II: Two (2) years' experience at the level of the County of Los Angeles class of Senior Contract Program Auditor.

PHYSICAL CLASS:
Physical Class II – Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:
*Experience at the level of Contract Program Auditor in the County of Los Angeles is defined as one who conducts program evaluation audits of hospitals, day-care centers and related health facilities to ensure that appropriate quality of care is maintained by private agencies with public contracts.

**Experience at the level of Senior Contract Program Auditor in the County of Los Angeles is defined as one who supervises a staff of Contract Program Auditors engaged in monitoring and evaluating health services provided by private agencies with public contracts.

EXAMINATION CONTENT:
Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.

Before the end of your initial work assignment, the appointing department will evaluate your performance. Those who achieve a passing score on this evaluation will be considered for permanent appointment.

FAIR CHANCE EMPLOYER:

ANTI-RACISM, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (ARDI):
The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. The Department of Human Resources is committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices. #J-18808-Ljbffr