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Exemption Status:

Exempt

Hiring Range:

$149,260.80 - $268,694.40

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details:

Monday through Friday

Scheduled Hours:

8:30 - 5:00

Shift:

1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

40

Cost Center:

99940 - 5692 Corporate Compliance

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

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The AVP Compliance UMass Memorial Health (“UMMH”) and Chief Compliance Officer UMass Memorial Medical Center (“UMMMC”) and UMass Memorial Group (“UMMMG”) (“AVP CCO”), serves as the Compliance Officer for UMMMC and UMMMG and reports to the UMMH Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (“VP CCO”), with an indirect reporting relationship to the presidents of UMMMC and UMMMG. The AVP CCO will have access to all data and personnel (including senior leadership and members of the Board of Directors) necessary to fulfill the responsibilities outlined below.

The Compliance Officer, in conjunction with senior management and the UMMMC Compliance Committee, is responsible for establishing, implementing, and overseeing an effective compliance program fostering ethical business behavior and ensuring compliance with all laws and regulatory requirements applicable to UMMMC.

I. Major Responsibilities:

1. Collaborate with the VP CCO, Compliance Office leadership and staff, and UMMMC and UMMMG Senior leadership, to oversee the implementation of an effective compliance program for UMMMC and UMMMG that provides the basis for compliance with laws and regulatory requirements, promotes the organization’s commitment to compliance and a culture of integrity, and incorporates the seven elements of an effective compliance program, including:

a. A written code of conduct, policies, and procedures,

b. Compliance program leadership and oversight,

c. Training and education,

d. Effective lines of communication with the compliance office, including a confidential reporting system,

e. Enforcing standards, including consequences and incentives,

f. Risk assessment, auditing, and monitoring, and

g. Responding to detected offenses and developing corrective action initiatives.

2. Serve as a trusted strategic partner and provide effective leadership, advice and counsel to UMMMC and UMMMG senior leadership to support UMMMC and UMMMG objectives, mission, and strategic objectives in compliance with the law, regulations, ethical business practices, the UMMH Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, and policies.

3. Oversee an ongoing risk assessment process for UMMMC and UMMMG to identify, prioritize, develop, and modify work plans to address compliance risks.

4. Oversee and provide guidance to UMMMC and UMMMG leadership to prevent fraud and abuse and other illegal acts, including but not limited to compliance with the Anti-kickback Statute, the Stark Law, and Civil Monetary Penalties. 

5. Work in partnership with other Compliance staff to address risks related to:

a. The integrity of billing (under the leadership of the AVP, Revenue Cycle Chief Compliance Officer),

b. Privacy (under the leadership of the AVP, Chief Privacy Officer), and

c. Monitoring and oversight of conflicts of interest (under the leadership of Compliance Office COI staff),

6. Oversee and ensure the timely and appropriate response to reports to the Confidential Reporting System or to other communications regarding potential non-compliance.

7. Assure documentation of investigatory process, fi