Corporate Compliance Officer

Hershey - Home Office
830 Cherry Dr
Hershey, PA 17033, USA

Navigating risk, compliance and ethics within an organization takes great skill, expertise and leadership. The invaluable asset of a Corporate Compliance Officer is bridging regulatory bodies and the organization, safeguarding the company’s reputation and operational integrity. We’re looking for a leader skilled in guiding complex post-acute healthcare teams and entities to serve as the healthcare privacy expert in coordinating and overseeing the Corporate Compliance Program for Country Meadows assisted living and skilled nursing facilities and management company, not-for-profit Ecumenical Retirement Community, Lifesong Hospice, Allegheny Insurance Company captive.

As our Corporate Compliance Officer, you’ll develop policies, procedures and best practices, ensuring continual improvement in quality provision of services and compliance to standards of law safeguarding the integrity and purpose of our company mission. You will have the support and confidence of our organization’s executive management and the opportunity to enrich our standards of doing business.

Our investment in you:

• Above standard industry pay and comprehensive benefits including Highmark Blue Shield and employer-matching 401(k)
• Length of service bonus
• 22 days paid time off your first year, including holidays, your birthday and a Personal Day of Meaning and the opportunity to roll over unused time
• Supplemental life insurance, company-paid short-term disability and supplemental short- and long-term disability plans

Our support for you:

• Family-owned, private company based in Hershey, Pa.
• Direct access to your supervisory team
• Incentivized career paths and tuition reimbursement
• On-the-job training and continuing education
• Employee assistance program for you and your family
• Co-worker Foundation (grants for in time of need)
• Helping Hand interest-free loans

Corporate Compliance Officer Responsibilities:

• Acts as staff to the CEO and Board by monitoring and reporting results of the compliance and ethics efforts of the company and in providing guidance for the Board and senior management team on matters relating to reporting and compliance.
• Leads risk management and corporate compliance programs, through development and execution of company-wide Risk Assessment and strategy plan that prioritizes processes, planning, and documentation of activities to reduce risk associated with clinical care and business aspects of the company.
• Oversees regulatory compliance with federal, state and accreditation agencies as it pertains to risk management, corporate compliance and training. Utilizes OIG’s 7 Elements from the General Compliance Program Guidance as a model.
• Identifies potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk, develops and implements corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues, and provides general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar situations in the future. Analyzes and classifies risks as to frequency and potential severity, and measures the financial impact of risk on the company.
• 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. Completes investigations and interviews as needed to ensure that co-workers, residents and families have access to provide direct feedback regarding concerns.
• Assists with: maintaining policies for all insurances; claims for all insurance programs; issuance of certificates of insurance; budget planning; and risk minimization programs in collaboration with Director of Commercial Insurance, Workers’ Compensation and Compliance.
• Serves as chair of Corporate Compliance Council; coordinates audits and other work with leadership.
• Has direct access and meets routinely with the Compliance, Ethics and Quality Committee of the Board of Directors.
• Ensures adherence to DOH, CGS, and CMS-specific compliance requirements with the VPs who oversee SNF and hospice.
• Attends quality assurance/ QAPI meetings and other committee meetings as appropriate and assists in activities related to risk management, corporate…