YCHC Compliance Officer Job Bethel area,Alaska USA,Healthcare

position title: compliance officer

department: administration

wage: grade 19, doe

flsa status: exempt

esc code: 13-1041

funding source: indirect

opening: february 9, 2026

closing: february 19, 2026

position summary

the compliance officer has principal authority and responsibility for the development, implementation, oversight and evaluation of all aspects of yakutat community health center’s (ychc) compliance program and works hand in hand with ytt’s compliance officer. The compliance officer is authorized to investigate all instances of suspected illegal or unethical conduct and may, upon obtaining appropriate authorization, and consistent with health center budget constraints, seek the advice of qualified legal counsel and hire outside investigators and/or consultants.

this position requires compliance with health center’s compliance standards, including its standards of conduct, compliance program, and policies and procedures. Such compliance will be an element considered as part of the position’s regular performance evaluation.

essential functions

overseeing and monitoring the development and implementation of the health center’s compliance program through establishment of the annual work plan.

works with risk manager to identify high risk areas through risk assessments and other means.

identifying methods to reduce vulnerability to fraud and abuse, such as conducting periodic audits, developing effective lines of communication on compliance issues and preparing written practice standards and procedures.

serves as lead and takes primary responsibility for the implementation of a new compliance management software program used to comply with federal healthcare laws and regulations. Tasks will include data entry of employees, vendors, contract agreements and policies and procedures.

periodically revising the compliance program and its policies and procedures or recommending such revisions to the policy and procedure committee and/or ytt tribal council, of changes in the needs of health center, changes in law and/or in standards and procedures of government and private payer health plans.

suggesting policies related to compliance to the tribal council and developing procedures implementing policies approved by the council.

coordinates training programs that focus on the components of the compliance program and seeks to ensure that all individuals affiliated with ychc, (i.e. Council members, employees, contractors, vendors, agents and volunteers) are knowledgeable of and comply with pertinent federal and state standards and health center’s compliance program and standards of conduct.

coordinate with human resources to ensure that the hhs oig’s list of excluded individuals and entities and the general services administration system for award management has been checked with respect to all individuals affiliated with ychc.

receiving reports or allegations of unethical, improper conduct or business practices and responding to such reports, by conducting investigations independently, in coordination with qualified legal counsel, or by delegating the responsibility for investigating other staff to a qualified third party and implementing and monitoring appropriate corrective action and subsequent compliance.

coordinating with human resources to ensure the consistent and fair application of disciplinary action, when applicable.

reports information on the activities of the compliance program to the health director (hd) and tribal council on a quarterly basis.

serves as the health insurance portability and accountability act (hipaa) privacy officer and is responsible for the oversight of privacy rule implementation by departments and has the ultimate responsibility for ensuring hipaa privacy rule policies are implemented and followed.

ensure that the necessary and appropriate hipaa related policies are developed and implemented to safeguard the integrity, confidentiality and availability of electronic protected health information (ephi) within the covered entity.

ensure that the necessary infrastructure of personnel, procedures and systems is in place to: a) develop and implement the necessary hipaa related policies; b)…


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