TPR Compliance Officer - Eastern United States

About the role

The TPR Compliance Officer reports directly to VP of Compliance Operations. This role supports the implementation and ongoing effectiveness of Tenet’s Ethics and Compliance Program across an assigned region that adheres to Tenet’s Quality, Compliance and Ethics Charter.

Our Impact Today: Tenet is a leading health system and services platform that continues to evolve in lockstep with community need. Our network includes more than 640 locations, including acute care hospitals, surgical hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and medical imaging centers. We enable physicians to serve patients across the continuum of care, supported by an organization of over 100,000 team members.

Responsibilities and activities

• Provide leadership in assigned region on issues concerning ethics and compliance matters, including recommended remediations and action plans.
• Establish effective working relationships and build credibility with stakeholders both in person and remotely.
• Positively interface directly with leadership, employees, and providers at facilities to serve as an approachable resource.
• Aid in Compliance Committee and/or Board Committee preparations and meetings as applicable.
• Take ownership to ensure that all employees, contractors, and physicians within the region are knowledgeable of Federal Healthcare Program requirements and Tenet’s Compliance Program through Tenet’s training and education program.
• Work closely with TPR counsel to facilitate communication, remediation, and resolution of compliance matters.
• Support and conduct risk-based auditing, monitoring, and oversight.
• Oversee implementation of approved procedures that encourage facility employees, leadership, contractors, and physicians to report suspected fraud or other improprieties without the fear of retaliation.
• Collaborate with internal partners to address and resolve compliance concerns timely and effectively.
• Serve as a consultative partner on ethics compliance topics across the region.

Required Background

• Three to five years of progressive compliance experience in hospital, surgical centers, and/or clinical practices compliance, for a larger multi-faceted healthcare company.
• Demonstrated knowledge in federal healthcare programs requirements.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and managing compliance programs remotely for a multiple facilities.
• Demonstrated experience working within a highly regulated healthcare environment.
• Developing and implementing corrective action plans.
• Conducting or overseeing audits/monitoring activities.
• Compliance training development and delivering presentations.
• Compliance data analysis, trend reporting, dashboard utilization.
• Proven negotiation skills and the ability to influence stakeholders – particularly senior leaders with indirect authority.

Professional Qualifications

• An energetic and results-oriented leader who inspires confidence and possesses high personal and professional integrity.
• Clear, concise, and persuasive written and verbal skills.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to meet deadlines.
• Ability to respond and maintain professionalism under pressure.
• Can work independently or with a team on projects.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with ability to identify root causes, evaluate risks, and propose solutions.
• Comfortable making decisions in ambiguous or evolving environments.
• Skills in use of information systems, databases, Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint and other visual systems.

Travel

• Some travel required.
• Selected candidates will be required to pass Motor Vehicle Record check.

Education and Certifications

• A bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree preferred.
• CHC certification required or industry accepted equivalent.

Compensation

• Base pay: $98,592-$157,664 annually. Compensation depends on location, qualifications, and experience.
• Position may be eligible for an Annual Incentive Plan bonus of 10%-50% depending on role level.
• Management level positions may be eligible for sign-on and relocation bonuses.

Benefits

• The following benefits are available, subject to employment status:
• - Medical, dental, vision, disability, AD&D, and life insurance
• - Manager Time Off – 20 days per year
• - Discretionary 401k match
• - 10 paid holidays per year
• - Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• - Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance.
• - Paid sick leave and other leave benefits are provided in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Organization Description

• Careers at Tenet
• Tenet Physician Resources
• USPI Ambulatory Surgical Centers