Associate Counsel — Enterprise Compliance & Risk

The Wright Center; Scranton (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wright Center seeks an Associate Counsel to coordinate non-clinical compliance, risk management, and HIPAA privacy across the organization. You will work with the SVP & General Counsel to mitigate legal risk and promote accountability.

Responsibilities include leading staff training on HIPAA, HIPAA-related programs, and facilitating external reporting, as well as supporting litigation with in-house counsel. Strong negotiation and leadership skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree required.
• Member of the Pennsylvania Bar.
• An additional advanced degree in Health Care Administration, Business Administration or related field is preferred.
• Healthcare experience in a law firm or in-house is preferred; clinical experience is a plus.
• Minimum of 2 years relevant experience required; 5-7 years preferred.
• HIPAA Privacy Certification preferred.
• Compliance experience preferred.
• Proven track record of strong negotiation, communication, organizational and people management skills and the ability to influence, collaborate and build relationships.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and the Google platform.

Responsibilities

• Gain and maintain in-depth knowledge of both organizations and their activities to ensure non-clinical compliance, insurance and risk management oversight.
• Develop solutions and lead any required remediation of compliance or integrity gaps to completion.
• Oversee training and/or educational programs for all staff on a yearly basis (e.g. courses, videos, and conferences).
• Ensure that any matter potentially requiring external reporting is communicated to SVP & General Counsel.
• Support litigation matters in conjunction with In-House Counsel and General Counsel.
• Promote a culture of reporting all safe events and lead quality improvement and QA efforts via the PDSA process.
• Ensure requests for protected health information are legally valid and produced in compliance with legal obligations.
• Create/implement policy and training programs for staff who access and enter information in MEDENT about proper documentation in patient charts.
• Maintain current knowledge of applicable federal and state laws, including privacy laws, and monitor advancements in information privacy technologies.
• Collaborate with department leaders to solve problems involving legal or risk management implications.
• Oversee the administration of the incidents submitted through SAFE Reporting and disseminate learning.
• Collaborate to ensure regular reporting of SAFE events to Executive Management and Boards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Organizational skills

People management

Leadership

Problem-solving

Verbal communication

Written communication

Team player

Time management

Education

Juris Doctor

Pennsylvania Bar

HIPAA Privacy Certification

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Google Workspace

Job description

The Wright Center seeks an Associate Counsel to coordinate non-clinical compliance, risk management, and HIPAA privacy across the organization. You will work with the SVP & General Counsel to mitigate legal risk and promote accountability.

Responsibilities include leading staff training on HIPAA, HIPAA-related programs, and facilitating external reporting, as well as supporting litigation with in-house counsel. Strong negotiation and leadership skills are essential.