Compliance and Contract Specialist

Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center • Hillsboro, OR

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About The Position

The Compliance and Contract Specialist (CCS) supports the development and implementation of compliance and contracting processes, programs, procedures, and practices under the general supervision of the Chief Corporate Compliance Officer. The role is responsible for ensuring that our organization is compliant with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and will monitor proposed and new regulations. The role is responsible for knowing required compliance and contracting rules and regulations and ensuring that our organization maintains compliance on a day-to-day basis.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or at least four years of college education from accredited college required, preferably in health-related field, or equivalent combined education and experience.
• Two years' working experience in a health-related field preferred.
• Two years of previous legal, compliance, regulatory, accreditation, contracting, credentialing and/or related experience required.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Detail-oriented, highly organized, and process-focused.
• Advanced computer skills in MS Office Suite, including Word and Excel.
• Ability to self-manage and effectively organize and prioritize multiple and competing demands.
• High degree of integrity and professionalism.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with group facilitation.
• Proficient with Microsoft office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Support the investigation of reported incidents involving union represented and non-represented staff.
• Assist with the development of policies, procedures, and documents necessary for effective compliance and contracting processes.
• Create and review compliance reports and ensure compliance program software data accuracy and completeness.
• Monitor the compliance and contracting workflows and provide the Chief Corporate Compliance Officer with regular status reports on program metrics.
• Develop and provide employee training on compliance and contracting policies, procedures, best-practices, and reporting requirements.
• Identify, investigate, and report compliance issues, irregularities, and violations.
• Interpret laws and policies, perform inspections and audits, evaluate corporate policies and recommend improvements, and analyze data.
• Prepare, proofread, and submit regulatory and legal documents before deadlines.
• Review discovery requests, collect, log, and submit responsive documents.
• Answer questions about compliance issues.
• Draft policies, procedures, job aids, and forms.
• Develop solicitations, bids, requests for proposals, contracts, and amendments.
• Manage contract development through entire lifecycle ensuring that all applicable legal requirements are met.
• Provide department and operations leaders with guidance on contract terms, conditions, and compliance requirements.
• Professionally interact with internal and external stakeholders including governmental agencies, contractors, vendors, and consultants.
• Conduct department orientation and training activities as needed.
• Handle protected health information (PHI) in a manner consistent with HIPAA.

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer
• Affirmative action in placement, promotion, transfer, rate of pay, and termination.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees