Compliance Specialist

BHcare Inc. • North Haven, CT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Make an Impact Through Quality, Integrity, and Continuous Improvement Are you passionate about ensuring quality services, regulatory excellence, and organizational accountability? Join our team as a Compliance Specialist and play a vital role in supporting our mission to deliver high-quality behavioral healthcare services. In this position, you'll collaborate with leadership, clinical teams, and quality professionals to promote compliance, strengthen documentation practices, monitor regulatory requirements, and support continuous improvement initiatives across the organization. If you have a keen eye for detail, enjoy solving problems, and thrive in a collaborative environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, or a related field preferred; equivalent combinations of education and relevant healthcare, behavioral health, compliance, or quality experience will be considered.
• Minimum of three years of experience in compliance, auditing, quality assurance, clinical documentation review, or a related role within healthcare or behavioral health.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory compliance standards, documentation requirements, and quality improvement practices, with experience reviewing records for accuracy and compliance.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 and experience with electronic health records (EHR) systems and a behavioral health background are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct compliance audits and reviews to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, contracts, and organizational policies.
• Monitor compliance trends, analyze findings, and provide recommendations that support quality improvement and operational excellence.
• Serve as a resource on documentation integrity by providing guidance, training, and support to staff on compliance and record-keeping standards.
• Review and process HIPAA-compliant record release requests and maintain documentation according to regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with leadership and quality teams to implement corrective action plans, support regulatory readiness, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Benefits

• BHcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, marital or civil union status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED