Director Of Corporate Compliance

Petaluma Health Center is an eleven-time award winner in the North Bay Business Journal's Best Places to Work for 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2009 and we were named as one of the Healthiest Companies in the North Bay' by the North Bay Business Journal for the last 5 consecutive years.

The Petaluma Health Center's mission is to provide high quality health care with access for all in Southern Sonoma County & West Marin. We pride ourselves on our Patient-Centered care while maintaining an engaging environment for our staff. The Center accomplishes this mission through collaborative, innovative programs, services and referral resources that meet the economic needs of the entire community.

FULL TIME EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:

• 21 Days of Paid Time Off
• 10 Observed Holidays
• Medical Insurance (Entire deductible paid by us!)
• 30 Chiropractor and Acupuncture visits per year included with enrollment in our health insurance plans (Kaiser and WHA)
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Gym Membership Discounts at Active Wellness Center and 24-Hour Fitness!
• 401K Matching after 1 year of employment
• Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care FSA
• Life Insurance (included at no cost to the employee)
• Long Term Disability (included at no cost to the employee)
• Employee Assistance Program (included at no cost to the employee

Summary: Under the direction of the Chief Administrative Officer, the Director of Corporate Compliance is responsible for protecting the corporation’s best interests by identifying, administering and managing all of the corporation’s legal matters.  The Director of Corporate Compliance serves as PHC’s Compliance Officer and provides management and employees with bilingual, professional and ethical guidance in identifying the critical, sensitive and complex problems to which the application of legal principals yields the greatest opportunities for minimizing risks.  The person in this position is to provides creative, forward thinking solutions to complex administrative, regulatory, and legal issues to the organization’s leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plans, organizes, directs, and coordinates departmental compliance program activities to help ensure that health center practices, policies, and procedures comply with State and Federal law as well as accreditation standards and ethics
• Develops systems and methods for program implementation and evaluation; develops, implements, and audits program processes
• Develops, initiates, maintains, and revises policies and procedures for the general operation of the health center compliance program and its related activities to prevent illegal, unethical or improper conduct; manages the day-to-day operations of the program; identifies the necessary participants in the compliance plan development and administration process; estimates resources necessary to accomplish the implementation of the program
• Monitors the legal compliance of health center policies and procedures and recommends corrective actions as appropriate; investigates and resolves compliance violations and complaints; identifies policy and compliance issues and proposes solutions
• Coordinates the communication of compliance standards to all health center employees; works with department managers as appropriate to develop an effective compliance training program, including appropriate introductory training for new employees and ongoing training for all employees and managers
• Provides ongoing support, coaching and advice to health center leadership and management staff regarding compliance matters; works collaboratively with health center management and staff to design systems and processes to assist them in addressing and preventing potential compliance issue
• Manages channels for reporting problems and concerns without fear of retaliation
• Stays abreast of legislation, trends, and issues pertaining to assigned areas; reviews court decisions, proposed legislation, and new program/policy
• Ensures that all assigned functions comply with The Joint Commission standards as well as the requirements of other regulatory agencies
• Responds to concerns and/or complaints from patients, the public, medical staff, and/or other health center managers pertaining to assigned areas in order to maintain positive customer relations; researches and investigates issues; prepares written or oral responses as needed

Required and Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master’s in Health Care Administration or Public Health preferred
• Juris Doctor degree required
• Employment law and Corporate Compliance experience preferred
• Healthcare law, policy and advocacy experience preferred.

Desired Skills:

• Ability to work independently and with little direction
• Ability to manage competing priorities
• Ability to understand health center needs for funding
• Knowledge of federal, state, local and private standards and regulations
• Strong time management and prioritization skills
• Ability to track and manage programmatic and regulatory reporting requirements
• Ability to communicate well with internal and external partners
• Ability to exercise sound judgement and discretion
• Strong ethical character capable of handling confidential and financial information
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

Language Skills: College-graduate level English skills required; Spanish language skills highly preferred. 
Salary Scale: $85,000 to $150,000 per year