Head of Medication Diversion & Compliance

Ardent Health Services; Brentwood (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ardent Health in Brentwood, TN, seeks an Enterprise Diversion Compliance Director to lead the enterprise Medication Diversion Program and ensure DEA and Joint Commission compliance. You will shape training, policies, and investigations across the organization.

Responsibilities include developing standard approaches for diversion prevention, supervising the compliance team, and coordinating with physicians, nursing, informatics, IT, safety, and legal to build a robust, trusted drug-diversion

Qualifications

• Master's Degree or higher.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in audit, investigation, compliance, or social sciences.
• 5+ years of management experience.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for enterprise controlled substance compliance and the Medication Diversion Program.
• Develop training, policies, and procedures to support medication compliance.
• Lead the Corporate Medication Diversion Committee and oversee regulatory compliance with DEA, JCAHO, CMS, FDA, and state/federal laws.
• Direct supervision of the corporate medication diversion and compliance team.
• Lead medication compliance audits strategy at facility level.
• Collaborate with pharmacy, nursing, informatics, IT, safety, risk, HR, legal, and compliance to build a safe diversion prevention infrastructure.

Skills

Audit & compliance

Risk assessment

Leadership & management

Regulatory knowledge

Travel readiness

Education

Master's degree or higher

Job description

Ardent Health in Brentwood, TN, seeks an Enterprise Diversion Compliance Director to lead the enterprise Medication Diversion Program and ensure DEA and Joint Commission compliance. You will shape training, policies, and investigations across the organization.

Responsibilities include developing standard approaches for diversion prevention, supervising the compliance team, and coordinating with physicians, nursing, informatics, IT, safety, and legal to build a robust, trusted drug-diversion