Compliance Officer/Risk Manager

Bee Busy Wellness Center•Houston, TX

13d•$50,000 - $60,000

About The Position

The Compliance Officer/Risk Manager is responsible for overseeing the company's compliance program and managing associated risks. This role involves developing, implementing, and maintaining policies and procedures to ensure legal, ethical, and proper conduct throughout the organization. The position requires collaboration with various departments, serving as an internal auditor, and acting as a point of contact for compliance-related issues and claims against the company. The role also includes managing the compliance hotline, developing training programs, and reporting on compliance efforts to senior management and the Board.

Requirements

A minimum of 10 years experience in a community-based, healthcare or similar organization
Demonstrated leadership experience

Responsibilities

Reviews, maintains, and revises policies and procedures for the general operation of the company and the compliance program and its related activities to prevent illegal, unethical, or improper conduct.
Manages day-to-day operation of the Compliance Program.
Develops and periodically reviews and updates Standards of Conduct to ensure relevance in providing guidance to management and employees.
Collaborates with other departments and serves as Risk Manager and Internal Auditor to direct compliance issues to appropriate existing channels for investigation and resolution.
Consults with the Corporate attorney as needed to resolve difficult legal compliance issues.
Serves as secondary point of contact for claims made against the company.
Responds to alleged violations of rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and Standards of Conduct by evaluating or recommending the initiation of investigative procedures.
Develops and manages a system for uniform handling of such violations.
Acts as an independent review and evaluation body to ensure that compliance issues/concerns within the organization are being appropriately evaluated, investigated and resolved.
Monitors, and as necessary, coordinates compliance activities of other departments to remain abreast of the status of all compliance activities and to identify trends.
Identifies potential areas of compliance vulnerability and potential risks associated with fraud, patient services and patient satisfaction; develops/implements corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues, and provides general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar situations in the future.
Provides reports on a regular basis, and as directed or requested, to keep the Corporate Compliance Committee of the Board and senior management informed of the operation and progress of compliance efforts.
Ensures proper reporting of violations or potential violations to duly authorized enforcement agencies as appropriate and/or required.
Establishes and provides direction and management of the compliance Hotline.
Institutes and maintains an effective compliance communication program for the organization, including promoting (a) use of the Compliance Hotline; (b) heightened awareness of Standards of Conduct, and (c) understanding of new and existing compliance issues and related policies and procedures.
Works with the Human Resources Department and others as appropriate to develop an effective compliance training program, including appropriate introductory training for new employees as well as ongoing training for all employees and managers.
Monitors the performance of the Compliance Program and relates activities on a continuing basis, taking appropriate steps to improve its effectiveness.