Administrative Assistant

Purpose: CMCF is in need of an Assistant to support the Chief Compliance Officer with a wide range of risk management, compliance, and legal issues. This individual will have independent responsibility for projects including monitoring and audits, staff training, and research.

• Assist with contract preparation and tracking of contract terms

• Support many aspects of the risk management department, including compliance, risk management, and performance improvement research, documentation, and memos

• Assist with coordination of review and revision of corporate policies and procedures.

• Maintain corporate and professional liability insurance renewals, tracking, organization/updates, audits.

• Assist with coordination of annual redeeming application for the FTCA program and track compliance with all requirements

• Support patient safety program systems, including follow up on incident and safety concern reports, quality improvement investigations, root cause analyses, and staff trainings

• Support initiatives surrounding Institute for Healthcare Improvement curriculum for providers and residents

• Perform periodic compliance audits on a number of topics, in accordance with the annual compliance work plan

• Support the performance of quarterly risk management assessments and the preparation of an annual report to the Board of Directors on all risk management activities

• Support compliance with requirements for periodic updates with the 340(b) program

• Support compliance with requirements for periodic filings with the USAC program

• Track and complete updates to the organization’s general application with the Joint Commission in order to ensure it is up to date and accurate

• Track completion of staff trainings

• Assist with accurate and complete record keeping for compliance, legal, and risk management activities

• Support emergency preparedness initiatives, including but not limited to safety trainings, safety drills, and collaboration with external entities.

• Assist with coordination of annual review of compliance work plan, compliance and risk management programs, and ensuring that all other company policies and procedures undergo annual review by their respective department leads

• Collaborate on and contribute to cross-functional projects and objectives

• Model, support, and enforce Cahaba Medical Care’s Core Cultural Competencies

• Degree in healthcare administration, business management, legal studies, or other relevant field, or equivalent experience (1 year in healthcare administration, auditing, or legal service) preferred

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Excellent organizational skills

• Ability to communicate tactfully and diplomatically

• Disciplined sensitivity regarding confidential information

• Critical thinking to ask appropriate questions and recognize potential compliance issues

• Collaborative disposition

• Passion for Cahaba Medical Care’s Core Cultural Competencies

• Advanced skill and proficiency with Google Suite or Microsoft Office