Senior Compliance Coordinator - Privacy

The University of Iowa; Iowa City (IA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Iowa Health Care is hiring a Senior Compliance Coordinator to implement and maintain the HIPAA Privacy Program across UI Health Care. You will supervise investigations, breach analysis, and employee training to ensure adherence to HIPAA and related regulations.

Responsibilities include incident management, auditing, data review, and collaboration with HR and leadership to drive privacy compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree requirement and 3+ years of related experience.
• Proficient in MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel including formatting tables and creating presentations.
• Experience with HIPAA privacy and healthcare compliance is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations and incident management for HIPAA privacy.
• Conduct audits and testing; support auditing software and interfaces.
• Review and respond to privacy and compliance inquiries and data breach notifications.

Skills

MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Data visualization

Presentations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field

Tools

Electronic Medical Records

Job description

The Senior Compliance Coordinator implements and maintains the University of Iowa Health Care HIPAA Privacy Program. The position will help ensure that UI Health Care employees understand and abide by the UI Health Care HIPAA Privacy policies.

Investigation, Remediation and Reporting of Complaints and Reviews

Leads investigation and incident management activities. Conducts audits and testing, and supports the implementation, optimization, and ongoing maintenance of auditing software and system interfaces.

Collaborate with management staff, human resource, other privacy and information security team members, and leadership to assure compliance with federal and state privacy and security regulations including HIPAA, HITECH, and the organizations privacy and information security policies and procedures.

Perform initial review of incidents to determine if further investigations is warranted. These may come from flagged EMR accesses from privacy monitoring software, calls/emails to compliance helpline, risk management reports, and others in the organization.

When potential HIPAA violation is discovered, work with HR and supervisor to conduct interviews and assess if there has been a violation.

For confirmed HIPAA violations perform breach analysis, recommend potential mitigation including reeducation, implementation of process changes, and HR actions. Collect documentation of mitigation performed.

Negotiate and manage HIPAA required business associate agreements across all of the UI hybrid entity that includes the clinical components outside UI Health Care using parameters from legal services and consulting with legal as needed.

Track and follow up with key individuals to ensure all Clinical Systematic Analysis action items are completed.

When an investigation results in a breach, prepare notifications to patient and Office of Civil Rights.

Document the key interviews, mitigation and decisions in an incident summary.

Consultation, Risk Assessment and Interpretation/Research of Regulations

Answer compliance hotline calls to answer questions, initiate investigations and elevate issues as necessary.

Respond to HIPAA and general compliance inquiries where interpretation may be required.

As part of the formal workflow for external data sharing, review requests and gather clarifying details from requestor and others as needed.

Review and respond to patient and employee complaints and concerns regarding privacy practices .

Track and analyze logged compliance issues to identify trends .

At the direction of the Associate Director, conduct reporting on behalf of the institution to relevant state and federal entities regarding instances of regulatory non-compliance.

Act as a HIPAA liaison for the University of Iowa Center for Advancement, conduct UICA HIPAA trainings, conduct quarterly UICA audits in conjunction with Health Care Information Systems team.

Management of External Standards Review Process

Conducts routine reporting on behalf of the institution to relevant state and federal entities regarding instances of regulatory non-compliance.

Policy Development

Review departmental workflows, provide recommendations, and ensure processes align with HIPAA Privacy policy requirements and continuous improvement efforts.

Participate in writing and amending HIPAA Privacy policies and procedures.

Training and Educational Programs

Create and deliver training content related to HIPAA Privacy and UI Health Care Compliance program.

Identify and make recommendations for training and education needs across UI Health Care.

Develop handouts, frequently asked questions, and c ustomize training programs in response to privacy trends.

Human Resource

Provides functional supervision to student employees.

Assist with hiring of new staff in the department at the direction of the Associate Director.

Assist with developing and implementing orientation and training of new staff.

Required

A Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

3 years of related experience

Demonstrated proficiency using MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel, including the ability to format tables, retrieve data viz queries and create presentations.

Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills

Proficiency in public speaking

Experience developing training and education materials

Excellent organizational skills required.

Flexible, with the ability to change priorities quickly and the capacity to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Proven analytic, problem solving and organizational skills.Ability to work independently.

Knowledge of laws related to HIPAA Privacy Act.

Knowledge of University of Iowa Health Care policies and procedures.

Experience in project management, quality improvement or regulatory compliance.

Experience with Electronic Medical Records

Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. For questions, contact Sharon Walther at [e-mail] .

This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization now or in the future.

Additional Information

• Classification Title: Senior Compliance Coordinator
• Appointment Type: Professional and Scientific
• Schedule: Full-time
• Work Modality Options: Hybrid within Iowa

Compensation

Contact Information

• Contact Name: Sharon Walther
• Contact Email: [e-mail]

Equal opportunity employer

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, or associational preferences.

Persons with disabilities who need assistance or accommodations with the application or interview process may contact University Human Resources/Faculty and Staff Disability Services, [phone] or [e-mail] . For jobs in UI Health care, please contact UI Health care Leave & Disability Administration at 319-356-7543 .

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