Senior Privacy Analyst

adventhealth; New Mexico; On-site; USD 55,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off from Day One

403-B Retirement Plan

Parental Leave

Career Development

Well-being Resources

Mental Health Resources

Pet Benefits

Job summary

AdventHealth is seeking a privacy specialist to collaborate with multiple departments, investigating privacy concerns, conducting audits, and ensuring compliance with HIPAA and related laws. You will support HITRUST reviews and third-party assurance initiatives while promoting privacy awareness across the organization.

The role requires 3+ years in healthcare privacy, strong analytical skills, and the ability to train staff on privacy concepts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3+ years of health care privacy experience required.
• Strong knowledge of HIPAA/HITECH and related privacy laws.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to conduct and supervise audits and investigations and document findings.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Legal, HR, IS, and Health Information Management on privacy inquiries.
• Investigate privacy concerns and document actions; conduct data collection and interviews.
• Provide privacy training as needed and support HITRUST and Third-Party Assurance projects.
• Perform breach risk assessments and respond to data loss incidents.
• Ensure timely updates in incident management systems and coordinate with stakeholders.

Skills

HIPAA knowledge

Data analysis

Audits & investigations

Communication

Training delivery

Confidentiality

Stakeholder engagement

Report writing

Excel

Regulatory understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

FairWarning

Key Light

Navex EthicsPoint

Job description

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits from Day One: Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off from Day One
• 403-B Retirement Plan
• 4 Weeks 100% Paid Parental Leave
• Career Development
• Whole Person Well-being Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support
• Pet Benefits

Schedule:

Full time

Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Address:

2600 Westhall Ln

City:

Maitland

State:

Florida

Postal Code:

32751

Job Description:

Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, including Legal, Human Resources, Information Security, and Health Information Management, relating to privacy concerns and/or inquiries to ensure compliance. Supports and assists departments and leaders in implementing corrective action to mitigate effects of inappropriate behavior and activities, and documents such actions. Provides privacy training as needed at the request of the Privacy Manager. Continuously improves methodologies, policies, and procedures to maintain appropriate documentation for all privacy investigation activities. Maintains current knowledge of complex federal and state laws, regulations, rules, and guidance applicable to patient privacy and the protection of data. Contributes to the department’s privacy risk assessment activities. Performs routine surveillance, monitoring, and auditing tasks relating to privacy matters in alignment with the Enterprise Work Plan and other procedural elements of the program. Participates in and supports privacy program projects such as HITRUST Assessment reviews, Third-Party Assurance work groups, etc., and promotes activities to foster ongoing information privacy awareness within the organization. Other duties as assigned. Screens, investigates, and triages assigned privacy matters, including potential inappropriate access, misuse, and loss of sensitive data. Conducts thorough investigations, data gathering, analyses, interviews, and summarizes results in report form at the direction of the Privacy Manager. Responds to proactive user access monitoring alerts, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) incidents, and patient privacy complaints. Conducts data analysis and interviews to inform the investigative process. Performs detailed analyses of findings and summarizes findings in an investigative report. Conducts a standard breach risk assessment for each investigation. Follows appropriate steps to complete the investigation. Supports the department's leadership team in meeting federal and state reporting requirements, including the Office for Civil Rights, regarding breach notification and follow-up investigations. Maintains timely and complete updates in the applicable incident management system. Coordinates and collaborates with relevant stakeholders.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to effectively communicate, engage and obtain information from all levels of job classes within the system, and persons outside of the system such as patients, patients’ family members, law enforcement officials, or regulators. [Required]
• Strong knowledge of healthcare privacy laws and regulations to include the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act and other state and federal privacy laws. [Required]
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. [Required]
• Strong ability to assess, analyze, interpret, and report data, metrics, and trends. [Required]
• Ability to conduct and supervise audits and investigations and document findings. [Required]
• Ability to evaluate, audit and investigate findings to determine compliance with policy and regulations. [Required]
• Ability to effectively handle patient concerns. [Required]
• Ability to provide effective and understandable training to a wide audience, including translating complex privacy concepts into an easy‑to‑understand format. [Required]
• Proficient writing skills demonstrated by thorough and concise presentations, reports, and other documents. [Required]
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneDrive, etc.). [Required]
• Ability to work with a variety of software programs including but not limited to, FairWarning, Key Light and Navex EthicsPoint (or similar compliance monitoring and tracking systems). [Required]
• Adept at collaborating with other departments including operations, clinical, financial, and administration. [Required]
• Ability to independently research and analyze complex healthcare compliance and regulatory subjects under federal and state laws. [Required]
• Ability to manage and monitor progress of large projects and activities, prioritize work duties and complete tasks accurately and within strict legal deadlines. [Required]
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of employees, patients, and company information. [Required]
• Ability to recognize a high standard of ethics in business operations. [Required]
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills. [Required]

Education:

• Bachelor's [Required]

Field of Study:

• in Business, Health Administration, or relevant field

Work Experience:

• 3+ health care privacy experience [Required]

Additional Information:

• N/A

Licenses and Certifications:

• CERTIFIED HEALTHCARE PRIVACY COMPLIANCE (CHPC) [Preferred] OR
• Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) [Preferred]

Physical Requirements:

(Please click the link below to view work requirements) Physical Requirements - https://tinyurl.com/23km2677

Pay Range:

$54,680.66 - $101,717.57

Background Screening Requirement (Florida Law)

Certain positions are subject to Florida Level 2 background screening, including fingerprinting, as required by state law.

Applicants may review general information about Florida’s background screening requirements at the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.