Overview:
Our client, a Medical Center facility under the aegis of a California Public Ivy university and one of largest health delivery systems in California, seeks an accomplished Privacy Analyst.
*** Candidate must be authorized to work in USA without requiring sponsorship ***
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*** Location: Los Angeles, CA 90024
***Duration: 3+ months contract
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm PST
Job Description:
Under the direct supervision of the Director of Compliance, this position is responsible for supporting the compliance functions of the Office of Compliance Services.
Job Functions/Responsibilities:
- Monitoring, reviewing and advising to federal and state regulations affecting client’s Health compliance, operations, and transactions.
- Conducting and completing compliance reviews and investigations.
- Reviewing documents, including department or organization transactions and providing guidance to mitigate the legal and regulatory risk and support organizational strategy.
- Serving as a lead collaborator with internal departments and external vendors on compliance issues.
- Serving as a key resource for compliance questions related to research.
- Assisting with identifying and developing compliance solutions (i.e. reports, tools) to enhance the compliance program and mitigate organizational risk.
- Working with OCS staff on activities related to the auditing and monitoring program including, but not limited to, (1) providing guidance related to preparing work for the audits, (2) reviewing the audit documentation, (3) providing guidance on preparing reports and analysis, (4) ensuring necessary follow-up is performed, (5) ensuring that appropriate audit documentation is maintained and (6) if necessary due to volume perform compliance audits.
- Serving as a resource for the clients of the Office of Compliance Services to answer compliance questions and provide guidance in a variety of situations and circumstances.
- Preparing guidance documents, monitoring tools and creating other resources and tools to assist the Office of Compliance Services and its clients in maintaining an effective Compliance Program.
- Assisting the Office of Compliance Services with the reviews and investigations.
- Reviewing existing compliance policies and procedures as well as draft new policies and procedures as needed.
- Supporting the development and enhancement of compliance program initiatives.
- Supporting risk assessment and risk plan development.
DEPARTMENT OPERATIONAL DUTIES
- Compliance Incidents and Investigations
- Document Review
- Training and Development
- Auditing Activities and Compliance Reviews
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited institution or equivalent credentials.
- Demonstrated detailed knowledge and understanding of HIPAA rules and regulations affecting the management of confidential protected health information (PHI).
- Five years of experience at least two of which must be in a similar position in a healthcare or an academic medical center environment with emphasis on privacy and general compliance activities, including but not limited to: auditing, monitoring, investigation and training, (advanced academic degree may be considered in lieu of experience).
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of federal and state statutes, laws, rules and regulations affecting privacy and general compliance practices.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the essential elements of an effective compliance program.
Work Experience Requirements
- Demonstrated expertise in conducting investigations, interviewing witnesses and preparing investigation reports.
- Demonstrated experience in preparing educational programs and performing audits.
- Demonstrated experience in reviewing documents such as professional service agreements, Data User Agreements and other transactional documents.
- Demonstrated experience with compliance issues in research.
- Ability to: Conduct effective and accurate regulatory research and analysis.
- Develop and implement automated processes to organize complex data.
- Establish and maintain excellent professional and effective relationships with internal and external entities.
- Effectively manage difficult and sensitive situations Deal effectively with ambiguity
- Appropriately prioritize work responsibilities and effectively manage fluctuating workload demands.
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office suite applications
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I’d love to talk to you if you think this position is right up your alley, and assure prompt communication, whichever direction.
If you’re looking for rewarding employment and a company that puts its employees first, we’d like to work with you.
Sam Banga
Lead Recruiter
925-297-6480
Company Overview:
Amerit Consulting is an extremely fast-growing staffing and consulting firm. Amerit Consulting was founded in 2002 to provide consulting, temporary staffing, direct hire, and payrolling services to Fortune 500 companies nationally, as well as small to mid-sized organizations on a local & regional level. Currently, Amerit has over 2,000 employees in 47 states. We develop and implement solutions that help our clients operate more efficiently, deliver greater customer satisfaction, and see a positive impact on their bottom line. We create value by bringing together the right people to achieve results. Our clients and employees say they choose to work with Amerit because of how we work with them – with service that exceeds their expectations and a personal commitment to their success. Our deep expertise in human capital management has fueled our expansion into direct hire placements, temporary staffing, contract placements, and additional staffing and consulting services that propel our clients’ businesses forward.
Amerit Consulting provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Applicants, with criminal histories, are considered in a manner that is consistent with local, state and federal laws.