Director of Compliance

Mental Health Cooperative•Nashville, TN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Compliance provides strategic leadership, oversight, and administration of Mental Health Cooperative’s Corporate Compliance Program. The role ensures organization-wide adherence to regulatory, accreditation, contractual, and ethical requirements while fostering integrity, accountability, and continuous improvement. The Director advises executive leadership and the Board of Directors on compliance, risk management, regulatory readiness, investigations, and governance. The Director designs, implements, oversees, and continually improves the Corporate Compliance Program. Responsibilities include identifying and mitigating enterprise compliance risks; overseeing compliance operations, regulatory readiness, investigations, audits, monitoring, policy governance, and education; and aligning program activities with federal and state requirements, accreditation standards, payer expectations, and organizational priorities. The position collaborates with executive leadership, committees, the Board, legal counsel, Human Resources, Risk Management, Internal Audit, regulatory agencies, accreditation organizations, payer organizations, and government entities. The position is based on-site in an office environment, with occasional travel to organizational sites. The role requires the ability to sit, stand, and work at a computer for extended periods.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Compliance, Business Administration, Law, Nursing, Public Health, Behavioral Health, or a related field.
Minimum 8–10 years of progressive healthcare compliance, regulatory, risk management, quality, legal, or healthcare operations experience.
Minimum 3–5 years of leadership experience managing programs, projects, or teams.
Demonstrated experience leading corporate compliance programs within healthcare environments.
Experience interacting with executive leadership, governing boards, regulatory agencies, and accreditation organizations.
Extensive knowledge of CMS, OIG, HIPAA, state healthcare regulations, fraud, waste and abuse prevention, and accreditation standards.
Expert knowledge of healthcare compliance, regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and OIG guidance.
Ability to interpret complex regulations and operationalize compliance requirements across the organization.
Strong strategic thinking, risk assessment, and problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated ability to lead compliance programs, investigations, audits, and corrective action initiatives.
Exceptional judgment, integrity, discretion, and professionalism.
Ability to influence and collaborate effectively with executive leadership, managers, and cross-functional teams.
Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, including board- and executive-level reporting.
Proficiency with compliance management, auditing, reporting, and data analytics tools.
Understanding of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, and ability to assess associated regulatory, privacy, ethical, cybersecurity, and operational risks.
Commitment to fostering ethics, compliance, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree; strongly preferred.
Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC).
Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP).
Certified Professional in Health Care Risk Management (CPHRM).
Six Sigma (SS).
Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Health Administration (MHA), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Public Health (MPH), or related advanced degree.
Experience leading compliance programs in behavioral health organizations.
Experience with enterprise risk management, board governance, and accreditation readiness.
Experience overseeing multi-site healthcare operations.

Responsibilities

Direct and oversee all components of the Corporate Compliance Program.
Develop and execute a multi-year compliance strategy aligned with organizational goals and risk priorities.
Serve as the organization's subject matter expert on compliance, regulatory affairs, ethics, and corporate integrity.
Advise executive leadership and governing bodies on emerging risks, regulatory trends, enforcement activities, and compliance obligations.
Establish compliance objectives, performance metrics, and accountability measures across the organization.
Lead departmental strategic planning, budgeting, staffing, and resource allocation.
Lead enterprise-wide compliance risk assessments and regulatory risk mitigation strategies.
Integrate compliance and risk considerations into strategic and operational planning with executive leadership.
Oversee annual compliance work plans, audit plans, and monitoring activities.
Evaluate organizational risk trends using audit findings, investigations, incidents, complaints, litigation, and regulatory activity.
Serve as primary compliance liaison to the Compliance Committee, Executive Leadership Team, and Board of Directors.
Present compliance effectiveness reports, risk analyses, investigation summaries, and regulatory updates to governing bodies.
Advise governance committees on fiduciary oversight responsibilities associated with compliance and ethics.
Support development of enterprise policies, governance structures, and accountability frameworks.
Provide executive oversight of accreditation readiness, licensure compliance, and regulatory survey activities.
Lead organizational responses to regulatory findings, corrective actions, and enforcement actions.
Maintain executive relationships with regulatory agencies, accreditation bodies, payer organizations, and government entities.
Direct regulatory change management and organizational implementation plans.
Oversee significant compliance investigations, hotline reports, and allegations of misconduct.
Ensure appropriate reporting, escalation, corrective action implementation, and monitoring of high-risk compliance concerns.
Collaborate with legal counsel, Human Resources, Risk Management, Internal Audit, and executive leadership on complex investigations.
Ensure protections against retaliation and promote ethical reporting practices.
Oversee auditing, monitoring, policy management, compliance education, and reporting functions.
Establish departmental priorities and ensure effective allocation of compliance resources.
Develop departmental dashboards and executive reporting mechanisms.
Evaluate compliance control effectiveness and recommend system improvements.
Champion ethical conduct, transparency, accountability, and regulatory excellence.
Provide executive-level education to leaders, providers, managers, and Board members.
Promote proactive compliance engagement throughout organizational operations.
Mentor and develop compliance personnel.
Perform other duties as assigned in support of the Compliance Program and organizational objectives.