UT Southwestern Medical Center · 12 hours ago
Director of Compliance Southwestern Health Resources
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
5+ years expUT Southwestern Medical Center is a world-renowned medical and research center located in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. The Director of Compliance oversees the corporate compliance program and ensures adherence to policies, laws, and regulations while providing strategic direction on compliance matters. This role is critical in fostering a culture of compliance within the organization and involves collaboration with various departments to address compliance issues effectively.
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Responsibilities
Develops, initiates, maintains, and revises policies and procedures for the general operation of the Compliance Program and its related activities to prevent, detect, and correct illegal, unethical, or improper conduct
Develops and routinely reviews and updates, as necessary, the Compliance Plan and Code of Conduct to ensure continuing currency and relevance in providing compliance guidance to management and employees
Acts as an independent review and evaluation body to ensure that compliance issues and concerns within the organization are being appropriately evaluated, investigated, and resolved. Collaborates with other departments (e.g., Risk Management, HR, etc.) to direct compliance issues to appropriate existing channels for investigation and resolution. Consults with internal and external counsel, as needed, to resolve difficult legal compliance issues
Performs and/or oversees annual compliance risk assessment to identify organizational risks. Based on the results of the risk assessment, works with leadership on creation of risk profile, metrics, workplan and corrective actions
Provides reporting on a regular basis, and as directed or requested, to keep the Corporate Compliance Committee, Compliance and Audit Committee of the Board, Board of Trustees and senior management informed of the operation and progress of compliance efforts
Monitors key performance and risk indicators/metrics to assist with early identification of risk trends across various operational units
Institutes and maintains an effective compliance communication program for the organization, including promoting use of the Compliance Hotline and retaliation-free reporting; promotes awareness of Code of Conduct and understanding of new and existing compliance issues and related polices and procedures
Partners with Human Resources and others as appropriate to develop an effective compliance training program for newly hired employees and annual refresher training for existing employees
Oversees coordination of external compliance audits from entities providing oversight, including but not limited to Contracted Payors, State Departments of Insurance, and CMS
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Education Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare Administration, Business, or a related field
Experience 5 years of management experience in Healthcare Compliance or related field. May consider higher education completed in lieu of minimum requirements
Licenses and Certifications (CHC) CERTIFIED HEALTHCARE COMPLIANCE
Preferred
Education Master's Degree in Healthcare Compliance
Benefits
PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
Paid Time Off, available day one
Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
Paid Parental Leave Benefit
Wellness programs
Tuition Reimbursement
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
Company
UT Southwestern Medical Center
UT Southwestern Medical Center offers clinical care, education, and scientific research.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$22MKey Investors
The Dallas FoundationPatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
2023-06-20Grant
2023-04-20Grant· $4M
2023-03-28Grant· $18M
Leadership Team
Chris Rubio
Interim Chief Executive Officer, Clements University Hospital
Dennis Pfeifer
AVP & CTO University Health System
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