Area Compliance Officer
Company: Legacy Health
Location: Portland
Posted on: April 2, 2025
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Job Description:
Area Compliance Officer
US-OR-PORTLAND
Job ID: 25-42265
Type: Regular Full-Time
System Office 1919 Building
Overview
This is a hybrid-remote position - incumbents, who reside in Oregon
or Washington only, may work 1-3 days a week at an assigned Legacy
Health location, and other days may work remotely at home, on the
road or in a satellite location for the remainder of their work
week. This role is highly consultative and has regular meetings at
a variety of Legacy locations across the Portland Metro/SW
Washington area. All new hires are required to come to a designated
Legacy Health office location in Portland, Oregon prior to their
start date for a new hire health assessment and to complete new
hire paperwork. This position may require initial training and
orientation to be site-based, before transitioning to the hybrid
schedule.
Responsibilities
At Legacy, we strive every day to make life better for others.
Compliance reflects our commitment to quality healthcare. Your
ability to research, interpret and provide consultation to support
these requirements will ensure our readiness. If you want to grow
your skills with a healthcare community that values your unique
strengths and capabilities, we invite you to consider this
opportunity The area Compliance Officer (ACO) is a member of the
Legacy Corporate Compliance team and reports directly to the Vice
President/Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). As part of the
enterprise-wide Legacy Compliance Program, the ACO's responsibility
is to advance our program effectiveness at assigned Legacy entities
to prevent, detect and remediate illegal, unethical, or improper
conduct. Directly and actively engaged in operations, the ACOs
support detection and mitigation of risk within the business. The
ACO is responsible for maintaining current knowledge of relevant
state and federal laws and regulations that apply to hospital
facilities and/or medical groups licensed in the states of Oregon
and Washington, and acts as a resource and representative when
compliance issues arise at their assigned facilities. The ACO
demonstrates service excellence and positive interpersonal
relations in dealing with others, including
patients/families/members, employees, managers, medical staff,
volunteers, and community members, so that productivity and
positive relations are maximized. The ACO serves as on-site
champion for and consultant on ethical and compliant practices and
behaviors consistent with Legacy's values and Code of Conduct. The
ACO supports the implementation of appropriate policies and
procedures, supports compliance training, conducts investigations
in partnership with compliance subject matter experts. Maintains a
systems of compliance reporting and metrics at their assigned
entities, including corrective action implementation and
validation. The ACO is responsible for following up on reported
incidents of non-compliance, coordinating internal investigations,
and preparing reports on incidents and investigation findings. The
ACO also assists with the evaluation of areas of potential billing
fraud and abuse, and compliance risk assessment. Collaborates with
management to implement solutions to eliminate potential risks at
their assigned entities. The ACO works collaboratively to share
information about compliance risks and to develop mitigation
strategies to ensure that compliance risks are addressed at all
Legacy entities. The ACO is responsible for maintaining current
knowledge of relevant state and federal laws and regulations, and
acts as an expert resource and representative when local compliance
issues arise. Coordinates entity-level compliance efforts among
departments with specific areas of substantive compliance
responsibility; keeps leadership informed about compliance risks
and other appropriate compliance information, chairs entity-based
Compliance Committee meetings and other meetings as assigned;
monitors Legacy's hospital and medical group compliance programs;
and prepares and presents compliance dashboards and regular reports
to the Corporate Compliance Committee. Develops annual plans for
monitoring and auditing the effectiveness of the Compliance Program
and compliance with specific standards, policies, procedures, and
legal requirements for assigned area. Develops and performs audit
and monitoring, and coordinates compliance audit/review activity
with audit activity of external and internal auditors. The ACO is
responsible for working in partnership with other Corporate
Compliance team members on compliance issues and projects as
assigned that impact Legacy but may not be specific to their
assigned facilities.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree in Healthcare related field or
equivalent experience required. Master's Degree preferred.
Equivalent additional experience may be substituted for the
education requirement. Experience: Five (5) or more years of
progressive experience in healthcare compliance, internal audit,
revenue cycle and/or hospital operations required. Demonstrated
knowledge of laws and regulations pertaining to Legacy operations
and clinical services. Extensive knowledge/experience in compliance
and management of an effective compliance program, including
training, monitoring, conducting and documenting investigations,
addressing violations, and monitoring corrective actions. Highly
developed written and verbal communication and presentation skills;
ability to present to various levels within the organization.
Strong interdepartmental collaboration skills; willingness to
engage across teams and demonstrates the ability to lead indirectly
through influence. Ability to prioritize and work on multiple
projects and a variety of complicated tasks at the same time.
Skills:
Compensation details: 56.62-84.36 Hourly Wage
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Keywords: Legacy Health, Portland , Area Compliance Officer, Other , Portland, Oregon
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