Scope:
The General Counsel/Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer will be responsible for building strategic and comprehensive legal, compliance and privacy programs that develop, implement and maintain policies, procedures, processes and programs that enable consistent, effective compliance and/or privacy practices, reduce legal risk, and ensure operations of the company are within legal obligations. The General Counsel & Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer will: 1) ensure compliance and adherence to applicable laws and regulations and accreditation standards; 2) minimize risk; 3) ensure the confidentiality of protected health information (“PHI”); and 4) promote a culture of compliance and adherence to applicable laws, regulations and accreditation standards throughout the MedWatch organization. In addition, the General Counsel & Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer will review documents, agreements, and contractual obligations and their terms while serving as a key resource to advise on risk mitigation, legal, compliance and/or privacy matters.
License Requirements:
Admission to the Bar in one or more states where the Company does business.
Education:
Bachelors' degree and JD required.
CIPP, CIPM, CHC, or CHPC credential a plus.
Experience:
7 or more years of experience in health care privacy, legal and compliance matters required.
Experience with Utilization Review Accreditation Commission matters a plus.
Experience with Service Organization Controls reporting and audits a plus.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and oversee the development, implementation, and on-going monitoring of the organization’s legal; compliance; and privacy programs.
- Analyze client, vendor, and other third-party requests for disclosure of PHI, identify and issue appropriate privacy-related agreements (e.g., Business Associate Agreement, Non-Disclosure Agreement). Review, draft and negotiate privacy related agreements. Maintain an agreement database.
- Develop, implement, review, update, and maintain privacy focused policies, procedures, processes, and programs. Maintain current knowledge of applicable privacy laws and regulations. Develop and implement changes to privacy focused policies, procedures, processes, and program as appropriate. Advise the organization on applicable legal, regulatory and compliance requirements related to privacy.
- Develop, implement, review, update, and maintain compliance focused policies, procedures, processes, and programs, including those needed to demonstrate a robust compliance program to accrediting agencies. Maintain current knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, and accreditation standards. Develop and implement changes to compliance focused policies, procedures, processes, and program as appropriate. Advise the organization on applicable legal, regulatory, compliance and accreditation requirements to ensure adherence.
- Manage the development, delivery, and completion of legal, compliance and /or privacy trainings. Review and update training materials on legal, compliance, accreditation and /or privacy topics. Create and deliver specialized educational programs for key roles and responsibilities that mitigate risk from the entities legal, privacy, compliance or accreditation obligations.
- Establish and Chair a Compliance Oversight Committee. Provide regular reports detailing privacy or compliance initiatives and the status of operational activity to senior management. Identify and present changes to legal, privacy, accreditation or compliance obligations and matters of significance or urgency to the attention of senior management. Recommend improvements to policies, procedures, processes, and program in order to risk mitigation and ensure adherence to legal, compliance, accreditation and/or privacy obligations. Develop and document an annual work plan of the Committee’s initiatives and activities.
- Coordinate and review all workflow to and through all external legal counsel for all areas, including in collaboration with Human Resources. Manage all outside counsel relationships including billing.
- Conduct and/or participate in annual privacy, security and compliance risk analysis and on-going monitoring activities.
- Participate in internal and external audits related to privacy, security, accreditation, and compliance practices. Oversee the implementation of corrective actions.
- Responsible for receiving, tracking, documenting, investigating (to include completion of a risk assessment) and taking action on all reports of (i) potential privacy related incidents or complaints; or (ii) compliance-related incidents or complaints including those related to accreditation. Direct the process for reporting incidents as required by applicable legal, accreditation or contractual obligations.
- Responsible for review, draft and negotiation of all contractual agreements.
- Function as a key resource to advise on internal organizational legal, compliance, accreditation, or privacy matters.
- Duties and projects, as assigned requiring legal, compliance, accreditation or privacy expertise as assigned by the President and CEO of MedWatch, LLC.
The pay range for this position is $175,000-$200,000, commensurate with experience.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor applicants for employment.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans
About Medwatch LLC
Are you ready to take your career to the next level? At MedWatch, we are a community of passionate, driven individuals who thrive on innovation and collaboration. For over 35 years, MedWatch has partnered with clients to develop innovative and effective solutions to address their needs. By mitigating risk within the plan population and focusing on quality care and improved outcomes, MedWatch reduces healthcare expenditures for the plan and plan member. We offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package including Paid Time Off, Medical, Dental, Vision, Short and Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, AD&D, 401k with match, critical illness coverage, and discount programs.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $175,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Remote