County of Riverside · 14 hours ago
RUHS Compliance Program Manager
Riverside County, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expThe County of Riverside is seeking candidates for the RUHS Compliance Program Manager positions, which involve the development, coordination, implementation, and oversight of compliance programs. The role requires supervising staff and ensuring adherence to regulations while performing related duties.
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Responsibilities
Supporting compliance with federal, state, and county laws and regulations, including HITECH
Providing subject matter expertise on medical privacy and information security
Overseeing staff and managing program activities as assigned
Assisting in achieving compliance goals and strategic objectives
Perform audits to assess compliance with various laws, regulations, policies, and standards such as those related to healthcare fraud, waste and abuse, billing and coding, clinical documentation, privacy and information security, research and ethics; maintain a system of reporting that provides timely and relevant information of all aspects of compliance issues
Participate in appropriate level of response, develop corrective action plans and conduct compliance investigations while maintaining confidentiality of information reported, as appropriate
Evaluate departmental continuous readiness to achieve compliance in the areas of healthcare privacy and security; assist in the development and implementation of privacy policies, procedures and breach notification as necessary
Develop and implement policies and procedures for filing and investigation of complaints related to HIPAA/HITECH Privacy, Breach Notification Rules and related County guidelines and procedures
Develop and monitor policies and procedures that establish standards for ensuring patient privacy protections, including by providing guidance to individual employees and departments on the HIPAA Privacy Rule, as appropriate
Document and retain all complaints received as required by HIPAA/HITECH; establish and maintain a mechanism for tracking and reporting the investigation and resolving such complaints
Develop and administer training for RUHS staff to promote awareness of compliance to regulatory standards
Provide guidance and assistance to departments on a variety of privacy and compliance auditing, and internal control matters; document findings and prepare reports
Supervise, assign, review, and evaluate the work performed by staff; direct the day-to-day operations of support staff
Qualification
Required
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree, preferably with a major in business administration, public administration, public health nursing, finance, accounting, or a closely related field to the assignment
Three years of professional, journey-level experience in healthcare compliance, which includes internal auditing experience and experience in the development and implementation of HIPAA and/or privacy compliance programs
Knowledge of: Information security; theory, principles and practices of general healthcare; governmental accounting, budgeting and auditing; HIPAA privacy and security rules and regulations; privacy laws, rules and regulations relating to information and security; federal, state and local codes, rules and regulations including healthcare fiscal operations; the methods of developing systems forms for various types of accounting records and reports; information systems and their application to accounting operations; the principles, methods and techniques of public administration, personnel and business office management; the principles and techniques of supervision
Ability to: Develop and implement compliance and auditing programs; apply legal and administrative compliance policies to hospital or health systems; analyze data, draw logical conclusions, conduct independent audits, reviews, and make evaluations to ensure compliance issues and concerns are appropriately evaluated, investigated and resolved; recommend effective courses of action; communicate effectively in oral and written form; establish and maintain effective working relationships; conduct independent systems analyses of complex business processes
Preferred
Current certification in Healthcare Privacy Compliance (CHPC) is strongly preferred
A master's degree from an accredited college or university in any of the aforementioned majors is preferred
Possession of current Healthcare Privacy Compliance (CHPC) certification is preferred
Benefits
Performance Recognition Plan
Veteran's Preference
Reasonable Accommodations
Company
County of Riverside
County of Riverside is a government entity that provides regional administration, public services, and community support programs.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Brian Nestande
Deputy CEO
Charissa Leach, P.E.
Riverside Co. Asst. Chief Executive Officer/TLMA Director
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