Executive Healthcare Compliance & Privacy Leader

University of California - Irvine Health; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

UCI Health is seeking an experienced healthcare compliance leader to oversee corporate compliance, research compliance and privacy programs for Health and the School of Medicine. The role reports to senior leadership and requires strategic development of compliance controls across hospitals, clinics and affiliates.

Must have extensive HIPAA, Medicare/Medicaid knowledge and at least 5 years in an executive healthcare leadership role; strong communication and cross‑functional collaboration are

Qualifications

• Strong planning, financial and analytical skills to provide effective leadership for assigned areas
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in an executive leadership role (Director or higher) in an inpatient healthcare setting
• Minimum 10 years' experience of progressive management responsibility
• Knowledge of federal and state health care services regulations, including Medicare and Medi-Cal, third party payers, HIPAA and state privacy rules and regulations and other applicable agencies and businesses.
• Familiarity with health care legal rules, regulations, policies, standards of professional practice and industry expectations and benchmarks.
• Extensive corporate compliance experience in health care, with at least 5 years as a Chief Compliance Officer in a mid-large sized health care delivery system. Familiarity with academic medicine models and community models of health care delivery.
• Expertise in all aspects of assigned functions, including development and management of corporate compliance and privacy plans, reporting systems and controls.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Excellent negotiation skills and proven ability to influence others internal to the organization
• Evidence of sound critical thinking skills and the ability to think creatively and strategically to identify new business opportunities
• Demonstrated ability to work across multidisciplinary teams
• Certified in Health Care Compliance or within 6 months of hire.
• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• Ability to successfully cross departmental lines of management to organize, guide and direct the development, delivery and marketing of assigned programs and services
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to inform and communicate compliance and privacy aspects to those who represent the UCI Enterprise to the external community
• Ability to influence the development and implementation of programs which improve organizational performance
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System, especially in working with all levels of management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee corporate compliance, research compliance and privacy compliance programs for Health and SOM
• Develop and implement regulatory controls, policies and protocols for health system services related to health care delivery and research
• Provide oversight for hospitals, clinics and clinical affiliates, faculty and related entities
• Collaborate with management to apply regulations in daily operations and strategic planning

Job description

UCI Health is seeking an experienced healthcare compliance leader to oversee corporate compliance, research compliance and privacy programs for Health and the School of Medicine. The role reports to senior leadership and requires strategic development of compliance controls across hospitals, clinics and affiliates.

Must have extensive HIPAA, Medicare/Medicaid knowledge and at least 5 years in an executive healthcare leadership role; strong communication and cross‑functional collaboration are