Apply early! This recruitment will remain open continuous. Application review begins May 31, 2023 and will be ongoing thereafter. The hiring authority reserves the right to make a hiring decision and/or to close the recruitment at any time.

Deputy Director, Office of Investigative and Legal Services (WMS Band 3)

Health Systems Quality Assurance

Tumwater, Washington (Flexible/Hybrid)

DOH7376

Our ideal candidate. 
Has a driving passion for the work, brings humility to their job and interactions, and understands how their actions affect others. They see the needs and objectives of others and take them into account while achieving their objectives, and they adapt their approach and expectations accordingly. They demonstrate resilience and outward behaviors even when confronted with others who are not as open or collaborative. 

Make a difference. 
The Deputy Director of the Office of Investigative and Legal Services (OILS) manages the legal services provided to the division of Health Systems Quality Assurance. Services provided by OILS are essential to the regulation of over 80 healthcare professions and over 30 types of facilities. Reporting to the Director of the Office of Investigative and Legal Services, this position supervises four Supervising Staff Attorneys, who directly oversee the work of eighteen Staff Attorneys.

The management objective is to assure patient safety, public health and the quality of health care services and appropriate access to health care services regulated for everyone in the state of Washington. This position supports the Department’s mission to protect and improve the health of the state of Washington by providing professional and technical expertise delivering enhanced legal services and providing strong leadership in areas of complex legal adjudication.