Lead multiple efforts to establish strategy and collaborate with Kroger Health leadership to design and maintain effective compliance programs for areas of regulatory responsibility, including healthcare and privacy. Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for compliance matters and educate and collaborate with leadership as well as business and division teams regarding the impact of existing, new, and changing requirements to help ensure compliance and mitigate risk. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safetyMinimum
10+ years of professional experience within regulatory compliance
6+ years of diversified leadership, communication, organization, and people motivation skills or equivalent experience
Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) or obtain within 6 months of hire
Recognized SME in healthcare regulatory compliance and HIPAA
Strong leadership skills
Strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize analysis into compelling oral and written communications and presentations
Excellent planning, organizing and follow-up skills with attention to detail and thorough documentation practices
Ability to organize and prioritize work based on changing and challenging deadlines
Highly collaborative individual with proven ability to work cross functionally and build strategic and mutually beneficial relationships at all levels of the organization
Ability to be self-directed and work independently
Desired
Prior healthcare compliance or consulting experience
Certified in Healthcare Privacy Compliance (CHPC)
Master's degree in business or healthcare administration
Assist compliance executives with key initiatives required to maintain and enhance compliance programs
Lead strategy and implementation of enterprise compliance plans for critical, complex, and broad areas of responsibility for Kroger Health, including for retail health clinics, clinical research, and nutrition
Serve as the SME and remain current on evolving regulations, standards, directives, and industry guidance related to healthcare and privacy
Educate key stakeholders on healthcare/privacy subject matter and lead the development, implementation, and execution of effective policies and procedures to comply and mitigate risk
Advise business unit leadership on best practices to ensure compliance
Develop, communicate, and oversee implementation of strategic initiatives
Provide guidance to executives in executing risk assessments and implementing corrective action and mitigation strategies
Lead accreditation, credentialing, and coding compliance activities and teams
Oversee analytics activities to identify trends and resolve potential vulnerabilities
Collaborate with leadership to respond to inquiries from regulators and to investigate alleged noncompliance
Collaborate with corporate affairs to comment and lobby on federal and state legislative matters
Serve as TLC's HIPAA privacy official and collaborate with the Kroger Health HIPAA team
Chair and ensure the effectiveness of TLC's Compliance sub-committee
Assist with projects at direction of the Kroger Health Compliance Officer
Travel independently to oversee training and audits
Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties; complete performance reviews and provide direct feedback to direct reports
Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment
Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner
Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information
Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues
Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults
Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation