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Exemption Status:

Exempt

Schedule Details:

Monday through Friday

Scheduled Hours:

day shift (flexible, i.e. can discuss start/end time)

Shift:

1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

40

Cost Center:

99940 - 5692 Corporate Compliance

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

I. Major Responsibilities:
1. Maintains current knowledge of HIPAA privacy and data breach regulatory guidance and applicable Federal and State privacy laws and monitors changes to ensure organizational awareness.  Provides direction to and facilitates HIPAA compliance at UMass Memorial (UMM) member entities. 
2. Assists the Chief Privacy Officer in the development of an annual Work Plan and reporting performance indicators to measure the effectiveness of the privacy program.
3. Assists the Chief Privacy Officer in conducting privacy investigations. Recommends appropriate follow-up actions related to patient privacy complaints/incidents, etc. Utilizes results of incidents to recommend monitoring programs and remediation plans.
4. Maintains the Privacy complaint process (including the Privacy Line and email inquiry account) for receiving, documenting, tracking, investigating, and preparing responses to inquiries received from patients, employees, and other sources.  
5. Assists with external reviews or investigations from the Office for Civil Rights and other regulatory or law enforcement authorities.
 
II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. Associates degree in Business Administration, Health Care or related field.

Preferred:
1. Advanced degree is a significant plus. 

Experience/Skills:
Required:
1. A minimum of three years of progressively responsible experience in a regulatory field in a health care setting or relevant clinical management experience. 
2. Knowledge and experience in information privacy laws.  
3. Demonstrated organization, facilitation, communication and presentation skills.  
4. Independent decision-making capabilities.  
5. Ability to utilize a variety of computerized software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentations, etc.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.