Privacy Officer

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Privacy Officer
The candidate acts as the College advisor on clinical risk management, patient privacy, general compliance and be responsible for minimizing potential losses by monitoring and managing risks, liabilities and compliance along with capturing and reporting liability, risk exposures and compliance to leadership for the College of Dentistry (CoD), and leading compliance with local, state and federal regulations. Provides central oversight and leadership on clinical risk, patient privacy management, general compliance, and operating procedure development to ensure a safe environment along with providing the strategic direction and comprehensive oversight of the clinical risk and privacy initiatives. Facilitates patient and staff satisfaction and provides a culture conducive to team development and professional growth. Minimizes potential losses by conducting clinical risk and patient privacy assessments and audits, creates and implements policies and procedures, provides HIPAA privacy training, aligns and enforces security practices to increase compliance, addresses patient complaints/claims and process improvements. Will develop and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, faculty, residents, administrators, internal /external stakeholders and lead several internal committees which focus on clinical improvement within the CoD. Develops and leads college-wide training and education to enhance the knowledge around risk and privacy. The ideal candidate must be detail oriented, self-motivated, and possess excellent time management, organizational, written/verbal communication skills, with the ability to work independently and be able to meet multiple short and long-range deadlines. Should have Bachelor’s degree; 5-7 years of experience in the healthcare system, healthcare law, or healthcare consulting environment; certification in healthcare compliance required. Clinical experience, knowledge and understanding of CDC, AAMI, HIPAA, and the Ohio State Dental Board rules and regulations; Prefer a degree in health science and experience in underwriting and insurance renewals. Juris Doctorate is highly desired. Demonstrated significant business and/or healthcare compliance experience, including working with senior leaders; proficient in planning, coordinating and implementing patient and staff policies and procedures; attention to detail and analytical skills; knowledge and experience in information patient privacy laws, access, release of information, and release control technologies; excellent interpersonal and customer service skills; experience in managing patient complaints/grievances from a beginning to the resolution along with managing HIPAA privacy breach investigations; demonstrated organization, facilitation, communication and presentation skills; maintains current knowledge of applicable federal and state patient privacy laws and accreditation standards, and advancements in information patient privacy technologies to ensure organizational adaptation and compliance.

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