Compliance Specialist - Corporate Compliance and Privacy

RUHS Medical Center is seeking an experienced Compliance Specialist to support the planning, implementation, and maintenance of compliance programs and activities within the health system.

Under direction, this position performs a broad range of healthcare compliance and privacy-related functions and other related duties as assigned.

Position Overview:
The Compliance Specialist typically reports to a supervisor or manager and plays a key role in supporting compliance and privacy efforts across the organization.

Responsibilities include:


* Conducting privacy investigations and maintaining case documentation


* Responding to compliance and privacy inquiries


* Representing the compliance function in internal and external meetings


* Performing in-person privacy audits


* Recommending improvements to policies, procedures, and compliance practices


* Assisting with the development and implementation of compliance solutions

While the role may include supervision of clerical or technical staff, its primary focus is oninvestigative case work and privacy-related compliance functions.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
This position differs from the RUHS Compliance Program Manager, which involves managing a standalone compliance division and overseeing full-scale program development and execution.
The Compliance Specialist is not considered a natural progression or underfill for the Compliance Program Manager classification.• Perform audits of organizational operations to assess compliance with various laws, regulations, policies, and standards such as those related to healthcare privacy and information security; maintain a system of reporting that provides timely and relevant information of all aspects of compliance issues.

• Participate in an appropriate level of response, develop corrective action plans and conduct compliance investigations while maintaining confidentiality of information reported as appropriate.

• Monitor policies and procedures that establish standards for ensuring patient privacy protections, including providing guidance to individual employees and departments on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA), and other state and federal privacy laws as appropriate.

• Document and retain investigation notes and correspondence; establish and maintain a mechanism for tracking and reporting the investigation and resolving complaints.

• Assist with the administration of training for staff to promote awareness of compliance to regulatory standards.

• Under supervision, provide guidance and assistance to departments on a variety of privacy and compliance auditing, and internal control matters; document findings and prepare reports.

• Direct, train, assign, and evaluate subordinate clerical and technical personnel in the perfor...