Description
OverviewAre you ready to take the next step in your professional journey? At Minnesota Oncology, we believe that our people are our greatest asset, and we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We are constantly on the lookout for talented individuals who are passionate, driven, and eager to make a difference.
Come join this dynamic team who is passionate about providing exceptional care to our patients.
Why Work for Us?
We offer a competitive benefits package that includes -
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Free Short-term and Long-term Disability Coverage
- 401k plan with company contribution
- Wellness program that rewards you practicing a healthy lifestyle
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program and Discount Program to some of your favorite retailers
- Free Parking
- Career Growth and Development
- Supportive Team and Resources
SCOPE:
Coordinates, executes, and oversees the implementation and monitoring of the US Oncology (USON) Compliance/HIPAA program at the practice level. Assists in the development, implementation, and monitoring of USON policies and procedures as it relates to compliance/HIPAA. Serves as the Privacy Officer at the practice level. Modifies procedures to meet state specific rules and regulations as well as makes necessary modifications to closely align the USON policies and procedures with the individual field group or site practice policies and procedures. Supports and adheres to the US Oncology Compliance Program, to include the Code of Ethics and Business Standards.
- Oversees the monitoring and implementation of the Code of Ethics and Business Standards at the practice level as it relates to policies, procedures and regulations.
- Creates and maintains practice-level compliance and regulatory policies and procedures.
- Performs risk assessments and risk management activities, monitors physician and employee compliance accountability.
- Facilitates internal compliance audits and oversees external audit procedure.
- Oversees training of providers and clinical staff in correct medical coding procedures as outlined by federal and state reimbursement guidelines.
- Responsible for hiring, training, and supervising qualified staff members.
- Responsible for reporting/tracking possible privacy violations and working with site/area management to develop correction action plans if appropriate.
- Responsible for understanding and acting on all HIPAA and healthcare compliance-related changes.
- Acts as the Privacy Officer for the practice and leads the Compliance committee.
- Responsible for auditing documents to ensure that billed services were documented as provided and that the documentation itself meets the guidelines as outlined by federal and state regulations.
- Identifies potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk and provides guidance to practice leadership.
- Responsible for notification to senior management of current compliance initiatives, implementation activities, and requests for policy changes.
- Trains (initial and recurring) of all employees to ensure understanding and adherence to HIPAA privacy regulations. Assists with field training as needed during initial training phase,
SALARY LEVEL:
$115,000 - $145,000 annual
Qualifications- High School diploma or equivalent required. Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Finance, Health Care Administration or related degree preferred.
- Minimum seven years of related work experience in healthcare management, business/office reimbursement, compliance/regulatory affairs and/or quality improvement initiatives.
- Minimum three years experience in a physician group setting required. Outpatient, oncology experience preferred but not required.
- Thorough, in-depth understanding of HIPAA privacy and security regulations at the national and local levels, Medicare Parts A and B, CPT 4, ICD 9, and HCPCS coding, and local carrier processes and initiatives. Certification strongly preferred.
- Prior privacy officer experience strongly preferred.
- Experience with risk, safety, or quality management a plus.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to experience prolonged sitting, some bending, stooping and stretching. Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator and other office equipment. Requires normal range of hearing and eyesight correctable to 20/20. Requires occasional lifting of up to 30 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to conditions typical in a medical office setting.
The US Oncology Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.
