What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director-Contracts & Corporate Compliance Officer position at Frye Regional Medical Center?
Director-Contracts & Corporate Compliance Officer-7469-10307
Description
Job Summary
Maintains the Compliance Program and oversees the Contract process.
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Frye Regional Medical Center, located in the beautiful foothills of North Carolina is a 355-bed acute care hospital, 81-bed Behavioral Health facility and more than 70 primary and specialty care providers.
Essential Functions
Contract Duties :
Prepares contract approval packages for submission into MediTract, tracks packages in MediTract, and makes necessary changes to packages as directed by DLP Law Department.
Prepares agreements, leases, and other documentation utilizing DLP Law Department templates.
Oversees contract process : monitoring regulatory compliance, departmental contracts and vendor relations as well as ensuring contracts are renewed in a timely fashion.
Reviews Physician Activity Logs to ensure compliance with contracts and processes same for payment. Maintains Provider Business Gratuities Log.
Responds to due diligence requests from HSC.
Maintains electronic contract files and makes such files readily accessible to senior administrative staff.
Acts as Contracts Administrator for contract management database system, MediTract.
Serves as member of Hospital Compliance Committee.
Compliance Duties :
Manages day-to-day operation of the compliance program.
Develops and periodically reviews and updates Standards of Conduct to ensure continuing currency and relevance in providing guidance to management and employees.
Collaborates with other departments (for example, human resources, chief security officer and health information management director) to direct compliance issues to appropriate existing channels for investigation and resolution.
Responds to alleged violations of rules, regulations, policies, procedures and standards of conduct by evaluating or recommending the initiation of investigative procedures.
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.
Monitors, and as necessary, coordinates compliance activities of other departments to remain abreast of the status of all compliance activities and to identify trends.
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
Provides reports on a regular basis and, as directed or requested, keeps the Corporate Compliance Committee and senior management informed of the operation and progress of compliance efforts
- Institutes and maintains an effective compliance communication program for the organization, including promoting a) use of the compliance hotline, b) heightened awareness of standards of conduct, and c) understanding of new and existing compliance issues and related policies and procedures.
Works with the human resource department and others as appropriate to develop an effective compliance training program, including appropriate introductory training for new employees and ongoing training for all employees and managers.
Monitors the performance of the compliance program and related activities on a continuing basis, taking appropriate steps to improve its effectiveness.
Benefits - Wide range of benefits options!
Why join our team?
Frye Regional Medical Center employs more than 1500 professional and clinical staff. Our medical center is a 355-bed acute care facility which offers a broad array of inpatient and outpatient care. Frye Regional Medical Center is dedicated to providing patients with a full range of services to meet the healthcare needs of our community. We believe our employees are our most valuable assets in accomplishing this goal and we have made great strides to ensure employee satisfaction. If you are passionate about changing lives, we are looking for you!
Qualifications
Required Skills
Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Minimum Education
Bachelor’s degree required
Experience with contract negotiations, contract management and supply management in a corporate environment desired. Experience with contract management systems desired. Experience in positions such as Paralegal role would be desirable.
Understanding of legal terminology, standards and procedures required.
Must have the ability to read and understand contract terms.
Methodical attention to detail, with exceptional organization and time management capabilities.
Interpersonal skills including but not limited to the areas of problem-solving, flexibility, long-term vision initiative, decision making, communication, teamwork and leadership.
Administration / Management
Primary Location
NC-Hickory
Schedule
Full-timeWork ScheduleDay shift, 7-10 hr / shift, weekdays only
