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Blue Cross of Idaho · 1 day ago

HIPAA Compliance Specialist

Meridian, ID

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$78K/yr - $117K/yr

4+ years exp

Blue Cross of Idaho is seeking a Compliance Specialist to analyze and distribute new and updated regulatory requirements related to HIPAA and protected health information. The role involves advising business areas of their compliance obligations and helping to resolve HIPAA privacy issues that emerge.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Maintains and applies knowledge of regulations and regulatory changes relevant to the industry and the organization – HHS, OCR, SAMSHA, State Privacy Laws, CMS, Department of Labor, Department of Insurance, and others

Performs Privacy incident investigations

Makes independent HIPAA Breach determinations using regulatory required criteria

Facilitates Privacy required notifications

Creating letters for specific incidents, requests and responds to privacy inquiries

Performs risk assessments of 3rd party privacy compliance, including supplier, software, and other business partners

Analysis privacy related trends, suggests remediation and creates communication to report to leadership

Acts as a subject matter expert for regulatory requirements pertaining to BCI Privacy regulations

Ensures regulatory standards are applied to organizational policies and procedures by evaluating and communicating regulatory guidance to impacted business areas

Responds to compliance and privacy related questions, complaints, and incidences

Facilitates or supports organizational compliance training on Privacy and general compliance and other topics required by regulation

Works with business relationship owners and vendors to train, educate, mitigate compliance risks, and drive industry best practices

Provide support in coordinating third party oversight related to compliance requirements

Assist in communication and education initiatives delivered by Compliance

Support and seek ways to improve compliance risk assessments and maturity evaluations throughout the organization

Coordinate and provide support in resolving third party compliance incidents

Provide support and expertise in the authoring and updating of Compliance department and corporate policies and procedures

Analyze relevant data to find opportunities to improve the organization’s compliance program and culture of compliance

Produce and distribute department and organizational reports related to compliance

Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Qualification

HIPAA complianceRegulatory analysisPrivacy incident investigationsRisk assessmentsCompliance trainingCommunication skillsProblem-solvingTeam collaboration

Required

4 years' health industry, internal audit, legal, compliance, or government programs (12 years of experience if candidate does not have Bachelor's degree)

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience (Two years' relevant work experience is equivalent to one-year college)