Compliance Specialist

About the role

The primary function of this position is to ensure compliance with the federal and state laws, regulations, and rules governing healthcare entities, and specifically, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. Identifies risk areas, prepares audit tools, conducts audits, and provide analysis and recommendations to executive leadership. Conducts audits and provides support for other internal or external auditors; investigates and resolves compliance issues related to the healthcare environment. Evaluates regulatory agency reports and formulates responses and corrective actions. Maintains logs, indexes, files, computer databases, and other records pertaining to compliance and risk. Creates logs and systems for entering and tracking compliance guidelines. Confers with administrative staff regarding compliance risk areas and final reports. Develops strategies and leads compliance related committees/work groups. Implements compliance procedures. Responsible for ensuring compliance with governmental requirements.

Responsibilities

• Identifies risk areas, prepares audit tools, conducts audits, and provide analysis and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Conducts audits and provides support for other internal or external auditors; investigates and resolves compliance issues related to the healthcare environment.
• Evaluates regulatory agency reports and formulates responses and corrective actions.
• Maintains logs, indexes, files, computer databases, and other records pertaining to compliance and risk.
• Creates logs and systems for entering and tracking compliance guidelines.
• Confers with administrative staff regarding compliance risk areas and final reports.
• Develops strategies and leads compliance related committees/work groups.
• Implements compliance procedures.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with governmental requirements.

Requirements

• Demonstrates an advanced knowledge and skill in analyzing patient records to identify non-conformances in Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition (ICD-10), and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code assignment.
• Demonstrates both knowledge and application of Sanford Health Systems, policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in health related field or equivalent education is required.
• Master’s degree is preferred.
• Prior Relevant Compliance Work Experience Is Preferred.
• Depending on department, may be required to maintain licensure/certification as appropriate to background, including but not limited to: Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA), Certified Coding Specialist-Physician-based (CCS-P), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or Certified Healthcare Constructor (CHC).
• Complete continuing education requirements as necessary.
• Certification in healthcare compliance is preferred but not mandatory.

Skills

• Strong Skills In Project Management
• Critical Thinking
• Auditing / Evaluation / Investigation

Benefits

Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit here.

Pay

$27.50 - $44.00

Schedule

Full time