University Hospitals Hiring for Director, Compliance Programs & UH Privacy Officer at Shaker Heights, OH  Full Time

Position Summary

This position, under the direction of the Chief Compliance Officer, plans, develops, implements and manages the daily activities of the Privacy, Title IX, and Civil Rights Compliance Programs, ensuring all regulations are met through training, oversight, policies, procedures, investigation, monitoring, conducting ongoing risk assessments, and other compliance program elements. This role is also responsible for the oversight of the Compliance Department training, education, and professional development activities and promoting a culture of compliance at UH. The Director, Compliance Programs also serves as the UH Privacy Officer. The person who fills this role is expected to independently handle a broad range of matters relating to compliance operations, including providing compliance advice and guidance to internal clients; ensuring UH’s compliance with legal/regulatory requirements; conducting and overseeing compliance investigations; responding to regulatory inquiries; drafting, reviewing and revising internal UH policies; creating and directing the development of effective compliance training programs; and developing internal and external reports. This person will supervise compliance staff and outside consultants (when retained).

Essential Functions

• Through direct or matrixed reporting relationships, responsible for the overall direction, performance and supervision of the Compliance Programs and Privacy team members as well as assigned program areas.
• Lead a team of compliance professionals, including taking responsibility for hiring and related personnel decisions, completing routine performance review evaluations, leading employee engagement initiatives, the quality of the team’s work product, and providing growth and development opportunities to team members.
• Serve as a Deputy Title IX coordinator and responsible for the implementation and execution of the Title IX compliance program to ensure compliance with Title IX law, policy, and procedures
• Oversee the enterprise-wide privacy program and lead privacy incident investigations and inquiries with the support of the UH Deputy Privacy Officer
• Accountable for curriculum development and strategic delivery of compliance training and education for UH caregivers.

  * Execute annual training calendars and ensure training is completed by appropriate personnel with respect to the Code of Conduct and other compliance-related topics.

  * Partner with the Chief Compliance Officer and department team members to develop and deliver annual compliance and ethics education to the UH Boards of Directors.

  * Establish communications that inform stakeholders about compliance requirements, including execution of an annual communication calendar.

• Assess, evaluate, and review, reports of concerns, wrongdoing, and misconduct, thoroughly and impartially, consistent with industry best practice and UH’s values and Code of Conduct and hold direct reports accountable to the same standards.
• Serve as subject matter expert on research compliance standards, guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead the preparation development of the portions of the Compliance Risk Assessment, Work Plan, and Strategic Plan related to assigned work areas, including taking responsibility for completing certain portions.
• Collaborate with Research, Center for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Legal, Information Technology & Solutions, Internal Audit, Risk Management and Human Resources and other UH departments as appropriate.
• Stay current with relevant federal and state compliance related laws and regulations and modify assigned compliance programs accordingly to remain compliant, as well as consistent with industry best practices.

Additional Responsibilities

• Delegates work to and supervises compliance staff while engendering a team environment.
• Demonstrates superior analytical, interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, including excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Initiate and maintain positive relationships with key operational and clinical partners and co-workers.
• Completes tasks timely, within budget and with minimal supervision.
• Able to handle multiple tasks, projects and responsibilities at once.

Required For All Jobs

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.