Senior Compliance Officer

Overview

Department/Unit:
Compliance Office

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Salary Range: $ - $ Salary Range: $ - $

The Senior Compliance Officer will be responsible for developing and implementing an effective Compliance program which promotes the attainment of Albany Medical Center’s goals and objectives while adhering to applicable laws, rules and regulations for Albany Medical Center. The Senior Compliance Officer will work closely with the management in order to better understand and respond to Compliance concerns affecting areas of responsibility.

The Senior Compliance Officer will provide independent and objective review of evidence that either supports or refutes the Center’s claim of compliance as it relates to these areas; will identify potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk as it relates to these missions; will develop corrective action plans for resolution of problematic matters; and will provide guidance on how to prevent the re-occurrence of non-compliance or reduce the risk to Center operations.

The Senior Compliance Officer will be responsible for promoting compliance within these areas and responding to instances of noncompliance. This senior position is an integral component of Albany Medical Center’s Corporate Compliance’s leadership team.

All professional positions within Corporate Compliance are designed to fit into one of several levels according to the range of responsibilities and the level of discretion in responding to those responsibilities. Within each level positions may be evaluated differently according to the complexity of the risk encompassed within their areas of designated responsibility or range of professional disciplines and the expertise they assume as the primary responsible party for the compliance function.

Senior – responsible for developing and implementing an effective Compliance Program to enhance the culture of compliance and to minimize related enterprise risk to the Center’s mission, to promote attainment of AMC goals and objectives, and enhance compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations for a designated subset of AMC missions, functions or identified risks. Seniors are responsible for supervising staff in a matrix model in collaboration with other Senior-level managers and the CCO to minimize overall enterprise risk to AMC while improving the capacity of the Compliance function to support the Center in delivering its mission in ethical and legally responsible ways.

In that regard each Senior must:

implement a written compliance program and plan of sufficient detail to insure the detection of group or individual instances of noncompliance, provide each staff person with clearly delineated duties, responsibilities and expectations to complete their tasks, insure each person is able to perform their duties by virtue of education, training or other skills required of the position, monitor individual performance in sufficient detail to assess individual competence and effectiveness, and enforce compliance with Center directives and other applicable laws, rules, and regulations.

• Advanced degree or professional certifications in related fields with a minimum of 5 to 7 years of progressively responsible professional experience.

Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!

Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:

Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.