Compliance Officer

Maseera; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 16,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Maseera is seeking a Compliance Officer to assist the Head in developing a hospital-wide compliance program and to monitor regulatory compliance across nursing floors and ancillary departments. You will coordinate the implementation, monitoring and enforcement of compliance initiatives, collaborating with departments to address issues for investigation and resolution.

You will also develop reports interpreting regulatory specifications and highlighting gaps, while ensuring timely quality

Qualifications

• University degree in a healthcare discipline.
• Formal training or certification in QMS or Healthcare Compliance preferred.
• Proficiency in English and Arabic for documentation and communication.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Head in developing a hospital compliance program.
• Monitor regulatory compliance for nursing floors and ancillary departments.
• Coordinate implementation, monitoring and enforcement of compliance initiatives.
• Collaborate with departments to route compliance issues for investigation.
• Ensure key quality activities are completed on time and reported.
• Develop reports interpreting regulatory specifications and results.
• Highlight process gaps requiring remediation.
• Identify sources of loss and propose solutions.
• Handle physicians credentialing.
• Respond to compliance inquiries.
• Monitor and coordinate compliance activities across departments.

Skills

Clinical decision-making

Case management review

Preventive health auditing

Acute care practices knowledge

Joint Commission regulations

Arabic & English proficiency

Education

Healthcare degree

QMS or Healthcare Compliance cert

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Visio

Job description

Job Summary

• Assist the Head in developing a compliance program aimed at reducing risk for the hospital.
• Monitor the regulatory compliance for all nursing floors and ancillary departments.
• Coordinate the implementation, monitoring and enforcement of compliance initiatives.
• Collaborate with departments to direct compliance issues to appropriate channels for investigation and resolution.
• Monitor and ensure that key quality activities are completed on time and accurately in order to present results to key departmental management and meet regulatory requirements.
• Develop reports to interpret regulatory specifications, explain programs and results of programs, and document findings and limitations of department interventions.
• Highlight any gaps in processes that may require remediation.
• Identify potential sources of loss and solution to solve problems.
• Handle all Physicians credentialing.
• Respond to all compliance inquiries that may arise.
• Monitor, and as necessary, coordinate compliance activities of other departments to remain abreast of the status of all compliance activities and to identify trends.

Requirements Education

• University Degree from a recognized university, preferably a Science Degree in Nursing or other healthcare discipline.
• Formal training or certification in Quality Management Systems (QMS) or Healthcare Compliance preferred.

Knowledge

• Knowledge in clinical decision-making and case management review and evaluation.
• Knowledge of preventive health, health management and disease management auditing skills and standards.
• Acute knowledge of typical acute care hospital practices and routines.
• Current understanding of Joint Commission regulations.
• Proficient in Arabic and English (speaking and writing).

Experience

• 4 to 6 years of experience in a quality compliance function in Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, or Medical Device related industry.
• Experience with drafting policies.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio