Director and HIPAA Privacy Officer

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Works independently to assure the University's HIPAA Privacy Program meet the federal requirement, including the development of policies and procedures, complaint investigation and resolution, privacy training program and all other required privacy-related activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in business administration, healthcare administration, healthcare delivery or a directly related field
• 6 years in a privacy or security related field
• 4 years of management experience.
• (CHPC) HEALTHCARE PRIVACY COMPLIANCE or (CHPS) HEALTHCARE PRIVACY & SECURITY

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree or Law Degree
• Work requires strong knowledge of privacy laws, regulations and current interpretations, particularly HIPAA.
• Work requires good communication skills, including public speaking.
• Work requires above-average computer skills. Microsoft Office - Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Work requires good organizational and time-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the institution's privacy activities, including the establishment of policies and procedures addressing patient privacy, confidentiality and release of patient information.
• Maintains current and working knowledge of existing and new federal and state privacy laws and regulations applicable to the university. Reviews new and amended laws and regulations pertaining to privacy, and recommends the modification of policies and procedures, as necessary, for ongoing compliance.
• Provides senior management with reports on regulatory and legal changes in the privacy environment. Reports on a periodic basis to university administration regarding the status of the university's implementation and maintenance of the privacy compliance program, as well as needed program enhancements for implementing and maintaining compliance.
• Participates in the development of university-wide patient privacy policies and practices. Manages the communication of privacy rules, procedures, policies and/or other information to clinical and other affected departments.
• Conducts privacy risk assessments, analyzes gaps between legal/regulatory requirements and existing practices, and develops action plans to mitigate any deficiencies.
• Manages patient privacy disputes and requests for amendments to medical records. Establishes and administers a process for receiving, documenting, tracking, investigating and taking action on all complaints concerning privacy policies and procedures.
• Identifies business associates who receive identifiable protected health information, and oversees compliance with standards pertaining to business associates.
• Serves as a liaison to UT System administrator and/or staff responsible for HIPAA oversight.
• Represents the university when working with external parties, including hospital partners, on privacy issues involving government-initiated compliance reviews or investigations.
• Oversees the development and delivery of privacy training and other awareness activities, and coordinates the maintenance of employee training/attendance records.
• Collaborates with the Information Security Officer to ensure security policies and procedures are developed, implemented and technologically current.
• Coordinates with the Institutional Compliance Officer, Legal Affairs and with Human Resources regarding procedures for documenting and mitigating privacy violations. Works with Legal Affairs and Human Resources to ensure that appropriate disciplinary procedures are in place and enforced when privacy violations occur.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100%25 coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees