Senior Compliance Specialist

“Sanitas is a global healthcare organization expanding across the United States. Our services include primary care, urgent care, nutrition, lab, diagnostic, health care education and resources for our patients. We strive to attract professionals who believe in our mission, vision and are dedicated to the service of our patients and their families creating a memorable experience through compassion, respect, and kindness.”

Job Summary

The Senior Compliance Specialist is responsible for ensuring that the organization adheres to all relevant legal and regulatory requirements. This role involves overseeing Compliance Specialists and a Compliance Generalist within the region, managing the compliance program, conducting audits, providing guidance on compliance matters, and collaborating with various departments to implement effective compliance strategies. The Senior Compliance Specialist also serves as a subject matter expert, providing advice and support to the organization on complex compliance issues.

Essential Job Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Monitor and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, as well as industry standards across all regions.
• Stay updated on changes in laws and regulations that could impact the organization.
• Interpret and apply regulatory requirements to the organization’s regional operations.
• Oversee and provide guidance to Compliance Specialists in various regions.
• Ensure consistency in compliance practices and procedures across all regions.
• Conduct regular check-ins with Compliance Specialists to monitor compliance activities and address any issues.
• Conduct regular audits and assessments to evaluate the effectiveness of compliance programs at the regional level.
• Identify areas of risk and develop region-specific mitigation strategies.
• Oversee the implementation of corrective actions when compliance issues are identified.
• Develop and distribute compliance-related communications and updates to the team and center staff. 
• Conduct and oversee investigations into suspected compliance violations within the region and recommend appropriate actions.
• Prepare detailed reports on compliance activities, findings, and recommendations.
• Design and deliver compliance training programs tailored to the needs of different regions.
• Provide ongoing education and support to ensure that center staff are aware of and understand compliance obligations.
• Assist in the development and review of internal policies and procedures to ensure they align with regulatory requirements across all regions.
• Provide guidance on the creation and maintenance of documentation related to the compliance specialist activities.
• Work closely with centers to integrate compliance into daily operations.
• Provide advice and support to ops management on regional compliance-related matters.
• Identify opportunities for improving compliance processes at the regional level and recommend solutions.
• Lead or participate in special projects related to compliance that impact the regions.

Supervisory Responsibilities

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Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Required Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a compliance role.

Required Licenses and Certifications

• Certification in compliance or willing to obtain within 6 months.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• In-depth knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, and healthcare standards.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• High level of integrity and ethical standards.
• Ability to motivate and lead teams of cross-functional resources.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Detail-oriented, well-organized critical thinker with strong analytical skills.
• Strong consultative relationship and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a standard office environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• (Preferred Education and Experience)
• (Preferred knowledge, skills, and abilities)
• (Preferred Licenses and Certifications)

Financial Responsibilities

Budget Responsibilities

Languages

Travel

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to work standing up, walk, use hands to operate tools and equipment and must be able to exert regularly up to 10 pounds of force, frequently exert 30 pounds of force and occasionally exert 50 pounds of force to constantly perform the essential job functions. The employee will be frequently required to reach with hands and arms, bend, balance, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, and pull. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Environmental Conditions

Inside: The employee is subject to environmental conditions, protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The worker is subject to noise; there may be sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level.

Physical/Environmental Activities

Please indicate with an X the frequency for the activities that apply to the essential functions of the job based on the chart below. Please select Not Required for physical demands that aren’t essential to job performance.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Protected Veteran/Disabled Employer committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable culture for our employees and communities.

This job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of the company. Since no job description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performance of a job, duties and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job, reasonably required for its performance, or required due to the changing nature of the job shall also be considered part of the jobholder’s responsibility.