Community Health Systems is one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers. Developing and operating healthcare delivery systems in 47 distinct markets across 16 states, CHS is committed to helping people get well and live healthier. CHS affiliates 81 operate acute-care hospitals and more than 1,000 other sites of care, including physician practices, urgent care centers, freestanding emergency departments, occupational medicine clinics, imaging centers, cancer centers and ambulatory surgery centers.

Summary:

The Director of Compliance (Corporate Compliance Director or CCD) is a liaison to an assigned group of hospitals and/or other affiliated entities. This position provides support for facility compliance committee activities, compliance policies and procedure development and implementation, auditing and monitoring, training and education, eligibility screening, compliance investigations, and reports. The Director of Compliance has significant interaction with assigned hospitals and/or other affiliated entities, as well as with Corporate Department and subject matter experts in various departments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure full implementation of the CHS Corporate Compliance Program at each entity assigned to the Director.
• Develop training and education programs for regulatory changes and topics identified as potential risk areas.
• Assess auditing and monitoring trends and coordinate mitigation activities when opportunities for improvement (audit variances) are identified.
• Prepare oral and written reports, including recommendations for improvement based on compliance assessments, industry trends, publications, and audit and investigative findings.
• Monitor Facility Compliance Committee minutes to ensure adequate follow-up of potential risk areas.
• Maintain an awareness of current laws, statutes, regulations, etc. that impact healthcare operations and physician relationships.
• Conduct and/or participate in focused compliance audits on topics of concern.
• Coordinate compliance policy development and/or revision, when necessary.
• Guide compliance and privacy investigations.
• Other duties as assigned by the Senior Director, Compliance or the SVP, Corporate Compliance and Privacy Officer.

Qualifications:
Required Education: Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management, Nursing, Business, or related area, or equivalent relevant education and experience.

Required Experience: Five or more years of experience in compliance functions. The Director must have the ability to plan, develop, and present educational or programmatic materials in front of an audience greater than 20 people.

Computer Skills: Knowledge in Google Suite, Excel, Word

Physical Demands:
In order to successfully perform this job, with or without a reasonable accommodation, the following are outlined below:

• The Employee is required to read, review, prepare and analyze written data and figures, using a PC or similar, and should possess visual acuity.
• The Employee may be required to occasionally climb, push, stand, walk, reach, grasp, kneel, stoop, and/or perform repetitive motions. Candidate must be able to sit for long periods of time.
• The Employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions and; therefore, job functions are typically performed under conditions such as those found within general office or administrative work.
• Some travel required. Candidate must have the ability to lift carry-on-luggage overhead.