Assistant Manager Of Risk And Compliance

Job Summary:

The Assistant Manager reports to the Director of Compliance and Risk Management and helps to oversee the Hutchinson Clinic's Compliance Program and is responsible for developing, planning, organizing, and directing all functional activities related to the clinic's patient safety and risk programs.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Develops, initiates, maintains, and revises policies and procedures for the Compliance Program and related activities (HIPAA Privacy).
• Manges day-to-day operation of the Compliance and Risk Management Programs.
• Develops and periodically reviews and updates the clinic's Standards of Conduct.
• Collaborates with other departments to direct compliance issues to appropriate existing channels for investigation and resolution.
• Responds to alleged violations of rules, regulations, policies, and procedures related to compliance issues and Standards of Conduct by recommending or initiating investigation.
• Acts as an independent review and evaluation resource to ensure that compliance issues and concerns within the organization are being appropriately evaluated, investigated, and resolved.
• Identifies potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk through auditing and monitoring; develops and 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.
• Consult with legal counsel and insurance carriers on matters involving clinic risk and liability and to determine whether a claim should be paid, litigated, or denied.
• Coordinate and oversee medical peer-review process on issues related to standard of care.
• Promotes and ensures risk and patient safety program integrity through adequate oversight of staff functions, data collection and reporting.
• Responsible for maintaining and monitoring the incidents and claims reporting system.
• Staffs the clinic's Compliance Committee and leads the clinic Safety Committee Educates, advises, and counsels on relevant patient safety and risk management issues affecting the organization.
• Participates in professional development efforts to ensure appropriate application of current health care practices and trends.
• Works with the Human Resources Department and others as appropriate to develop an effective compliance training program, including appropriate training for new employees as well as ongoing training for all employees and managers.
• Institutes and maintains an effective compliance communication program for organization, including promoting heightened awareness of Standards of Conduct, and understanding of new and existing compliance issues and related policies and procedures.
• Report on any high-risk business matters along with material breaches of polices, laws, regulations, and Standards of Conduct to the Director of Compliance.

Performance Measures:

• Stay current of regulation changes regarding HIPAA and OSHA
• Perform all duties with accuracy and extreme attention to detail to limit errors
• Employ exceptional customer service and communication skills with external and internal customers.
• Comply with all clinic guidelines and policies.