Ethics and Compliance Director

TriStar Skyline Medical Center; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Tuition assistance

Employee discounts

Job summary

TriStar Skyline Medical Center is seeking an Ethics & Compliance Director to lead the facility's ethics program and drive a culture of integrity across the organization. You will report to the hospital CEO and collaborate with senior leadership, physicians, and external stakeholders to advance compliant practices.

The role emphasizes investigations, training, policy enforcement, and collaboration with the board to sustain regulatory and ethical standards for patients and staff alike.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred for leadership roles.
• 3–5 years of related experience in ethics, compliance, or risk management.
• Proven ability to lead investigations and develop compliant processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of the Ethics and Compliance Program at the facility.
• Lead ethics investigations and ensure no retaliation for good faith reporting.
• Coordinate training and monitor compliance with policies and HIPAA rules.
• Interface with the facility board and senior leadership on compliance matters.
• Review vendor contracts and government contract compliance as needed.
• Identify ethics trends and drive corrective actions across the organization.

Skills

Ethics program leadership

Internal investigations

Training & education

Policy compliance

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

HIPAA compliance

Regulatory reporting

Job description

This position is incentive eligible.

Introduction

Last year alone, HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours impacting our communities. As an Ethics & Compliance Director with TriStar Skyline Medical Center, you can be a leader in an organization that is devoted to giving!

Benefits

TriStar Skyline Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Come join our team as an Ethics & Compliance Director. We care for our communities and employees! HCA Hope Fund in fourteen years reached a historic milestone: $50 million in help to our colleagues in need. Last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations.

Job Summary And Qualifications

The Ethics & Compliance Officer (ECO) provides leadership for the respective facility’s Ethics and Compliance Program. In this Senior Leadership role, the ECO must encourage and stimulate a culture of ethical sensitivity and compliant behavior.The ECO’s leadership role is not limited to facility colleagues.The ECO may from time-to-time interact with some of the non-employee stakeholders covered by the Code of Conduct; including patients, affiliated physicians, third-party payers, regulators, the communities served, suppliers, volunteers, shareholders, and in some cases, joint venture partners. This position reports to the hospital CEO and is a member of the Senior Leadership team.

What you will do in this role:

• Oversee all aspects of the HCA Ethics and Compliance Program.
• Conduct Ethics Line and Internal EC Investigationsensuring no retaliation for good faith reporting.
• Act as EC Consultant to staff.
• Prepare and conduct FECC meetings and submit quarterly minutes to Division.
• Conduct and/or oversee Orientation and Refresher Code of Conduct Training.
• Monitor training of responsible leaders to ensure compliance training requirements are attained.
• Coordinate Annual Physician Relationship Training for new and existing leadership.
• Investigate, prepare, and submit reports for Internal Compliance Reporting.
• Coordinate, review, and monitor HIPAA Reportable Issues.
• Educate, distribute, and monitor compliance with HCA Policies.
• Review Local Vendor Contracts to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations (Physician Owned Vendors/Distributors).
• Coordinate and support corporate monitoring and auditing procedures.
• Review internal audit reports and investigative reports.
• Identify trends related to ethics and compliance within the facility.
• Serve as the liaison to the facility’s board.
• Oversee facility compliance with records retention requirements.
• Review and approve payments to referral sources.
• Oversee Government Contract Compliance.
• Oversee physician contracting and monitor for compliance.

What qualifications you will need:

• Bachelors Degree in Business or related field of study is required; Master’s Degree preferred.
• 3-5 years of related experience strongly preferred.

TriStar Skyline Medical Center is a 350+ bed facility. We are Tennessee's first comprehensive stroke center, a state designated Level 1 Trauma Center and a national leader in neuroscience. In addition, we are equipped with 3 helipads, new ICU and Medical/Surgical floors, and burn care services. We offer a CARF accredited Inpatient Rehabilitation program, an Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI and serves the North Nashville community as a leading provider of emergency heart care.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

“The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual.”- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Become a manager with an organization that invests in your career while giving to the community. We are seeking distinguished applicants for our Ethics & Compliance Director opening. Help HCA Healthcare create healthier tomorrows for patients and communities.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.