VP, Chief Compliance Officer

Children's Mercy; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization is seeking a VP, Chief Compliance Officer to lead their Corporate Compliance Program. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in compliance and auditing in a healthcare setting, ensuring adherence to federal and state regulations. This is an onsite position in Kansas City. The role emphasizes integrity, leadership, and a commitment to community values.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in healthcare compliance and internal controls.
• 7+ years experience with a Master's Degree in a related field.
• Proven audit and compliance program management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Corporate Compliance Program ensuring adherence to laws and regulations.
• Manage Audit and Advisory Services staff effectively.
• Conduct independent appraisals of systems and procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Compliance knowledge

Auditing skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Healthcare Administration, or related field

Master's Degree in Healthcare Law, MHA, or related degree

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)

Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC)

Job description

Overview

VP, Chief Compliance Officer will provide strategic leadership, direction and administrative oversight of the Corporate Compliance Program for the health system and affiliates at Children’s Mercy. This position is responsible for developing strategies to assure the health system and its employees maintain the highest level of compliance with the rules and regulations of regulatory agencies, internal policies and procedures and that behavior in the health system and its affiliates meet the Corporate Code of Conduct while maintaining effective controls, accurate financial records and efficient operational processes.

At Children’s Mercy, we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls. A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, as well as our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team and integrity.

Additionally, it’s important to us that we remain transparent with all potential job candidates. Because we value the safety of the patients and families we serve, as well as the Children’s Mercy staff, we want to let you know that the seasonal influenza vaccine is a condition of employment for all employees in our organization. New employees must be willing to be vaccinated if found non-immune to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella) and/or without evidence of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005. If you are selected for this position, you will be asked to supply your immunization records as proof of vaccination. If you have any concerns about receiving these vaccines, medical and/or religious exemptions can be further discussed with Human Resources.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the health system and affiliates Chief Compliance Officer and maintain an effective corporate compliance program to ensure compliance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations as well as all health system policies and procedures.
• Lead the systems audit program and maintain an effective internal audit program that as an independent appraisal function examines systems, procedures, and internal controls in order to maintain efficient, effective and cost-sensitive operations in a manner consistent with the health system's mission and those of its related entities.
• Provide effective leadership, vision and management of Audit and Advisory Services and Corporate Compliance staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Healthcare Administration, or related field and 10 or more years experience in order to have a well-rounded background of education and experience to determine the level of internal controls and policies that should be in place to protect assets and achieve compliance with applicable government regulations.
• Or Master's Degree in Healthcare Law, MHA, or related degree and 7 or more years experience in order to have a well-rounded background of education and experience to determine the level of internal controls and policies that should be in place to protect assets and achieve compliance with applicable government regulations.
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) Preferred
• Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) Preferred

Remote Work

This position is not eligible to work remotely, which means that the person hired will be required to work onsite at one of our Children’s Mercy locations and may not work from home.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Executive
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Health Care Provider
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care