Assistant Privacy Officer

OhioHealth•WORK AT HOME - OHIO, OH

5d•Remote

About The Position

We are more than a health system. We are a belief system. We believe wellness and sickness are both part of a lifelong partnership, and that everyone could use an expert guide. We work hard, care deeply and reach further to help people uncover their own power to be healthy. We inspire hope. We learn, grow, and achieve more – in our careers and in our communities. The purpose of this position is to be OhioHealth's Privacy subject matter expert ensuring OhioHealth's compliance with all applicable federal and state privacy laws including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The position has diverse and complex duties necessitating a high level of contact and exposure to highly confidential information. The position will: (1) Conduct investigations where there is an allegation of a privacy violation and manage direct reports that do the same; Conducting investigations includes communicating with patients and stakeholders, conducting interviews, coordinating resolution and implementing corrective action. (2) Participate in the risk assessment process and, as appropriate, develop and implement appropriate controls to mitigate privacy risk. (3) Conduct and/or manage ePHI auditing using a software tool that utilizes machine learning. (4) Develop and, as appropriate, deliver privacy training, including annual and initial workforce privacy education. This is a Remote position in Ohio.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree (Required)
Bachelor's Degree-Field of Study: Business, Health Information Management, Law, or related field.
Five (5) years of healthcare privacy or equivalent experience.
Healthcare Privacy Compliance (CHPC), Healthcare Compliance (CHC), Certification in Healthcare Privacy and Security (CHPS), or Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) required within first year of employment.
Field of Study: Business, Health Information Management, Law, or related Field of Study required.
Knowledge and Experience in Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), other privacy laws, conducting investigations, and experience conducting electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) auditing.
Able to work independently and as part of a team (inter and intra-departmental teams).
High degree of Integrity and business judgment.
Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and experience with EPIC electronic medical record.
Experience handling sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
Six (6) years or more progressive related work Experience or Degree including five (5) years related healthcare work experience.
Strong leadership, influencing and relationship-building abilities required.
Demonstrated ability to foster collaboration among diverse team members; develop individuals and teams by providing effective feedback and coaching, delegating, empowering, and removing obstacles.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree preferred and certification: Healthcare Privacy Compliance (CHPC), Healthcare Compliance (CHC), Certification in Healthcare Privacy and Security (CHPS), or Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP).
ePHI Auditing experience.

Responsibilities

Responds to questions, concerns, and allegations of noncompliance related to privacy laws and regulations.
Response may include communicating with patients, government officials, community members and workforce members.
Response may also require a subsequent investigation that may require interviews, fact gathering, analyzing audit logs, developing a root cause analysis, and implementing corrective action plan.
A portion of the response includes documentation of response and, as appropriate, the subsequent investigation in a software tool.
This work may require coordination with other departments, including but not limited to Information Security, Office of the General Counsel, Human Resources, etc.
Developing and, as appropriate, providing training, education, and other awareness-building activities designed to promote a culture of privacy protection and related to privacy laws, regulations, and OhioHealth policy.
Attends and actively participated in appropriate governance and other committees to represent the privacy team and provide guidance.
Identifies privacy risks and issues then helps designs solutions and risk management strategies to achieve business objectives while promoting privacy compliance.
Tracks, trends, and analyzes privacy data and prepares related reports for leadership and governance bodies.
Serves as the OhioHealthy Privacy Officer which includes writing or editing applicable policies.
As a High Reliability Organization (HRO), responsibilities require focus on safety, quality and efficiency in performing job duties.