Compliance Specialist

Responsibilities Compliance Specialists are vital members of Jefferson's dynamic and diverse enterprise compliance team. The Compliance Specialist utilizes their excellent communication, strong problem-solving and decision-making skills to drive key operational activities designed to ensure that members of the Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health community understand and adhere to the enterprise Code of Conduct. The Compliance Specialist conducts research, supports internal investigations, draft reports, manages communications with regulatory authorities, and collaborates closely with internal and external subject matter experts working with the enterprise compliance teams.

The Compliance Specialist serves as the primary driver of existing controls and protocols designed to manage compliance activities and drives adherence to internal standards to ensure timely completion and accurate reporting of risks and opportunities associated with the compliance team's important work. The Compliance Specialist continuously engages in various activities including completing, tracking, analyzing, and escalating issues to local and enterprise compliance leaders. Effectively and accurately communicating with internal and external partners is an essential responsibility associated with this important compliance team role.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Creating and executing project work plans and revising as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements. Identifying resources required to ensure timely completion of projects and engaging leadership to ensure all such resources are available. Managing day-to-day operational aspects of compliance workplan and related projects.

Preparing deliverables and reviewing timelines and work product with SMEs to produce quality work that aligns with internal compliance policies and enterprise standards. Utilizing internal controls to manage alerts and ensure timely responses to compliance-related matters. Identifying and communicating project risks and challenges to appropriate team members to maintain timeline integrity and meet reporting deadlines.

Driving end-to-end project strategy discussions and developing plans for successful completion of compliance work plan and other related activities. Analyzing, tracking, trending, and responding to communications received from state regulatory authorities, payers, internal members of the Jefferson community, and vendors. Developing and monitoring reports related to compliance management committee and regional board compliance committee meetings and follow up activities.

Interact with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with Jefferson's core values. Qualifications EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor's degree. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: 5 years of related experience ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Innovation, creativity, and flexibility are attributes that will contribute to success in this role.

Health care or legal experience preferred but not required. Demonstrated foundational knowledge of project management with experience in creating and managing process flows, presentations, and project plans. Excellent written communication skills with demonstrated ability to independently and accurately issue leadership-level reports and correspondence.

Strong research, analytical and comprehension skills, with ability to analyze large amounts of data. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (Macros, Pivot Tables, Etc.) and advanced experience with Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Adobe Professional, SharePoint, and presentation software. Demonstrated understanding of analyzing and reporting metrics.

Development or management of promotional events, including budget development and management, identification and management of speakers, and marketing and promotion experience preferred. Closing Statement Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science. Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network.

We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson's mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results. OUR MISSION: We improve lives. OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment.

Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans. Par Reference Code 96727