***Relocation Bonus based on distance***

At the Great Falls Clinic Hospital, we pride ourselves on providing high quality care and exceptional service to our patients. Here you will find excellent nurse to patient ratios. This allows us to provide more personalized care and create stronger connections. You will discover a culture of teamwork, compassion, and an opportunity for professional growth.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Responsible for implementing, training and monitoring facility functions and compliance with the regulatory compliance requirements by all employees) of the Great Falls Clinic and the Great Falls Hospital, as well as any contracted affiliates or entities. The Compliance Officer reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer and in turn, Administration. There may be periodic travel related to training, professional/positional education, or accreditation and regulatory requirements.

Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Developing and implementing policies, procedures, and practices designed to ensure compliance with the requirements set forth by accrediting bodies, the State and Federal Regulations.
• Develop, demonstrate, cultivate a culture of compliance and safe reporting any concerns for compliance deviations, or breaches of regulations. Creative and frequent reinforcement for reporting.
• Making periodic (at least monthly) reports regarding compliance matters to the Chief Operating Officer and Surgery Partners (at least quarterly, or as required) and monitoring the organizational day-to-day compliance activities frequent searching, learning, discovery and assessments of the regulatory bodies, such as the OIG, HHS, CMS, and others who release new and updated elements and regulations.
• Understands written standards of conduct, policies, procedures to evaluate managers, providers, employes, contractors and vendors to assess for potential or real areas of fraud, waste and abuse.
• The Compliance Officer helps implement the elements of the Surgery Partners Compliance Program. Duties include development and delivery of compliance training, revision of policies and procedures as needed, and provide and assist with monitoring, auditing, and reporting on the effectiveness of Surgery Partners Compliance Program.

The Compliance Officer will provide timely advice to operational leadership and others as needed. The Compliance Officer encourages, investigates, and reports areas of reported or suspected fraud. The Compliance Officer is familiar with regulations such as the Whistleblower Protection Act and will ensure retaliation or retribution does not occur if the individual whistle-blower is known.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, Health Information Management, Health Administration or similar degree, required.
• Equivalent work experience may substitute education requirements.
• Masters in accounting, Juris Doctorate master's degree in healthcare law, preferred.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a mid to senior level Compliance professional in healthcare industry, required.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Valid driver’s license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons, required.
• Certification in Healthcare Compliance, required.
• Licensed attorney with experience practicing law in law firm or in-house Legal Department, preferred.
• Licensed CPA with experience in Revenue Cycle / Healthcare Business Office operations, preferred.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

Communication - communicates clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing. This includes utilizing proper punctuation, correct spelling and the ability to transcribe accurately. The ability to communicate effectively with staff, Facilities Management, Division and Executives. Ability to successfully write business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information, respond to questions and professionally interact with leaders / managers, employees, clients, vendors and the general public.

Critical Thinking - Ability to recognize and define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and correct errors. Ability to apply principles of critical thinking to a variety of practical and emergent situations and accurately follow standardized procedures that may call for deviations. Ability to understand and interpret basic financial data. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in a variety of forms and deal with abstract and concrete variables. Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations. Ability to contemplate critically how federal and state regulations impact an organization’s operations. Able to apply sound judgment beyond a specific set of instructions and apply knowledge to different factual situations.

Leadership / Interpersonal Skills – Ability to guide individuals and groups toward desired outcomes, setting high performance standards and delivering leading quality service; able to work effectively with other employees, providers and external parties; Team-oriented approach, with friendly, problem-solving attitude and an ability to value a diverse and geographically dispersed team; ability to build rapport with physicians and staff. Ability to grasp issues quickly, translate, teach and help others understand complex concepts.

Professionalism - Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle highly sensitive information with discretion. Promote and exhibit a high degree of professionalism to engender respect and build rapport as a knowledgeable and helpful resource within and outside the compliance team.

Project Management – Ability to proactively prioritize needs and effectively manages resources; ability to organize, perform and track multiple tasks proficiently in short time frames, have ability to work quickly and accurately in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple demands, ability to work both independently and collaboratively as a team player; able to apply analytical and problem solving skills with attention to detail; ability to perform detailed work accurately and within agreed upon deadlines.

Technical Skills - demonstrates proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and others as required; ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, decimals and percentages; ability to understand, read, write and speak English.

NOTICE OF PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING REQUIREMENTS:

If you receive a job offer, please note all offers are contingent upon passing a pre-employment screening, which includes:

• Criminal background check
• Drug Screening
• Health and Immunizations Screening

ABOUT US:

In 1917, four visionary medical leaders opened a world-class comprehensive health care center, with an integrated team of specialists and a personal approach to wellness - far from an urban center. Today, we are focused on becoming Montana's healthcare provider of choice.

We are committed to recruiting the most contemporary medical staff, harnessing the power of the latest medical technologies, continually striving for advancement, and above all, working as a team to meet the health needs of the 250,000 residents living in our 17 local counties.

Our vision is to be the healthcare provider of choice for patients and the workplace of choice for staff and providers. We will achieve this vision by committing to a culture of integrity and safety, evidence based exceptional care, compassionate customer service, great work environment and innovation/technology.

ABOUT GREAT FALLS:

Great Falls lies about halfway between Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. With close access to world class fishing and floating, not only on the Missouri River, but also several other lakes and rivers. Great Falls is an active community within 1 hour of two local ski resorts. We encourage a fun, collaborative work environment as well as a good work/home life balance. If you are interested in being a part of a dynamic, impactful team, in a family friendly community, Great Falls and Great Falls Clinic Hospital are for you. We would love to hear from you and discuss this opportunity.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

Great Falls Clinic, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE/AA/M-F/Vet/Disability). We encourage all qualified individuals to apply for employment. We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on protected veteran status, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, or any other basis protected by applicable law.