Compliance Manager

Cook Children's Health Care System; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cook Children’s Health Care System is seeking a Compliance Manager to oversee day-to-day compliance activities across operations, including education, auditing, risk assessments, policy implementation, and investigations. The role ensures adherence to federal, state, local, payer, and institutional requirements and serves as a trusted regulatory resource.

The position reports on remediation, tracks compliance metrics, develops work plans, and prepares leadership reports.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in healthcare compliance, including at least 2 years in auditing, risk management, or regulatory oversight.
• Demonstrated expertise in healthcare regulatory frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Conducting compliance risk assessments.
• Developing and maintaining compliance policies, procedures, and education resources.
• Performing auditing and monitoring activities.
• Managing compliance investigations and action plans.
• Tracking regulatory change validation efforts.
• Monitoring remediation to ensure sustained compliance.

Skills

Compliance auditing

Risk management

Regulatory oversight

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Location:

Rosedale Office Building

Department:

Corporate Compliance

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Standard Weekly Hours:

40

Schedule:

Monday-Friday, 8:00a-5:00p. This role will report onsite at our Rosedale Office Building in Fort Worth, TX.

Summary:

The Compliance Manager is responsible for overseeing day-to-day compliance program activities across operational functions, including compliance education, auditing and monitoring, risk assessments, regulatory change management, policy implementation, hotline reporting and investigations. The position evaluates organizational adherence to federal, state, local, payer, and institutional requirements, including physician compensation arrangements, and other operational compliance obligations.

The Compliance Manager serves as a compliance ambassador and trusted resource to operational, clinical and administrative stakeholders. They will do this by providing regulatory guidance, education, issue resolution, and subject-matter expertise on topics including compliance, physician compensation, conflicts of interest, gifts and gratuities, travel and entertainment, billing and documentation compliance, and other compliance program initiatives. The role promotes a culture of ethics, integrity, accountability, and regulatory adherence through proactive partnership, continuous improvement, and effective compliance oversight throughout the organization.

Key responsibilities:

• Conducting compliance risk assessments;
• Developing and maintaining compliance policies, procedures, job aids, and educational resources;
• Performing auditing and monitoring activities;
• Managing compliance investigations and management action plans;
• Supporting regulatory change validation efforts;
• Tracking remediation to ensure sustained compliance.

The Compliance Manager also assists in developing compliance work plans, monitoring key compliance metrics, preparing reports for leadership and committees, and identifying emerging compliance risks and trends.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of healthcare compliance, including a minimum of 2 years in compliance auditing, risk management, or regulatory oversight.
• Demonstrated expertise in healthcare regulatory frameworks.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Master’s or Doctorate preferred.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification:

• Current CHC or other relevant healthcare compliance certification preferred. If not currently certified, then CHC or other appropriate healthcare compliance certification must be attained within 24 months of employment.

About Us:

Cook Children’s is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Cook Children’s offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.

Cook Children’s is a Texas-only employer. If you are hired, you will need to maintain your primary residence within the state of Texas, along with all licenses and credentials required for your position throughout your employment.