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COMPLIANCE AUDITOR
Job Title: COMPLIANCE AUDITOR
Job Code: 5119
FLSA: E
Job Level: G1
Revised Date: 07/01/2020
Supervisory Responsibility: Yes
General Description of the Job Class
Conduct health-system wide compliance audits to ensure data integrity, compliance with federal and state regulations pertaining to but not limited to: federal healthcare program requirements, clinical trials billing, privacy, conflict of interest, and anti-kickback and physician relationships. Interpretation of applicable federal and state law & regulations to plan audit parameters, determine department's compliance with such regulations and communicate to department necessary changes in compliance with regulatory requirements.
Duties and Responsibilities of this Level
- Responsible for conducting non-routine audits, documenting & communicating findings and recommendations, explaining regulatory requirements, and overseeing the corrective actions for audits within DUHS
- Conduct risk assessments and preparation of work plans.
- Develop an understanding of the operations, system processes and procedures used in areas being audited.
- Review and test for compliance with institutional policies and procedures, applicable laws and regulations through the inspection of physical operations, processes, retrieval and review of documents and investigation of irregularities and errors.
- Compile information and/or prepare reports and analyses setting forth results of compliance audits with appropriate recommendations; perform subsequent audits to ensure complete and appropriate corrective action.
- Develop recommended corrective actions to address issues detected.
- Actively participates in exit conferences, providing clarification and supporting information necessary.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education
Work requires a general business background generally equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in a business administration, accounting, management, healthcare administration, other related degree.
Experience
Four years of experience related to legal, regulatory compliance, patient advocacy, supervisory role in patient financial services or HIM services, or other relevant experience.
Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification
N/A
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of billing compliance, knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid regulations, including billing, coding and documentation requirements. Coding certification (e.g. CPC, CCS, RHIA, RHIT) or applicable experience is preferred.
In depth knowledge of federal regulations
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Distinguishing Characteristics of this Level
N/A
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
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