Director of Corporate Compliance

About the Role

The Director of Corporate Compliance will provide centralized oversight of the organization’s ethics and compliance efforts, including the administration, investigation, and enforcement of the organization’s ethics and compliance plan and policies.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and management of the corporate compliance and ethics program.
• Foster a culture of ethical and compliant behavior within the organization.
• Lead and manage compliance program team members, including direct reports representing all key areas of the compliance program.
• Develop and routinely review and revise, as necessary, a code of ethics and business conduct with the compliance committee and governing body.
• Develop and oversee the implementation of the annual compliance work plan with the compliance committee and governing body.
• Effectively communicate ethics and compliance standards to the organization’s employees, contractors, and vendors.
• Coordinate and monitor employee training regarding compliance with laws, regulations, and corporate policies.
• Conduct annual compliance training for all employees.
• Coordinate and support corporate monitoring and auditing procedures of business and clinical conduct practices with senior leadership.
• Oversee compliance tracking system of all compliance-related issues, investigations, and action plans addressing areas of risk identified within the organization.
• Advise the governing body, senior leadership, employees, and affiliates on ethics and business conduct issues as necessary and appropriate.
• Coordinate and/or manage internal investigations of alleged violations of ethics and compliance standards.
• Review all internal compliance, audit reports, and investigation reports pertaining to the organization.
• Secure opinions of outside consultants and counsel about ethics and business conduct issues with the ethics and compliance committee when advisable.
• Work with legal counsel and outside consultants in conducting more detailed investigations as necessary.
• Take prompt corrective and preventive actions in response to identified concerns or problems.
• Initiate immediate remedial actions as warranted by extreme circumstances or recommend remedial actions to the governing body and senior leadership.
• Serve as a liaison to the organization’s governing body and senior management on ethics and compliance standards and business conduct issues.
• Make periodic reports to the governing body and senior leadership regarding ethics and compliance program activities.
• Keep up-to-date on current practices in the field through review of literature, attending conferences and seminars, continuing education, licensing, and compliance needs.
• Attend community and marketing events related to the rehabilitation department upon request.
• Represent the Facility’s place in the community at large.
• Develop organizational strategies by contributing information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction; establish functional objectives in line with organization objectives.
• Establish operational strategies by evaluating trends, establishing critical measurements, determining quality and customer-service strategies, designing systems, accumulating resources, resolving problems, and implementing change.
• Accomplish human resources strategies by determining accountabilities, communicating and enforcing policy and procedures, and implementing training, education, and communication programs.
• Conduct continuing education programs and special in-service training for direct reports.
• Recruit, interview, hire, and train compliance personnel as needed.
• Complete evaluation of performance of direct reports at least once annually and make recommendations for performance improvement plans.
• Promote and maintain proactive, positive employee relations.
• Maintain frequent, informal interaction and provide positive feedback to staff.
• Support and coordinate terminations of staff for performance-related issues or for unethical and/or fraudulent behavior.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a post-acute healthcare compliance role.
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, or related healthcare field required.
• Extensive knowledge of federal, state, local, and other applicable healthcare-related laws and regulations.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate with all organizational levels.
• Background in management with strong supervisory skills.
• CHC certification preferred.
• Clinical background preferred.

Travel

As required to attend company meetings, conferences, scheduled trainings, and investigations.