Compliance Specialist

County of Riverside; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The County of Riverside is seeking a Compliance Specialist to support healthcare privacy and compliance activities, auditing records and practices to ensure adherence to HIPAA, CMIA and related laws while protecting confidential information. Responsibilities include auditing records, documenting findings, providing staff guidance on privacy requirements, and assisting with training.

Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills are essential; experience leading projects or teams is

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field; substitution allowed with related experience.
• Two years of professional compliance/privacy experience in healthcare.
• Knowledge of HIPAA, HITECH, CMIA and related privacy laws.
• Strong analytical, organizational and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Audit organizational operations for compliance with healthcare privacy and information security laws and standards.
• Develop corrective action plans and conduct compliance investigations while maintaining confidentiality.
• Monitor policies to ensure patient privacy protections and provide guidance to staff on HIPAA, HITECH, CMIA and related laws.
• Document and retain investigation notes; track and report findings.
• Assist with staff training on regulatory privacy and compliance.
• Under supervision, provide guidance to departments on privacy and auditing matters; document findings and prepare reports.
• Direct, train, assign, and evaluate subordinate clerical or technical personnel in standard tasks.

Skills

HIPAA compliance

CMIA knowledge

Auditing

Privacy regulation knowledge

Analytical skills

Documentation

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

The County of Riverside Children & Families Commission is seeking a qualified and detail-oriented Compliance Specialist to support healthcare privacy and compliance activities. The selected candidate will be responsible for auditing organizational records, working files, and departmental practices to ensure employees are following established policies, procedures, and applicable state and federal healthcare privacy regulations. This position focuses on healthcare privacy compliance, information protection, and compliance auditing, with an emphasis on maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of sensitive information.

The Compliance Specialist will conduct audits to assess adherence to healthcare privacy requirements, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA), and other applicable laws, regulations, and organizational policies. Responsibilities include reviewing records and documentation, identifying compliance deficiencies, documenting audit findings, and preparing written reports summarizing results and areas requiring attention. The position will also assist with monitoring compliance practices, maintaining accurate audit documentation, and providing guidance to employees and departments regarding established privacy and compliance requirements.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong working knowledge of healthcare privacy regulations, compliance standards, and auditing principles, with the ability to analyze records, recognize potential compliance issues, and communicate findings clearly and effectively. Experience leading a team or coordinating a project is desirable. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong analytical, organizational, documentation, and written communication skills, along with the ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.

Meet the Team!

First 5 Riverside, the Riverside County Children & Families Commission, is primarily funded by tobacco taxes generated by Proposition 10, which passed in November 1998 to help make sure that all of our youngest Californians, from prenatal through 5 years old, get the best possible start in life. First 5 Riverside also receives state and federal funding to support community programs and initiatives to meet the goals and objectives of the Strategic Plan. First 5 Riverside County invests in partnerships that promote, support, and enhance the health and early development of children, from prenatal through age 5, their families, and communities.

• Perform audits of organizational operations to assess compliance with various laws, regulations, policies, and standards such as those related to healthcare privacy and information security; maintain a system of reporting that provides timely and relevant information of all aspects of compliance issues.
• Participate in an appropriate level of response, develop corrective action plans and conduct compliance investigations while maintaining confidentiality of information reported as appropriate.
• Monitor policies and procedures that establish standards for ensuring patient privacy protections, including providing guidance to individual employees and departments on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA), and other state and federal privacy laws as appropriate.
• Document and retain investigation notes and correspondence; establish and maintain a mechanism for tracking and reporting the investigation and resolving complaints.
• Assist with the administration of training for staff to promote awareness of compliance to regulatory standards.
• Under supervision, provide guidance and assistance to departments on a variety of privacy and compliance auditing, and internal control matters; document findings and prepare reports.
• Direct, train, assign, and evaluate subordinate clerical and technical personnel in the performance of standard tasks.

Education

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree, preferably with a major in business administration, public administration, public health nursing, finance, accounting, or a closely related field to the assignment. (Additional qualifying experience may substitute for the required education on the basis of one year of full-time experience equaling 30 semester or 45 quarter units of the required education.)

Experience

Two years of professional experience working in compliance and privacy in a healthcare setting.

Knowledge of

Compliance program requirements, privacy and information security; federal and state privacy laws and regulations such as HIPAA, HITECH and CMIA; principles of administration, organization and management necessary to analyze and evaluate operations, services and programs; basic elements of supervision; concepts of documentation or case management.

Ability to

Collect and evaluate data; draw conclusions and formulate recommendations and project consequences of recommendations; interpret legislative and administrative mandates and regulations; plan, organize and supervise the work of subordinate clerical or technical staff; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work; communicate effectively in written and verbal form.

For questions regarding this recruitment:

Please contact Ebelyn Skinner at 951-955-5196 or [e-mail]. Please allow 1-2 business days for a response to general inquiries.