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Chief Compliance Officer

SuperCare Health

Chief Compliance Officer

Downey, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

    The Chief Compliance Office (CCO), one of the most important members of the management team, is primarily responsible for overseeing compliance within an organization, and ensuring compliance with laws, regulatory requirements, policies and procedures, and leading corporate strategic and tactical legal initiatives, Data Privacy, Contracts, and Transactions.. As the compliance leader and subject matter expert, the CCO is responsible for establishing standards and implementing procedures to ensure that the compliance programs throughout the organization are effective and efficient in identifying, preventing, detecting and correcting noncompliance with applicable laws and regulations. Additionally this role provides senior management with effective advice on company strategies and their implementation, manages the legal function, and obtains and oversees the work of outside counsel.  

    The CCO has to provide reasonable assurance to senior management and the Board that there are effective and efficient policies and procedures in place, well understood and respected by all employees, and that the company is complying with all regulatory requirements.

    RESPONSIBILITIES:

    COMPLIANCE:

    ● Defining the necessary level of knowledge on existing and emerging regulatory compliance requirements across the organization including identifying insurance risk, review of clinical programming, operational licensing, and review of all insurance plans.

    ● Developing the annual compliance work plan that reflects the organization's unique characteristics and periodically revising the compliance plan in light of changes.

    ● Overseeing and monitoring the implementation of the compliance program and guiding in a productive, professional way, the compliance teams.

    ● Providing guidance, advice, and/or training and educational programs, to improve business' understanding of related laws and regulatory requirements.

    ● Report functionally to the organization's board, typically through an audit or compliance committee. This reporting relationship provides each function with the necessary authority to effectively address their responsibilities. Providing strategic direction to the management team on compliance

    ● Preparing and presenting clear and concise compliance reports to the Board and coordinating efforts related to audits, reviews, and examinations.

    ● Interacting with regulators on compliance issues and monitoring external review processes.

    ● Developing policies and programs that encourage managers and employees to report suspected fraud and other improprieties, without fear of retaliation.

    ● Coordinating internal compliance review and monitoring activities, including periodic reviews of departments.

    ● Independently investigating and acting on matters related to compliance and/or corporate workplace legalities.

    ● Report administratively to the organization's CEO. This reporting relationship ensures that functional administration and resource allocation is not inappropriately influenced by operational areas subject to corporate compliance and internal audit activities.

    ● Have access to the entire organization per board direction, typically identified in the board approved program or charter. Compliance and internal audit professionals must have open access to the records and personnel of the organization to ensure unbiased results.

    ● Recognize and communicate that management is responsible for compliance, corporate compliance is not. Management is responsible for ensuring its activities comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations. This fact should be identified in the board-approved program or charter.

    ● Recognize and communicate that management is responsible for internal controls, internal audit is not. Management is responsible for ensuring that appropriate internal controls are implemented to meet organizational mission and strategic objectives. This fact should be identified in the board-approved program or charter.

    ● Have the authority to conduct investigations. In many cases, compliance and audit collaborate to conduct investigations. Depending upon the nature of the investigation, either function may work on their own or in collaboration with other functions like human resources, information technology, legal and security.

    ● Effectiveness and efficiency of operations.

    ● Reliability of financial reporting.

    ●  Compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

    EDUCATION

    1. Preferred JD Law degree  and admission to the bar.
    2. Minimum of four years' experience in a corporate compliance
    3. Experience working on matters of corporate governance and with a board of directors.

    EXPERIENCE / REQUIREMENTS

    Technical and practical knowledge of the business: This allows a CCO to envision and then supervise compliance and legal solutions. A CCO is responsible for designing the right policies and procedures and tapping into technologies needed for compliance to both legal and healthcare regulations.

    Great interpersonal skills: The CCO will regularly interface with a variety of people, from C-level executives to the rank and file. The CGC ‘s responsibilities take them from the boardroom, reporting on compliance issues to top management and the board of directors; to the manufacturing plant, in order to train production workers on compliance.Gravitas and credibility are important must-haves for a CGC  to be taken seriously.

    Navigation of legal matters: A good CCO is able to navigate legal matters with relative ease and builds lasting positive relationships with regulators.

    Superior multi-tasking skills: CCO need to make strategic decisions, supervise complex monitoring programs, manage and educate highly skilled professionals, and even talk with other departments on issues relating to risk and control. What's more, they need to stay up-to-date with what's happening in their industry and changes in regulatory requirements.

    Additionally

    ● Maintain high level of professionalism and ensure confidentiality.

    ● Treat clients, staff, volunteers, board members, etc.with dignity and respect.