Director of Compliance

UCHealth • Aurora, CO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

UCHealth is seeking a Director of Compliance to serve as a strategic compliance partner to the UCHealth Medical Group. The role works closely with clinical, operational, revenue cycle, legal, and executive partners to identify and mitigate regulatory risk and translate complex compliance requirements into practical business solutions. The Director oversees the compliance program, ensuring adherence to laws, regulations, and internal policies, and leads risk mitigation, staff training, and policy development while promoting integrity and accountability. The position reports to the UCHealth Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Audit Executive. It is an onsite role at UCHealth Admin 2450 Peoria in Aurora, Colorado, with no hybrid or remote option. The pay range is $69.65–$111.44 per hour, dependent on relevant experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Five years of relevant experience.
• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills.
• Sound judgment and ability to navigate complex or ambiguous situations.
• Working knowledge of healthcare regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Understanding of physician coding, billing, reimbursement, and revenue cycle risk.
• Knowledge of Stark Law, Anti-Kickback requirements, and physician compensation compliance.
• Ability to gather and interpret data and identify compliance trends, outliers, and emerging risks.
• Strong investigative, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical business guidance.
• Clear and credible communication with physicians, clinical leaders, compliance and legal partners, executives, and operational teams.
• Collaborative, responsive, and solutions-oriented approach.
• Comfort developing and presenting compliance education and training.
• Ability to drive corrective action and remediation across multiple stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.
• Certification in Compliance or Privacy.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted compliance advisor to Medical Group leadership and partner with clinical, operational, legal, and revenue cycle teams to identify risks and develop practical solutions.
• Lead compliance activities related to physician coding and billing, reimbursement, physician compensation, Stark Law, the Anti-Kickback Statute, and other healthcare regulatory requirements.
• Partner with revenue cycle and operational teams to develop and monitor compliance metrics, identify data outliers or emerging risk trends, and determine when further review or corrective action is appropriate.
• Oversee physician compensation compliance in collaboration with business and clinical partners.
• Conduct and oversee compliance investigations, risk assessments, audits, and reviews, including concerns reported through established channels, and ensure issues are investigated and resolved.
• Drive remediation by working with accountable leaders to develop corrective actions, monitor progress, and address compliance concerns.
• Translate complex regulatory guidance into practical communications and education for physicians, leaders, revenue cycle teams, and Medical Group employees.
• Develop policies and guidance documents and deliver targeted compliance training and communications based on regulatory requirements, identified risks, audit findings, and organizational needs.
• Build relationships throughout the Medical Group by being visible, accessible, responsive, and solutions-oriented, including spending time with operational and clinical teams.
• Provide leadership and guidance to compliance team members responsible for auditing, monitoring, investigations, and resolving compliance concerns.
• Ensure mechanisms such as hotlines and reporting systems are maintained for anonymous reporting of compliance concerns.
• Investigate reported concerns and enforce disciplinary actions when necessary.
• Provide ongoing compliance training for staff, leadership, and board members, and ensure employees understand their responsibilities under the compliance program.

Benefits

• Annual performance bonus.
• Annual merit pay increase.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 24/7 mental health and well-being support for employees and dependents.
• Discounted gym memberships and fitness resources.
• Free Care.com membership.
• Voluntary benefits, including accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and employee discount programs.
• Paid time off, paid family and medical leave, and leaves of absence.
• Employer-provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage, with buy-up coverage options.
• Employer-provided short-term and long-term disability.
• 403(b) plan with employer matching contribution.
• Additional 457(b) plan may be available.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent day care; health savings account available with enrollment in a high-deductible medical plan.
• Access to academic degrees and certificate programs.
• Tuition support for specific educational degrees, including up to 100% of tuition, books, and fees; other programs may qualify for up to $10,000 per year prepaid or up to $5,250 per year in tuition reimbursement.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning and internal professional development opportunities.
• Free assistance navigating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and submitting federal student loans for forgiveness.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director